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Benefit To Fund Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Hosted In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- People gathered Saturday night for a fundraiser in Philadelphia to raise money for an Iraq and Afghanistan memorial.

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The "Beef and Beer" benefit included raffles of gift baskets and an auction of various items including an autographed Jason Kkelce football.

All proceeds will go toward construction of a memorial to honor the 288 men and women from Pennsylvania killed in the fight against terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001.

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The memorial site will be on the Penn's Landing waterfront, just steps away from the Korean and Vietnam war memorials.

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