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Memorial Day Activities
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The unveiling of a marble monument dedicated to Madison's war dead at Forest Hill Cemetery as part of Madison's Memorial Day ceremonies. At the right of the monument is Attorney Lyall T. Beggs, past national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, who delivered the address.
May 30, 1952
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Memorial Day Activities
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Two veterans with a confederate flag in front of Confederate Rest in Forest Hill Cemetery during Madison's Memorial Day ceremonies.
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Lyall T. Beggs
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Lyall T. Beggs
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