Fallen Soldier Cart coming here

REARDAN — The Patriot Guard Riders will be escorting the Alaska Airlines Fallen Soldier Cart around Eastern Washington in September, and two of their stops are in Lincoln County towns.

Most notably, the Riders will visit the Joe E. Mann Memorial in Reardan Town Park at 205 Oak Street around 10:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16.

There, Mann, a World War II hero from Reardan who sacrificed his life at 22 years old by jumping on a grenade to save fellow soldiers, will be honored.

Locals will have the opportunity to view the Fallen Soldier Cart, a program started by Alaska Airlines in 2011 to help rememb...