In class assignment

Tyson Gibb

In Class Assignment

a.) The small town of Panora, Ia welcomed home one of its soldiers Friday. Instead of arriving to jubilant well-wishers and a parade down Main Street, 525 mourners packed the United Methodist Church where cars stretched to the West Cemetery outside of town.
b.) Flags at half-staff and patriotic ribbons surrounding the altar accompanied tears of grief at the funeral.
c.) To the rest of the country, Army Spec. Michael Mills was just one more casualty of the war, killed alongside 28 others when a suicide bomb exploded on Feb. 25. To the 1,100 people paying their respects here, Mike Mills was a 23-year-old hometown boy known for carrying on the family tradition of joining the army. His funeral providing a somber contrast to the joyous reunions held for returning troops throughout the country.