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Geoff Calkins On Demand: Just Posted

Calkins: Nearly 60 years after he was killed, a hero finds a new home
 
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Donald J. Reilly was the most decorated Marine in Vietnam when he was killed in 1965. After nearly six decades, he is finally getting the send-off he deserves — at Arlington National Cemetery. 

 
 

More from Geoff Calkins

Calkins: A story of friendship and basketball — and why the Memphis Tigers mean so much
 
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Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium will have reduced capacity, according to new plans
 
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Calkins: Ed Scott aims to make Memphis 'a Top 25 athletic program in America' — believe it or not
 
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Geoff Calkins

Geoff Calkins

Columnist

Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.

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