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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Veterans, staff and community members gathered Wednesday, April 16, at the Odessa Cemetery in front of the memorial tank honoring local service members. Pictured, front row from left: Jamie Nelson, Chris Luiten, Troy Ferderer, Ericka Rose, Nonica Zitacuaro holding infant son Alexander, and Amy Hardung. Back row: Kyle Hannahs, Bill Crossley, Gerald Greenwalt, Victor Zitacuaro and Mark Hardung.
ODESSA - Motorcyclists across the country now have a new stop in Washington state's 2025 Tour of Honor: Odessa's veterans memorial tank.
The tank, an M60A3 used during Operation Desert Storm, sits at the Odessa Cemetery off WA-28 and serves as a tribute to 12 Odessa residents who lost their lives in World War II. It was brought to the cemetery in 2000 after a four-year effort led by Odessa resident Mike Hardung, with support from former U.S. Rep. George R. Nethercutt.
"I think it [the tank] was built in 1968 and they decommissioned it. It was at Fort Lewis and they were going to use it for tar...
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