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Elburn celebrates Memorial Day with solemn remembrance ceremony

By Shaw Local News Network
The procession (Elburn American Legion Post 630, Elburn Boy Scout Troop 7 and Elburn Cub Scout Pack 107) for the Memorial Day ceremony marches down Route 47 on Monday, May 29, 2023 in Elburn.

The procession (Elburn American Legion Post 630, Elburn Boy Scout Troop 7 and Elburn Cub Scout Pack 107) for the Memorial Day ceremony marches down Route 47 on Monday, May 29, 2023 in Elburn. (Julie Walker for Shaw Local News Network)

Elburn celebrated Memorial Day with a ceremony at Blackberry Township Cemetery Monday.

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Karen Howard reads the names of local military veterans buried in Elburn cemeteries on Monday, May 29, 2023 at Blackberry Township Cemetery in Elburn.

Karen Howard reads the names of local military veterans buried in Elburn cemeteries on Monday, May 29, 2023 at Blackberry Township Cemetery in Elburn. (Julie Walker for Shaw Local News Network)

The ceremony began with a procession down Route 47 with veterans’ organizations and Boy Scout troops, before ending at the cemetery. U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, was among the speakers at the event.

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