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Standard bash pays tribute to veterans
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Before bands played and festivities got under way yesterday at the Standard’s second Back to the ’60s Bash at Warren County Fairgrounds, there was a fitting tribute to World War II and Korean War veterans.Col. James A. Dillon served 12 months of active duty with the Army Engineers and told of the horrors he experienced in Korea.“War is not good and you can’t erase the images imprinted in your mind,” said Dillon. “Those who survived appreciate the fact we’re still living. I think it’s appropriate for us to keep in our minds the boys we have in Afghanistan and Iraq and keep them in our prayers.”Dillon said anyone who served in Korea will remember the stench that was overpowering until you got used to it.