History on Display Military collection honors veterans’ sacrifices by sharing the stories behind their artifacts BY SHELBY LINDRUD West Central Tribune
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Jon Lindstrand looks through a box of donated items that once belonged to Merlin Simonson, who served in the Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Bay Of Pigs, while organizing items at his home in Kandiyohi on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.
WILLMAR — The first few pieces of what would become the United States Military Historical Collection were given to founder Jon Lindstrand when he was only 5 years old by a neighbor who served in World War II. Those gifts helped foster a passion for military history and a drive to collect not only artifacts, but the stories behind them.
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