062619 AmVets Picnic (MA)

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Bus loads of veterans and their caregivers unload at Lions Parks for the annual veterans picnic hosted by the Fox River Grove AmVets on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in Fox River Grove.

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Steve Victor of Cary grills hamburgers during the annual picnic for veterans hosted by the Fox River Grove AmVets on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Lions Park in Fox River Grove.

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AmVets 922 Commander Melody Brocato greets veterans as they arrive via buses during the annual picnic for veterans hosted by the Fox River Grove AmVets on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Lions Park in Fox River Grove.

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Food is reflected in the sunglasses worn by Jim Mosby of Elgin as he and hundreds of other veterans enjoy the annual veterans picnic hosted by the Fox River Grove AmVets on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Lions Park in Fox River Grove.

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Service connected veteran Theodore DeLapaz of Chicago launches a corn hole beanbag during the annual picnic for veterans hosted by the Fox River Grove AmVets on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Lions Park in Fox River Grove.

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during the annual picnic for veterans hosted by the Fox River Grove AmVets on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Lions Park in Fox River Grove.