Bill Oram: A mystery, a coincidence and the memory of an Oregon soldier add meaning to the Army-Navy football game

As far as Steve Ellis was aware, it showed up in Arlington National Cemetery this week without any explanation.

A two-foot-tall wreath of flowers on a tripod stand. It included mums, carnations, and roses in a variety of yellow hues. The words “HONORING SERVICE & SACRIFICE” and “125th ARMY NAVY GAME” were inscribed in gold on two blue ribbons that ran over the wreath.

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