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By JENNIFER BROWN, For the JG/T-C | Posted: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 6:08 am | (0) Comments

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MATTOON — Memorial Day is in celebration of

those who have defended America, and at this year’s
observation of the holiday, veterans of wars were able
to salute those who gave their lives for their freedom.
The Mattoon ceremony included a 21-gun salute by
seven veterans of war. There was a memorial placed
on each war monument in Peterson Park and a
speech read by a veteran of war.
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Memorial Day services conducted Monday by the How do you feel about weather canceling
VFW Post 4325 and American Legion Post 88 also school or work for you?
Kevin Kilhoffer included events at Ash Grove, Dodge Grove
Honor guard members fire a volley Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, Rest Haven Field of It’s great to get a day off
during the Memorial Day ceremonies at Peterson Park in Honor, Humboldt Cemetery, Zion Hill Church and I would rather be at work/school
Mattoon, Ill., on Monday, May 31, 2010. (Journal Gazette/ Mattoon City Hall.
Times-Courier, Kevin Kilhoffer)
Memorial Day began after the Civil War when Vote
President Abraham Lincoln wanted a way to
remember the fallen soldiers.
During Mattoon’s observations Monday, Aubrey
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At the end of the Memorial Day ceremony, the crowd began to wither away, but the meaning of the day Eastern IL Area Spec Ed
remained strong. Veterans of war, and those who are currently serving, all were remembered this weekend.

Contact Jennifer Brown cat jebrown2@eiu.edu.

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Posted in Local, News, Military on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 6:08 am Updated: 12:14 pm. | Tags: Memorial, Holiday,
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