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A Marine Corps Honor Guard from Las Vegas presents the American flag to Joanna Dawn Karle, daughter of longtime Pahrump veteran Bernard M. Mihalcean, 65, who passed away on Feb. 10. The ceremony was held at a private residence before numerous family and friends on Saturday, Feb. 17. Mihalcean enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at the height of the Vietnam War back in 1968.