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Photos: Islandia Village Celebrates Memorial Day

The Village of Islandia celebrates remembered those who have defended our nation with a wreath laying ceremony on Saturday.

 

Islandia Village residents and elected officials gathered at a small memorial on the corner of Johnson Avenue and Old Nichols Road Saturday morning for a time honored tradition. 

As a small and intimate crowd gathered, there was a solemn air to remember those servicemen and women who gave their lives in defense of our country in honor of Memorial Day. 

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Highlights of the brief ceremony included a Vietnam-era helicopter flyover and recognition of local residents who served alongside the families who have lost loved ones. 

Click through the photos above to see highlights from the Village of Islandia's Memorial Day ceremony. 

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