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Staff Sgt. Garrett Dixon helps volunteers set up flags in Cape County Park North on May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews)
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Volunteers set up hundreds of flags to form the Avenue of Flags for Memorial Day in Cape County Park North on May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews)
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Volunteers set up hundreds of flags to form the Avenue of Flags for Memorial Day in Cape County Park North on May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews)
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Participants in a Carry the Load parade down Broadway on May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau to show support for military personnel and first responders. The parade began at the intersection of Water and Broadway and ended at Cape County Park North.
(Ben Matthews)
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Freedom Rock sits at the end of the Avenue of Flags for its Memorial Day debut in Cape County Park North on May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews)
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Gilbert Evans helps set up the Avenue of Flags in Cape Girardeau County Park North on May 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Eddie Clardy holds Seth Panagos, 3, while helping volunteers set up flags in Cape County Park North on May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Eddie Clardy holds Seth Panagos, 3, while helping volunteers set up flags in Cape County Park North on May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.
(Ben Matthews)
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Volunteers and veterans set up the Avenue of Flags in Cape Girardeau County Park North on May 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Volunteers and veterans set up the Avenue of Flags in Cape Girardeau County Park North on May 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Gilbert Evans helps set up the Avenue of Flags in Cape Girardeau County Park North on May 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Cyle Spillane helps volunteers set up the Avenue of Flags in Cape Girardeau County Park North on May 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Volunteers and veterans set up the Avenue of Flags in Cape Girardeau County Park North on May 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Volunteers and veterans set up the Avenue of Flags in Cape Girardeau County Park North on May 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Family members raise the flag of Eddie Clardy Jr. in Cape Girardeau County Park North on May 29, 2017. Clardy served with the Marines during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
(Ben Matthews)
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Dave Cantrell raises a flag for Frank C. Understall in County Park North on May 29, 2017. Understall served in the Civil War and is the first Civil War veteran to be honored in the Avenue of Flags.
(Ben Matthews)
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Frank C. Understall's flag is added to the Avenue of Flags in County Park North on May 29, 2017. Understall served in the Civil War and is the first Civil War veteran to be honored in the Avenue of Flags.
(Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Participants in a Carry the Load march parade down Broadway on May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau to show support for military personnel and first responders. The parade began at the intersection of Water and Broadway and ended at Cape County Park North.
(Ben Matthews)
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The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band performs during a Memorial Day service at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau hosted by the Joint Veterans Council 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Vietnam veterans Eddie Farrow, left, Mike Renner, middle, and Burt Lehman, right greet one another during a Memorial Day service at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau hosted by the Joint Veterans Council 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Veterans and visitors attend a Memorial Day service at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau hosted by the Joint Veterans Council 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Marine Corps League Detachment 1081 posts the colors during a Memorial Day service at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau hosted by the Joint Veterans Council 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Lt. Col. Dennis Vollink delivers a speech during a Memorial Day service at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau hosted by the Joint Veterans Council 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Veterans and visitors attend a Memorial Day service at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau hosted by the Joint Veterans Council 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Veterans and visitors attend a Memorial Day service at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau hosted by the Joint Veterans Council 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Veterans and visitors attend a Memorial Day service at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau hosted by the Joint Veterans Council 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Marine Corps League Detachment 1081 gives a 21-gun salute during a Memorial Day service at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau hosted by the Joint Veterans Council 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Taps is played following during a Memorial Day service at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau hosted by the Joint Veterans Council 29, 2017.
(Ben Matthews)
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Volunteers raise hundreds of flags at North Cape Girardeau County Park on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.
(Andrew J. Whitaker)
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Tom Siebert listens during a memorial service at North Cape Girardeau County Park on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.
(Andrew J. Whitaker)
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Maggie Florian, 6, rests against her mother Kelly Florian with Elizabeth Roy during a memorial service at North Cape Girardeau County Park on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.
(Andrew J. Whitaker)
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John Wagner raises a flag for his father John Wagner Sr. during a memorial service at North Cape Girardeau County Park on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.
(Andrew J. Whitaker)
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Gwen Evans brushes her hand against an American flag after helping other volunteers raise hundreds of flags at North Cape Girardeau County Park on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Evans has a son currently serving in Afghanistan and another still in High School
(Andrew J. Whitaker)