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Veterans receive long overdue honors BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
today!
kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo
Arlington resident Richard Magnuson, left, whose father Peter Herman Magnuson served in the Army during World War II, received a United States flag from Sgt. Glenn Jones of the Washington Army National Guard Honor Guard at the Arlington Cemetery on Feb. 17, thanking Richard for Peter’s service.
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ARLINGTON — The attendees numbered roughly around a dozen, but the fallen veterans who were honored at the Arlington Cemetery on Feb. 17 numbered more than 100, and one living veteran was able to see proper tribute paid to his departed father’s military service. Members of the Washington Army National Guard Honor Guard and Arlington American Legion Post 76 conducted a group memorial for veterans of Snohomish County who had passed on without receiving the full military honors to which they were entitled. Although the veterans who were recognized during the Feb. 17 ceremony in Arlington included those who had served as far back as World War II and Korea, Sgt. Glenn Jones of the Washington Army National Guard Honor Guard explained that there were none that afternoon who had served in
either Iraq or Afghanistan. “Most veterans and their families are told now that they deserve and will receive these honors,” said Jones, who rang the bell 120 times during the ceremony, once after each name was read aloud by Arlington American Legion Post 76 member Dan Wyttenbach. “It’s more often the veterans who served years ago whose families weren’t aware that they were entitled to this. Part of the whole reason why we do this is so that more people will understand that every veteran has a right to this.” After Sgt. Ron Washington of the Army National Guard Honor Guard played taps and members of American Legion Post 76 rendered a gun salute, Washington and Jones unfolded and refolded a United States flag, before Jones presented the flag to Arlington resident Richard Magnuson, the only attendee who had identified himself to the Army National SEE VETERANS, PAGE 2
City officials meet with state legislators BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
ARLINGTON — City of Arlington elected officials have met with state legislators in Olympia over the course of two weeks to discuss how new laws and rules could impact not only Arlington, but also neighboring cities and the county as a whole. Just as Arlington City Council member Debora Nelson joined Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert in traveling to Olympia the week prior, to assert the need for a comprehensive transportation package including improvements to state routes 531 and 9, so too did fellow City Council member Ken Klein join Tolbert in attending the Snohomish County Cities and Towns Legislative Reception in the state’s capi-
tol on Feb. 13, while she stayed on for the Association of Washington Cities City Legislative Action Conference from Feb. 12-14. “I met with mayors from all over,” Tolbert said. “I spoke with state senators and representatives about job growth and how Snohomish County is a smart investment for them on that front.” “Instead of each municipality approaching the legislature individually, we came together to focus on agenda items that will be most beneficial to the entire county, and by extension Washington state,” Klein said. “When our legislators hear a concise, wellfounded and unified message from multiple sources, our collective case for funding is more likely to be heard.” SEE OLYMPIA, PAGE 2
Photo courtesy of the Washington State Senate
From left, Strategies 360’s Al Aldrich and Mary Swenson meet with state Sen. Kirk Pearson and Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert during the Association of Washington Cities City Legislative Action Conference on Feb. 12.
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