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Every Soldier Has a Story: Civil War Veteran Returns Home

Every Soldier Has a Story: Civil War Veteran Returns Home

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We close the loop on the life of Civil War Veteran Joseph Chedester, whose ashes were left unburied for a century and whose honors finally reached his second great-granddaughters.

The Final Salute

The Eternal Valor Network, a Tracing Ancestors Project (501c3)

Original Final Salute, Des Moines Oct 2024; Kathleen Receiving Veteran Chedester's burial flag for unknown family

Full Video 14 Nov 2025, KCCI 9 News, Iowa, Ben Kaplan
Honoring Iowa Veterans
Descendants Found and Burial Flag Passed to Family




Be sure to bookmark linktr.ee/hittinthebricks for your one stop access to Kathleen Brandt, the host of Hittin' the Bricks with Kathleen. And, visit us on YouTube: Off the Wall with Kathleen John and Chewey video recorded specials.

Hittin' the Bricks is produced through the not-for-profit, 501c3 TracingAncestors.org.
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