106th Annual Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade
106th Annual Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade
Nearly 70 entries marched in Elmhurst’s 106th Annual Memorial Day Parade through downtown Elmhurst on May 27, as presented by the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187, the City of Elmhurst and Elmhurst Park District.
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The combined Elmhurst Police and Fire Department Color Guard kicks off the 106th Annual Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade through downtown Elmhurst.
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The Elmhurst Community School District 205 Combined Middle Schools Marching Band makes its much-anticipated return to the parade’s musical line-up.
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The Elmhurst Fire Department contingent includes a historically-restored 1921 Seagrave pumper, the City’s first gasoline-powered fire truck
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Military officers parade along Robert Palmer Drive in donated convertibles.
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Member of The Chorus of DuPage sing patriotic songs.
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The Merry Marchers Band makes its parade debut.
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Parade Grand Marshal Rus Strahan, who served in the Vietnam War as a U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, is saluted as his vehicle passes the reviewing stand.
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Bill Shanklin serves as Master of Ceremonies at the Post-Parade Military Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in Wilder Park.
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Krystal Forbes of the Martha Ibberson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, delivers a patriotic poem.
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The Elmhurst Police Department rifle squad awaits its call to deliver a three-roud volley.
