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A symbol of gratitude, Capital Area Woodworkers Guild build urns for unclaimed veterans

Woodworker Mike Griffin, Assistant Director of Camp Butler National Cemetery Christopher Webster and Woodworker Bob Cox
Camp Butler National Cemetery
Woodworker Mike Griffin, Assistant Director of Camp Butler National Cemetery Christopher Webster and Woodworker Bob Cox hold the donated urns.

Mike Griffin and Bob Cox are members of the Capital Area Woodworkers Guild, an organization that provides camaraderie and tricks of the trade for local woodworkers. They spoke to Community Voices about the organization, which recently began a new project of building urns for the cremains of unclaimed veterans at Camp Butler National Cemetery.

For more information visit: www.cawspi.org

Vanessa is the Community Voices Production Coordinator. Reach Vanessa at vfergu3@uis.edu.
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