20160530 - CL Memorial Day (hrb)

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Robert Goff and Susan Kott of Elgin took some time before the ceremony to take care of their family plots at the Union Cemetary in Crystal Lake.

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Officer K. Mazner of Norther Illiniois Pipes & Drums spends a moment before the cermonies playing over the grave of a veteran at the Union Cemetary in Crystal Lake. Mazner later played at the laying of the memorial wreaths at the 2016 Memoral Day Service.

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Russ Seegers, left, and Harry Blus, right, both of Crystal Lake, catch up with conversation outside the Union Cemetary In Crystal Lake. The two met several years ago at a Memorial Day ceremony and continue to meet every year before the parade begins.

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The 2016 Crystal Lake Memorial Day Parade heads toward Union Cemetary, welcomed by a standing ovation of nearly filled sidewalks along Woodstock Street.

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The Crystal Lake Police and Fire Rescue Honor Guard are welcomed by young and old as they march in the Crystal Lake Memorial Day Parade.

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From left, veterens Joe Gillespie, Tom Waltenburg, and Danny Malone are welcomed with cheers and applause as they ride down Woodstock Street during the 2016 Crystal Lake Memorial Day Parade.

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A giant USA flag is walked down Woodstock Street in Crystal Lake as a part of the 2016 Crystal Lake Memorial Day Parade.

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The 2016 Crystal Lake Memorial Day Service is reflected in the sunglasses of Noah Blome, member of the Crystal Lake Boy Scouts Club, Troop 165.

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Member of Viva Voice (Enseble of Voices in Harmony) perform "America, The Beautiful" under the direction of Steven Szalaj at the Union Cemetary in Crystal Lake. They performed along with other community bands at the 2016 Crystal Lake Memorial Day Service.

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From left, verterans Tom Waltenburg from Algonquin, Danny Malone from Cary, and Mathius Carter from Cary salute the flag during the laying of the memorial wreaths at the Crystal Lake Memorial Day Service at Union Cemetary.

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Officer K. Mazner of Norther Illiniois Pipes & Drums performs at the laying of the memorial wreaths in Union Cemetary, a part of the 2016 Memoral Day Service.