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Jase Brostrom shows his excitement as he learns he will receive a portrait of his father, who was killed in Afghanistan, from the American Fallen Soldiers Project, at Plain City Elementary School in Plain City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. He is being hugged Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Jase Brostrom can hardly contain his emotions as anticipates seeing a portrait of his father, who was killed in Afghanistan, from the American Fallen Soldiers Project, at Plain City Elementary School in Plain City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Jace's grandmot Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Jase Brostrom shows his surprise as he learns he will receive a portrait of his father, who was killed in Afghanistan, from the American Fallen Soldiers Project, at Plain City Elementary School in Plain City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Jase's father, Jon Br Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Phil Taylor, of The American Fallen Soldiers Project, presents a portrait of Jon Brostrom, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2008, to the soldier's son, Jase Brostrom, at Plain City Elementary School in Plain City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Phil Taylor, of the American Fallen Soldiers Project, presents a portrait of Jon Brostrom, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2008, to the soldier's son, Jase Brostrom, at Plain City Elementary School in Plain City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. At right is Jase Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Jase Brostrom smiles as he holds a portrait presented to him by Phil Taylor of The American Fallen Soldiers Project at Plain City Elementary School in Plain City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. The portrait is of Jase's father, Jon Brostrom, who was killed in A Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Jase Brostrom holds a portrait presented to him by Phil Taylor of The American Fallen Soldiers Project at Plain City Elementary School in Plain City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Jase's father, Jon Brostrom, was killed in Afghanistan in 2008. Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Steve Gertsch's third grade class gathers around Jase Brostrom as he holds a portrait presented to him by Lisa and Phil Taylor, at back of photo, at Plain City Elementary School, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Jase's father, Jon Brostrom, was killed in Afghanis Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Jase Brostrom hugs his grandfather, David Spargur, during a presentation by The American Fallen Soldiers Project at Plain City Elementary School in Plain City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Jase's father, Jon Brostrom, was killed in Afghanistan in 2008. Jase r Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Third grade teacher Steve Gertsch wears a t-shirt in support of Jon Brostrom, a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan in 2008. Gertsch teaches the soldier's son, Jase Brostrom at Plain City Elementary School in Plain City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Lindsey Johnson wipes a tear as her son, Jase Brostrom, receives a portrait of his father, Jon Brostrom, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2008. The presentation was made at Plain City Elementary School in Plain City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Jase Brostrom smiles and holds his arm up as he listens to a presentation by the American Fallen Soldiers Project at Plain City Elementary School in Plain City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. A portrait is of Jase's father, Jon Brostrom, who was killed in Afgha Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Lindsey Johnson, left, reaches to hug Phil Taylor of the American Fallen Soldiers Project at Plain City Elementary School in Plain City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Phil painted a portrait of Jon Brostrom, Lindsey's husband, who was killed in Afghanistan in Ravell Call, Deseret News
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