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Youth honored by President Trump to honor veterans' graves in Sundance

A young man who may be familiar to those who watched President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union is set to continue his campaign to honor veterans right here in Sundance. Preston Sharp has been working since he was ten years old to place a flag and carnation on as many veterans’ graves as possible across the country.

“I first heard about him about two weeks ago,” says Ken Delfino, who has offered his assistance to Sharp in his bid to bring the project to the Midwest.

In 2015, Delfino says, Sharp visited his grandfather’s grave on Veteran’s Day and was upset to find there was no flag on i...

 
 
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