Historic Photos

Memorial Day 1964 Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington

May 29th, 2017

The Twin Cities and surrounding communities have honored their war dead since the first local Decoration Day was organized after the Civil War. This Memorial Day 1964 scene shows Army Lt. Bernard Borson, chaplain at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, speaking at the soldiers’ monument at Park Hill Cemetery.

Bill Kemp

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