A small American Legion post in Northwest Dallas lends a hand to Dallas' 'forgotten' veterans cemetery.
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It’s perhaps not surprising that so few people remember the veterans buried at Forest Lawn. The last U.S. veteran of WWI,The members of Post 53 aren’t getting any younger, either. Guerrero, who served as a sergeant in the Army Air Calvary, working on Cobra helicopters, is the youngest member at 62. The oldest is 85. Still, they raise money to help nine charities working on behalf of ailing and homeless vets and providing a civics program for youths, among other programs.
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