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Memorial Day Observances Split Across May 27 and 30
Memorial Day events in Southern Illinois will be held on May 27 or May 30 with ceremonies at Woodlawn Cemetery in Carbondale and observances featuring a National Register of Historic Places placement bid, a Vietnam Veterans Memorial model display, parades, honors, flags and wreaths. SIU Carbondale leaders, veterans groups, and civic organizations participate. 21 Jackson County residents honored. design by Jerry Lager highlighted.
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Southern Illinois
Woodlawn Cemetery
Carbondale
Harvey Welch Jr
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
U.S. Air Force
Carbondale American Legion Post
Carbondale Veterans of Foreign Wars
Women’s Auxiliaries
The
American Legion
VFW
Daughters of the American Revolution
Jackson County Salon
31St Illinois Company
SIU Office of Veterans Affairs
David Kenney
Illinois Department of Historic Preservation
Illinois
Woodlawn
Jerry A. Lager
Breese
Mike Ferguson
Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee
Lager
Chicago
Southeast Asia
Jackson County
Carrier Mills
Salem Cemetery
Chester
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Evergreen Cemetery