CONWAY — It’s going to be a different Memorial Day this year, due to the impacts the coronavirus pandemic has had on, well, just about everything.
As usual, American flags have been set out on veterans’ graves at local cemeteries by volunteers such as our local state Rep. Steve Woodcock, a Vietnam-era veteran and member of American Legion Post 95.
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