20160530 - MCH Memorial Day (hrb)

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Honorable Sue Low, mayor of McHenry, Ill. and Cliff Schmidt, Polish Legion Post 188, place a wreath at Veterans Memorial Park during a Memorial Day observance by the Combined Veterans of McHenry and this year's host, the Polish Legion of American Veterans Monday, May 30, 2016 in McHenry, Ill. The service included the reading of all veterans who have passed away since last Memorial Day, a construction of a Battlefield Cross, singing of patriotic songs, and rifle salutes.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Staff Sergeant Rick Pere (left) and Ernie Stenstrop, retired architect, Army, smile as they assist Private first class Jacqueline Webster with mounting a bayonet on a rifle during a Memorial Day observance by the Combined Veterans of McHenry and this year's host, the Polish Legion of American Veterans Monday, May 30, 2016 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry, Ill. The rifle was part of a Battlefield Cross used for the memorial service. The service included the reading of all veterans who have passed away since last Memorial Day, singing of patriotic songs, rifle salutes, and wreath laying.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media A 1939 Boeing Stearman performs a flyover before a Memorial Day observance by the Combined Veterans of McHenry and this year's host, the Polish Legion of American Veterans Monday, May 30, 2016 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry, Ill. The biplane served as a primary trainer for the United States Army Air Forces and the United States Navy throughout World War II.The service included the reading of all veterans who have passed away since last Memorial Day, a construction of a Battlefield Cross, singing of patriotic songs, rifle salutes, and wreath laying.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media To represent the Iraq War, Tim Stewart places his hand on the Battlefield Cross created during a Memorial Day observance by the Combined Veterans of McHenry and this year's host, the Polish Legion of American Veterans Monday, May 30, 2016 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry, Ill. The service included the reading of all veterans who have passed away since last Memorial Day, singing of patriotic songs, rifle salutes, and wreath laying.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Melissa Manktelow sings God Bless America during a Memorial Day observance by the Combined Veterans of McHenry and this year's host, the Polish Legion of American Veterans Monday, May 30, 2016 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry, Ill. The service included the reading of all veterans who have passed away since last Memorial Day, a construction of a Battlefield Cross, singing of patriotic songs, rifle salutes, and wreath laying.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Jonathon Wills, member of the American Legion Post 491, Polish Legion Post 188, and VFW Post 4600, sings The Star Spangled Banner during a Memorial Day observance by the Combined Veterans of McHenry and this year's host, the Polish Legion of American Veterans Monday, May 30, 2016 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry, Ill. The service included the reading of all veterans who have passed away since last Memorial Day, a construction of a Battlefield Cross, singing of patriotic songs, rifle salutes, and wreath laying.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Audience members stand hand-in-hand during God Bless the USA at a Memorial Day observance by the Combined Veterans of McHenry and this year's host, the Polish Legion of American Veterans Monday, May 30, 2016 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry, Ill. The service included the reading of all veterans who have passed away since last Memorial Day, a construction of a Battlefield Cross, singing of patriotic songs, rifle salutes, and wreath laying.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Deanna Mentz, 2nd Vice Commander of the Polish Legion Post 188, speaks during a Memorial Day observance by the Combined Veterans of McHenry and this year's host, the Polish Legion of American Veterans Monday, May 30, 2016 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry, Ill. The service included the reading of all veterans who have passed away since last Memorial Day, a construction of a Battlefield Cross, singing of patriotic songs, rifle salutes, and wreath laying.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media A wreath floats above the Fox River during a Memorial Day observance by the Combined Veterans of McHenry and this year's host, the Polish Legion of American Veterans Monday, May 30, 2016 in McHenry, Ill. The service included the reading of all veterans who have passed away since last Memorial Day, a construction of a Battlefield Cross, singing of patriotic songs, rifle salutes, and wreath laying.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Honorable Sue Low, mayor of McHenry, Ill. and Cliff Schmidt, Polish Legion Post 188, place a wreath at St. Patrick's Cemetery after a Memorial Day observance by the Combined Veterans of McHenry and this year's host, the Polish Legion of American Veterans Monday, May 30, 2016 in McHenry, Ill. The service included the reading of all veterans who have passed away since last Memorial Day, a construction of a Battlefield Cross, singing of patriotic songs, and rifle salutes.