'Last Flagraiser' Memorial Unveiled In Richfield

A new memorial to honor all veterans will be unveiled Friday afternoon in Richfield, Minn. The memorial will be unveiled at 3 p.m. at the Veteran's Memorial Park in Richfield.          Part of that memorial will be a bronze Statue of Corporal Charles "Chuck" Lindberg.          He died in June 2007 at the age of 86.          Lindberg was Richfield resident. He was also part of the first flag-raising on Iowa Jima during World War II.         WCCO brought you Chuck's story back in 2005 with our documentary, The Last Flagraiser.          Until his death last year, he was the last survivor of that original flagraising. The ceremony is open to the public at 64th and Portland, just north of Richfield American... [read full story]