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November 13, 2012
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Oversight corrected with local soldier’s name added to war memorial

A light rain fell as a former neighbor shared fond memories of Ronald Beutler at a ceremony Monday to add his name to the Douglas County Vietnam War memorial. Sutherlin resident Anita Cox was just 14 years old when Beutler died in Vietnam in 1971, but she remembered him as a kind neighbor who brought her family a package mistakenly delivered to his house. “It was so sweet of him to bring the gift in,” she said. Beutler was killed at the age of 22 in a vehicle accident while serving in Vietnam on July 8, 1971. He was on …

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The News-Review Updated Nov 13, 2012 11:39AM Published Nov 16, 2012 07:07AM Copyright 2012 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.