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Thousands of flags honor fallen Iowa soldier

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ESTHERVILLE (AP) — Dozens of people have helped arrange more than 2,000 American flags in honor of a fallen U.S. Army soldier from northwest Iowa. Twenty-seven-year-old Staff Sgt. Steven Blass, of Estherville, was one of five soldiers killed in the March 11 crash of a helicopter in Afghanistan. The flags were provided Thursday by Larry Eckhardt, of Little York, Ill., who goes by the nickname of “Flag Man.” He’s ...

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