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<p>John Kowzan started and closed the Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony Tuesday morning with a trumpet sound. He started bringing his trumpet to ceremonies in 2001and has played in over 1,500 funerals since. He has a journal to keep track of all the events he has attended.</p>

<p>John Kowzan started and closed the Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony Tuesday morning with a trumpet sound. He started bringing his trumpet to ceremonies in 2001and has played in over 1,500 funerals since. He has a journal to keep track of all the events he has attended.</p>

March 30, 2016

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'We owe them our freedom'
March 30, 2016 9 p.m.

'We owe them our freedom'

Ceremony honors all vets on day recognizing those who served in Vietnam

COEUR d'ALENE — Six patriot guards held American flags Tuesday in front of the Kroc Center’s performing arts theater. People slowly trickled into the auditorium, most of which were older men with veteran hats and jackets embroidered with the tours they were on and the branches of the military in which they served.