FORT MYERS, Fla. – LeeSar will be holding The American Fallen Soldiers Project event next Thursday to honor a Cape Coral soldier, Captain Daniel William Eggers, who was killed in action while serving in the U.S. Army.
The event will be held at the Harborside Event Center from 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m, located at 1375 Monroe St. in Fort Myers.
Registration can be completed online here.
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