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Photos: Flags placed at the gravesites of veterans in Johnsburg

By Gregory Shaver
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U.S. Army veteran Dan Klapperich, (second from left) who served in the Vietnam War, explains the flag placing operation to volunteers Jim Gerlick, Steve Huff and Jack Warneke on Friday, May 26, 2023, at St. John the Baptist Cemetery, in Johnsburg.

U.S. Army veteran Dan Klapperich, (second from left) who served in the Vietnam War, explains the flag placing operation to volunteers Jim Gerlick, Steve Huff and Jack Warneke on Friday, May 26, 2023, at St. John the Baptist Cemetery, in Johnsburg. (Gregory Shaver — gshaver@shawmedia.com/Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media )

Volunteers help former members of Johnsburg VFW Post 11496, which recently merged with Lake Villa VFW Post 4308, place flags on Friday, May 26, 2023, at the graves of over 150 veterans in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, in Johnsburg.

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