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2006 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony

This page includes the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony held at the Liberty Memorial and a Memorial Day Ceremony held at Union Cemetery on 29 May 2006 in Kansas City, MO.

Pictured here is Jim Beckner, Westport Camp #64 member speaking during the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, MO. Jim Beckner provided a tribute to the fallen soldiers of years past by reciting "Freedom Is Not Free," which has become an annual tradition for him.
Pictured here on 29 May 2006 is Westport Camp #64 Commander, John Martin, Bud Marks, Dirk Stapleton, Jim Beckner and other troops after the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony held at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, MO.
Pictured here on 29 May 2006 is Westport Camp #64 Commander, John Martin, Bud Marks, Dirk Stapleton, Jim Beckner and other troops during the Memorial Day Ceremony held at Union Cemetery in Kansas City, MO.
Westport Camp #64 Commander, John Martin, is shown here during the 29 May 2006 Memorial Day Ceremony located at Union Cemetery in Kansas City, MO.
The Honor Guard pays tribute to fallen service members with a three round volley during the Memorial Day Ceremony at Union Cemetery on 29 May 2006. Pictured here is Westport Camp #64 Commander, John Martin, Bud Marks, Dirk Stapleton, Jim Beckner and other troops. This cermony has become an annual tradition for Westport Camp #64.
Pictured here on 29 May 2006 is Westport Camp #64 Commander, John Martin, Bud Marks, Dirk Stapleton, Jim Beckner and other troops during the Memorial Day Ceremony held at Union Cemetery in Kansas City, MO.
Pictured here is Dirk Stapleton, Westport Camp #64 member, during the Memorial Day Ceremony held at Union Cemetery in Kansas City, MO.

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