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Flower Mound: Celebration of life Sunday for fallen soldier
By Chris Roark/Staff Writer
Gen. Tom Webb, a former mayor of Flower Mound, is helping organize a celebration of life for Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob Lugo, the first military serviceman killed in action from Flower Mound.
The event will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at Jake’s Hilltop Park in Flower Mound. The park was renamed in his honor following his death Aug. 24, 2004 in Iraq.
Webb said former soldiers from the Korean War and Vietnam War, as well as Desert Storm will be on hand to pay their respects. He said ROTC members from local high schools will also be on hand.
Webb hopes donations made at the event will raise money for two causes: a statue Lugo’s family is planning to erect of him at the park, and the Denton County Fallen Soldiers Memorial Wall.
The wall travels around Denton County and features the names and pictures of fallen soldiers from the county. The wall is about 7 feet high and 5 feet wide.
“They want to upgrade it,” Webb said. “It’s great, but they need more money.”
In addition to tributes to the individual fallen soldiers, plaques at the bottom of the wall also pay tribute to those who were killed in action during Desert Storm and Desert Shield in the 1990s.
Also scheduled to attend the event is Denton County Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell, who will give the invocation, and Flower Mound Mayor Jody Smith, who is scheduled to give a speech. Webb said U.S. Congressman Michael Burgess’ office will also be represented.
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