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PHOTOS: Lemont Veterans Day Ceremony

Lemont police and firefighters joined the VFW Honor 22 Post 5819 as they honored our nation's veterans Friday morning.

A crowd of about two dozen gathered at the downtown World War II memorial Friday for Lemont's annual Veterans Day commemoration.

The ceremony was led by the . They were joined by several members of the and the .

The event included speaches from VFW Post Commander Bill Ward, Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy, Fire Chief Carl Churulo and Lemont Emergency Mangagement Agency Director Tom Ballard.

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