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Members of the Ironton Fighting Tigers state championship team greet the crowd. (Sandra Peck — The Ironton Tribune)
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Members of the Marine Corps League ride in the parade. (Heath Harrison — The Ironton Tribune)
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The South Point High School Band of Gold reaches the final part of the route of the 157th Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade. (Heath Harrison — The Ironton Tribune)
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Ironton Mayor Sam Cramblit II, right, and council member Jacob Hock throw out candy during the 157th annual Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade on Monday. (Heath Harrison — The Ironton Tribune)
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A member of the Girl Scouts throws out candy during the parade. (Jason Bryant — For The Ironton Tribune)
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Lawrence County Common Pleas judge Andy Ballard walks int he parade (Heath Harrison — The Ironton Tribune)
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The Rock Hill High School cheerleaders perform on Third Street. (Heath Harrison — The Ironton Tribune)
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State Rep. Jason Stephens, the former Ohio speaker of the House, walks down Third Street during the parade on May 26. (Heath Harrison — The Ironton Tribune)
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A boy watches from a wagon. (Sandra Peck — The Ironton Tribune)
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Airborne reenactors, of 502 PIR Baker Co. World War II walk in the 157th annual Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade on May 26. (Heath Harrison — The Ironton Tribune)
Scenes from the Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade.
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