Tyler Returns Home

Funeral box of the late Staff Sergeant Tyler Pickett returned to his mother, Sheri Peterson

It almost seems to be a scene out of a movie.

A donation center in another state receives a funeral flag box of a fallen soldier, starting them on a mission to find the rightful home for the memorial item. Their mission leads them to contact a local newspaper. It sounds too good to be true but, on August 22, that’s exactly what happened when the Deseret Industries Thrift Store and Donation Center in Rexburg, Idaho called the Saratoga Sun asking if the name Tyler Pickett had any significance to the publication.

Tyler Pickett, a 1999 graduate of Saratoga High School, was involved in sports such...

 

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