Forget-me-not: Mothers and Sons

An installation by Marie Watt commemorating Northwest servicemen and -women killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Matthew J. Emerson
Grandview, WA
1987–2007
Army Cpl., 2nd Bn., 7th Cavalry Rgt., 4th Bde. Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Div.

Always wanted to be a soldier. Graduated Grandview HS, where he played football, golf and ran track. Known for generosity, honesty, loyalty, humor.