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Memorial Day Observances Across Communities
Memorial Day events today across Illinois communities feature Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and American Legions holding services at cemeteries and memorials. speakers include Perry Hoffman and Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Rose, with May ceremonies led by local officials, veterans groups, and youth organizations despite weather.
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Anna
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ava
Evergreen Cemetery
Perry Hoffman
Flight Control Laboratory
McDonnell Douglas
Carbondale
Woodlawn Cemetery
East Main Street
Jeffrey Rose
Illinois Army National Guard
Rose
Baghdad
Brad Cole
CCHS
Katie Damron
David Conrad
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Teeter-Carter-Watson
Company C
31St Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Daniel H. Brush
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Carbondale Preservation Commission
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 514
Carbondale Boy Scouts
Chester
Chester Veterans of Foreign Wars
Christopher
American Legion
War Memorial
South Victor Street
Mulkeytown
Smith Cemetery
Mount Pleasant
Harrison ‘Cemetery
Cobden
Alto Pass
Cobden St. Joseph
Cobden City
du Quoin
American Legion Post
McElwain
Dodgetown
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Sunset Memorial Cemetery
Primitive Baptist
Swanwick Bethel Cemetery
Old du Quoin
Oof
Keyes City Park