Hempfield ceremony, Leechburg parade honor fallen heroes on Memorial Day
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Members of Boy Scout Troop 480 line up Monday ahead of a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at Westmoreland County Memorial Park in Hempfield.
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VFW Post 33 Honor Guard member Tony Todaro takes part in a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at Westmoreland County Memorial Park in Hempfield on Monday.
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VFW Post 33 Commander Alisha D’Astolfo a Navy veteran, accompanied by Air Force veteran Ken Komlos, walks to lay a flag during a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at Westmoreland County Memorial Park on Monday in Hempfield.
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Navy veteran Douglas Short (left), accompanied by Air Force veteran Ken Komlos walks to lay a flower during a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at Westmoreland County Memorial Park in Hempfield on Monday.
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Attendees take part in a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony on Monday at Westmoreland County Memorial Park in Hempfield.
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Air Force veteran Ken Komlos lays a wreath as Kacey Waugaman looks on during a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at Westmoreland County Memorial Park in Hempfield on Monday.
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Attendees take part in a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony on Monday at Westmoreland County Memorial Park in Hempfield.
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
State Rep. Eric Nelson, a Marine Corps veteran, speaks during a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at Westmoreland County Memorial Park in Hempfield on Monday.
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Paul Yeckel, Jr. offers a prayer Monday for POW and MIA personnel during a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at Westmoreland County Memorial Park in Hempfield.
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Hundreds of spectators line Market Street on Monday morning for the Memorial Day Parade in Leechburg.
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Leechburg Area High School bandmember Sophia Holt marches Monday in the Memorial Day Parade in Leechburg.
Joyce Hanz | Tribune-Review
Siblings Hayes, 8, and Aunika, 6, Leskowak of Leechburg wave American flags Monday along Market Street during the Memorial Day Parade in Leechburg.
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Diocese of Greensburg Bishop Larry Kulick, a Leechburg native, rides along in a Leechburg Area Volunteer Fire Company firetruck Monday during the Memorial Day Parade in Leechburg.
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Members of the Leechburg ASA softball organization march Monday along Market Street in the 2023 Memorial Day Parade in Leechburg.
On a day of remembrance, services and parades took place throughout the region on a warm and sunny Monday to honor those who gave their lives in service of the country.
A Memorial Day ceremony in Hempfield paid tribute to those who have fallen. In Leechburg, a Memorial Day parade drew large crowds.
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