Concrete planter holds flowers, honor

Aunt keeps memory of ‘Crash’ alive after 2009 Outpost battle

Posted 4/29/26

Each spring, a small planter of flowers nestled between concrete benches at Crete City Park becomes a quiet reminder of one of the deadliest battles of the Afghanistan war — and the local family …

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