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Published June 4, 2014 at 1000 × 750 in Chicago Memorial Day Parade 2014 Photos Part I

Willis Whitley, John Jacobsen, CVO Chair Bruce Parry, John Sullivan Ryan and Ray Parrish carry the CVO banner in Chicago’s 2014 Memorial Day Parade.

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