Vietnam war veterans honored at special ceremony at Highland Park

Rochester, N.Y. — A special ceremony was held Monday honoring local soldiers who gave their lives during the Vietnam War.

Dozens attended the ceremony at the Greater Rochester Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park.

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The ceremony included a reading of every name enshrined at the memorial.

“This is everything. I come from the small village of Holley, and we already had ceremonies and a parade there, but I had to scoot out the parade to get out here because this is it,” said Mark Morreall, an anti-Vulcan systems mechanic. “The man said this is hallowed ground, and this place means a lot to me and our veterans an awful lot.”

There are 288 names listed at the Highland Park Memorial.

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