Alumni Association receives flag flown in Iraq

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U.S. Navy Construction Mechanic Chief Petty Officer Jim Monk (left) recently presented an American flag to the Northwest Missouri State University Alumni Association.

The flag, which was accepted by Steve Sutton (right), director of alumni relations, was flown over Al Asad, Iraq, on Jan. 1.

Monk, who graduated from Northwest in 1976 and 1985 and has been in the military for 22 years, is with Seabees Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15 and was deployed to the Al Anbar Province in Iraq in support of America's military mission there. Monk returned home to Valley Falls, Kan., on May 8 following his second tour of duty overseas.

For more information, please contact:

Mitzi Lutz
Advancement Communications Specialist
Office of University Advancement
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Dr., Alumni House
Maryville, MO 64468
660.562.1248 (phone)
660.562.1990 (fax)
www.nwmissouri.edu/alumni

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