Never forget
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Members of the Mon Valley Honor Guard offer the gun salute during the Memorial Day ceremony at Monongahela Cemetery.
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Patrick J. Maloy of the Mid-Mon Valley Shipmates rings the bell during the Two-Bell Ceremony.
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Members of the Mon Valley Leathernecks stand at attention.
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Alex Thompson, 13, of Boy Scout Troop 1452, read the Gettysburg Address at Monday’s ceremony in Monongahela.
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The Ringgold High School Band performed at Monday’s ceremony.
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John Koller, commander of the Mon Valley Honor Guard, addressed the crowd.
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Campbell Bracher, a junior at Ringgold High School, sings the national anthem.
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Communities throughout the country took time Monday to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Among those was Monongahela, where the Monongahela Veterans Council’s Memorial Day Ceremony was observed at Monongahela Cemetery. The ceremony came after the city’s Memorial Day Parade. Mayor Greg Garry reminded those in attendance to “never forget those who fought for our freedom. The sacrifice they made is unbelievable.” John Koller, commander of the Mon Valley Honor Guard, was filled with emotion as he spoke, “These are our brothers and sisters. They fought for our country because they knew it was right.”