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Soldiers' names to be added to Sacramento war memorial tablet A war memorial tablet inside Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium will finally be updated after a Marine stationed in Sacramento pointed out that soldiers' names from recent wars are not included. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT VICTORIES IN THREE STATES ON SATURDAY. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT CALIFORNIA'S GO TO THE POLLS ON JUNE 7. GULSTAN: 25 NAMES WILL BE ADDED TO A WAR MEMORIAL TABLET IN SACRAMENTO HONORING MEN AND WOMEN FROM SACRAMENTO COUNTY WHO DIED IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ. THE TABLET IS LOCATED INSIDE MEMORIAL HALL AT THE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM. A MARINE STATIONED IN SACRAMENTO HA BEEN SCOUTING THE AUDITORIUM FOR A WRESTLING TOURNAMENT DEDICATED TO A FALLEN MARINE WHEN HE NOTICED THE TABLET HADN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE DESERT STORM. HE BROUGHT THE ISSUE TO CITY COUNCIL, AND THEY IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED A TIME TO UPDATE THE LIST. THE GLOBAL WA ON TERROR INCLUDES IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, HUGE WARS. IT'S BEEN 2001 SINCE W BEGAN THE CONFLICT, SO 15 YEARS LATER AND NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED. GULSTA THE ENGRAVING WILL HAPPEN ON FRIDAY, AND THERE WILL BE A RECEPTION.