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The 24th annual observance of “Laying of the Roses,” a remembrance of Mahoning County residents who were killed in the Vietnam War, was held Sunday.

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  • November 8, 2015 2:01 p.m.

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  • November 8, 2015 2:12 p.m.

William D. Leiws The Vindicator Susan Skrzynski Krawchyk, executive director of the Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission was speaker at Laying of Roses ceremony.

William D. Leiws The Vindicator Susan Skrzynski Krawchyk, executive director of the Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission was speaker at Laying of Roses ceremony.

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  • November 8, 2015 2:12 p.m.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator tAnnual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator tAnnual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam.

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  • November 8, 2015 2:07 p.m.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator tAnnual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator tAnnual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam.

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  • November 8, 2015 2:39 p.m.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator Helen Hulme of Liberty touches the name of her nephew Edward Downey who was killed in Vietnam during annual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam. She said she attends the event annually.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator Helen Hulme of Liberty touches the name of her nephew Edward Downey who was killed in Vietnam during annual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam. …

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  • November 8, 2015 2:24 p.m.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator Annual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator Annual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam.

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  • November 8, 2015 2:22 p.m.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator Danny Fleming of Poland salutes during the annual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service perspon lost in Vietnam. Fleming, an Army veteran, served in Vietnam from 1967-1968.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator Danny Fleming of Poland salutes during the annual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service perspon lost in Vietnam. Fleming, an Army veteran, served in Vietnam from 1967-1968.

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  • November 8, 2015 2:02 p.m.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator tAnnual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator tAnnual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam.

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  • November 8, 2015 2:31 p.m.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator Fran Farris of Liberty touches the monument after placing arose in memory of her brother Charles Azara during annual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator Fran Farris of Liberty touches the monument after placing arose in memory of her brother Charles Azara during annual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam.

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  • November 8, 2015 2:16 p.m.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator tAnnual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam.

William D. Lewis The Vindicator tAnnual Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday in downtown Youngstown. A rose was laid at the Vietnam memorial for each Mahoning County service person lost in Vietnam.

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  • November 8, 2015 2:31 p.m.