The commemorations on Saturday in Mattoon included a parade, an American Legion and VFW ceremony at Peterson Park, and a Black Tiger Honor Guard ceremony at the Moose Lodge.
As America faces renewed threats both at home and abroad, meet eight brave US veterans of our nation’s two most recent conflicts, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
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