St. Regis Memorial Day photos
Marilyn Miller reverently cleans a grave marker at the St. Regis Cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend. (Amy Quinlivan/Mineral Independent)
The St. Regis American Legion is named after the Marine on this gravemarker. Raymond C. Welch, at only 20 years old was one of the nearly 7000 United States Marines that were killed in the battle of Iwo Jima, during World War II. The fighting lasted for 36 days. (Amy Quinlivan/Mineral Independent)
Memorial Day was declared a national holiday through an act of Congress in 1971. Memorial Day honors all military members who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. (Amy Quinlivan/Mineral Independent)
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