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Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Roaming cows knock over flags, veterans' markers, eat flowers at Massachusetts cemetery

Friday, January 18, 2013  A man who police say took his 93-year-old father's corpse from a Detroit cemetery and stored the body in a freezer has been charged in the theft.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  According to ClickOnDetroit.com, a coffin was stolen from the Gethsemane Cemetery in Detroit before workers had a chance to bury the body.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  NEW CARLISLE, Ohio -- An Ohio soldier killed Monday in Afghanistan will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.The Department of Defense said Army Staff Sgt. Wesley “Wes” Williams a 25-year-old died Monday in Kandahar of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his Army unit with an improvised explosive device.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Fallen service members honored by high school students

Sunday, October 07, 2012  This is the third year for the Tree and Tombstone Tours in Toledo’s Historic Woodlawn Cemetery. Today’s theme was "They Built This City."

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  The Ottawa Hills Memorial Park on Central Avenue has put up a wall in honor of the victims of the attacks on September 11th. The wall is 24 feet long and 4 feet high and includes the names of all of the victims of September 11th that died eleven years ago.

Friday, August 17, 2012  14 more medallion and rod sets were stolen from another cemetery near Wauseon Union Cemetery.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  A thief stole medallions put on the graves of military service members that are put there to honor their memory of service.

Monday, May 28, 2012  According to the US Flag Code, on Memorial Day flags are at half mast until noon

Friday, May 11, 2012  As Memorial Day approaches, veteran patients from the Toledo State Hospital buried in nameless graves will be memorialized at an upcoming ceremony on Saturday, May 19.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  There are people who mall walk and people who walk in metroparks. But what about walking in one of Toledo's most historic cemeteries? Well now it's all possible thanks to the cemetery's new program, the Woodlawn walkers.

Friday, June 17, 2011  Update: New story, video added.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010  Students at Central Catholic High School took some time out of class Wednesday to visit area cemeteries and tidy up the graves of local veterans.

Monday, November 08, 2010  Vandals are to blame for dozens of damaged head stones at Toledo Calvary Cemetery.