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Memorial Day, Monday, May 31,
2021: A job well done, members of Boy Scout Troop 45 set up casket flags at Evergreen Cemetery at 7:30 am. |
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The first Memorial Day ceremony
started at the Laurel Street bridge where a wreath was dropped into the Mississippi River and a prayer was given in memory of sailors who died at sea. |
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| Then a crowd gathered at the All Veterans Memorial iat 4th and Laurel Streets. |
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The ceremony started with the Pledge
of Alegiance by a Cub Scout. |
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Bill Satre was the master of
ceremonies. He told of the of the 1.3 million servicemembers who died in defense of freedom. |
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The Brainerd High School Band played
patriotic music. |
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The flags were rasied a lowered, then
Taps and a 21-gun salute. |
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People stuck around to
feel the significance of the day. |
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| Video of the ceremony. |
Quote of the day:
 Memorial
Day remembers those who did not return home. Mark
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