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Published May 28, 2012, 12:00 AM

Photo Gallery: Gary-New Duluth Veterans Memorial


Kenneth Taylor, an artillery man in Europe during World War II, points out his name on a plaque on the new monument in the Gary-New Duluth Veterans Memorial to his son Jeff Monday morning. The two were among hundreds attending the rededication of the renovated and expanded memorial. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

  • Kenneth Taylor, an artillery man in Europe during World War II, points out his name on a plaque on the new monument in the Gary-New Duluth Veterans Memorial to his son Jeff Monday morning. The two were among hundreds attending the rededication of the renovated and expanded memorial. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • People tour the Gary-New Duluth Veterans Memorial prior to Monday’s rededication. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • Minnesota Army National Guard members Pfc. Jake Birdseye (left), Sgt. Cody Kraskey, and SSg. Lance Meyer advance the colors at the start of Monday’s rededication. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • St. Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin, who acted as master of ceremony, holds an umbrella over Father Noel Stretton as he read the invocation during Monday’s rededication. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • Minnesota Air National Guard Master Sgt. Mark Rukavina addresses the crowd at Monday’s rededication. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • Minnesota Army National Guard Pfc. Jake Birdseye (left) and Sgt. Cody Kraskey salute as Ssg. Lance Meyer raises an American and a POW-MIA flag. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • Mark Boben, who help lead the renovation and expansion of the Gary-New Duluth Veterans Memorial, and Minnesota Army National Guard SSg. Lance Meyer visit after Monday’s rededication. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)