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Remembering Arlington's John Lyon

11/11/2015
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in Virginia by Mark Jones

Today, Arlington remembers Lt. John Lyon on the War Memorial in Clarendon Circle and at VFW Post 3150, which was established in 1934 and named in his honor.

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