Memorial Day Parade and Post-Parade Military Ceremony
101st Annual Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade and Post-Parade Military Ceremony
Some 90 entries marched in the 101st Elmhurst Memorial Daya Parade through downtown Elmhurst on May 27, followed by the Post-Parade Military Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in Wilder Park.
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Members of the Parade-leading Elmhurst Police and Fire Color Guard fire off a salute at the corner of York and Second streets.
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Members and staff of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry carry the Parade Presentation Banner.
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The combined Elmhurst Middle School marching band is comprised of students at Bryan, Churchville and Sandburg with Community Unit School District 205.
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The Northern Illinois Chapter Military Vehicle Preservation Association drives a convoy of World War II-era jeeps and trucks towards the Palmer Drive underpass.
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Boy Scout Troop #17 and Cub Scout Pack #417 carry the War in Afghanistan and War on Terrorism banners.
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The USO of Illinois is represented by The Beauty Lounge in downtown Elmhurst.
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Parade Grand Marshal Lori Tompos of Elmhurst speaks at the Post-Parade Military Ceremony in Wilder Park.
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President Abraham Lincoln addresses the Military Ceremony audience after marching in the Parade.
