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Charlton R Runke 1917 - 2010

Charlton R Runke of Seattle, King County, WA was born on December 11, 1917, and died at age 92 years old on September 13, 2010.
Charlton R Runke
Seattle, King County, WA 98146
December 11, 1917
September 13, 2010
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  • 12/11
    1917

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    December 11, 1917
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  • 09/13
    2010

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    September 13, 2010
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    Charlton R Runke lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1917, in the year that Charlton R Runke was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1921, Charlton was only 4 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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