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Grand Rapids honors the fallen on Memorial Day
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— Wreath laying at Itasca Calvary Cemetery on Memorial Day in Grand Rapids
Two people stand in front of a memorial at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids on Memorial Day 2023.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— US Flags at Itasca Calvary Cemetery on Memorial Day in Grand Rapids
People gather at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids on Memorial Day 2023.
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— Playing taps at a Memorial Day Ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.jpg
A man plays taps during the 2023 Memorial Day ceremony at the Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— Memorial Day Ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids
A man plays taps during the 2023 Memorial Day ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— Gun salute at a Memorial Day Ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids
Members of the American Legion in Grand Rapids take part in a gun salute during the 2023 Memorial Day ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— Veterans during a Memorial Day Ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.jpg
Members of the American Legion in Grand Rapids participate in a flag ceremony at the 2023 Memorial Day event at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— Closer - veterans during a Memorial Day Ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids
Members of the Grand Rapids American Legion participate in a flag ceremony as part of the 2023 Memorial Day event at the Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— A veteran during a Memorial Day Ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.jpg
A member of the Grand Rapids American Legion participates in the 2023 Memorial Day ceremony at the Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— 04 John Johnson, Commissioner District 3, Army veteran speaking at Itasca Calvary Cemetery on Memorial Day in Grand Rapids
Itasca County Commissioner John Johnson, an Army veteran, speaks to attendees of the 2023 Memorial Day ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— John Johnson, Commissioner District 3, Army Veteran speaking at Itasca Calvary Cemetary on Memorial Day in Grand Rapids .jpg
Itasca County Commissioner John Johnson, an Army veteran, speaks during a 2023 Memorial Day ceremony as people listen at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— 02 John Johnson, Commissioner District 3, Army Veteran speaking at Itasca Calvary Cemetery on Memorial Day in Grand Rapids
Itasca County Commissioner John Johnson, an Army veteran, speaks to the crowd assembled at the 2023 Memorial Day ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— 03 John Johnson, Commissioner District 3, Army Veteran speaking at Itasca Calvary Cemetary on Memorial Day in Grand Rapids .jpg
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— Memorial Day at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.jpg
People visit a grave during the 2023 Memorial Day ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— 02 Veterans lay a wreath at Itasca Calvary Cemetery on Memorial Day in Grand Rapids
People lay a wreath at the base of a veterans memorial during the 2023 Memorial Day ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— Veterans lay a wreath at Itasca Calvary Cemetery on Memorial Day in Grand Rapids
People lay a wreath in front of a veterans memorial during the 2023 Memorial Day ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— Memorial Day Ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetary in Grand Rapids.jpg
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— 01 Tommy Dyer of Grand Rapids holds casings from the gun salute. He and his dad put them in the ground of veteral relatives each year.jpg
Tommy Dyer of Grand Rapids holds shell casings from the gun salute during the 2023 Memorial Day ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids. Dyer and his father gather the casings each year to bury them near the graves of veteran relatives.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— 02 Tommy Dyer of Grand Rapids holds casings from the gun salute
Tommy Dyer of Grand Rapids holds shell casings from the gun salute during the 2023 Memorial Day ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids. Dyer and his father gather the casings each year to bury them near the graves of veteran relatives.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
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— Flags decorate veteran graves at Itasca Calvary Cemetery on Memorial Day in Grand Rapids
Flags adorn gravestones during the 2023 Memorial Day ceremony at Itasca Calvary Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
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— A wreath at the Itasca County All Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day in Grand Rapids
A wreath sits in front of the Itasca County All Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day 2023.
Lorie Shaull / Special to KAXE
