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PHOTOS: Memorial Day tributes honor fallen service members

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Monday, May 30, 2016
Tuskegee Airmen were honored at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chicago.
Retired Army Sgt. Jason Smith lost both legs in 2012 when he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan.
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PHOTOS: Memorial Day tributes honor fallen service membersTuskegee Airmen were honored at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chicago.

Memorial Day was marked on Monday throughout the Chicago area with events such as a wreath-laying ceremony in Grant Park in Chicago.

The events sought to remember and honor fallen service men and women and thank those who returned from combat.

Parades were held in several communities, including Arlington Heights, Glenview, Naperville, Wilmette, Plainfield and Aurora.

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