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GRAVEYARD WALK IN A GARDEN OF STONE

November 12, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

My father is buried in the veteran’s section of a Klamath Falls graveyard. I voted for the Willamette National Cemetery but he lived near Klamath Falls so it made sense. The last time I visited was a dark, rainy, day with the irrigation pipes laid out and sprinklers helicoptering around.

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