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Memorial Day Parade and Services in Forest Park
Forest Park commemorates Memorial Day with a parade at 1 PM from Circle Avenue and Randolph Street to Village Park and a 2 PM service at the park. Units include 101 Aviation Group from Fort Campbell and local youth groups, with remarks by Mayor Mohr and Commander Wendl. Also reports police arrest burglars in two incidents, detailing the capture of a man at 7228 Circle and a burglary at Mildred's Fashionaire on Randolph.
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Forest Park
American Legion Post 414
W.P.W. Post ‘7181
Circle Avenue
Randolph Street
Madison
Desplaines
Harrison
Village Park
Beloit Avenue
101 Aviation Group
101 Air Division
Airmobile
Fort Campbell
Edward Lukert, Jr
Naval Reserve Surface Division 9
Cornelius A. McCarthy
Kennedy Division
Color Guard
Coast Guard
Armed Forces Reserve Training Center
Proviso East High School
Nelse Ambassadors Drum & Bugle Corp
Drum & Bugle Corp
Regal Valiants
Howard Leach
Wesley United Methodist Church
Howard R. Mohr
Bill C. Wendl
ORPSU
Ilinois
Indiana
Dept. of Transportation
U.S. Coast Guard
Charles Kline
Circle
Kline
David Farrell
Roswell
New Mexico
Cain
Michael Thompson
Harley Merritt
Richard Crane
Farrell
Mildred's Fashionaire
Randolph
Lew Good
Albert Tagliola
Grant White School
Chicago
Paul J. Martin
Michael D. Taylor