Calkins: Nearly 60 years after he was killed, a hero finds a new home
Donald J. Reilly flew 298 missions in eight months. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Navy Cross. (Courtesy United States Marine Corps)
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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.
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.
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