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Lakeland proclaims Feb. 22 as Pfc. Robert Lee Colter Day as remains returned after 84 years
Summary
The commission read a proclamation recognizing the return and reinterment of World War II Pfc. Robert Lee Colter; veterans groups presented certificates and the city announced a graveside reinterment at Lakeland Memorial Gardens on Feb. 22, 2025.
The City Commission issued a proclamation on Feb. 17 recognizing the return and reinterment of Private First Class Robert Lee Colter, a Lakeland native who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces and died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines during World War II.
Mayor Bill Mutz read the proclamation recounting Colter's service, capture following the December 1941 invasion of the Philippine Islands, internment…
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