In this March 20, 2014 photo, United States Marine Corps veterans Mokie Surratt, of Peoria, center, and Walt Sandall of Green Valley, place flags on Main Street in Hopedale, Ill. in honor of 32-year-old Capt. Reid Nannen, who died March 1 when his jet crashed during a training exercise in Nevada. More than 100 volunteers turned out in Hopedale, a town of about 850, to plant 2,380 flags along 12 miles of highway in honor of the 32-year-old Marine. Nannen's funeral is Saturday, and townspeople wanted to do something special for their native son. (AP photo/The Pantagraph, Steve Smedley)
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