Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
The parade stops at the Veterans Monument near the post office during Ironwood's Memorial Day observance Monday.
By JASON JUNO
IRONWOOD - Ironwood honored those who died serving their country with its annual Memorial Day observance Monday.
The day started with a parade that went from the Memorial Building to the Veterans Monument at the Post Office, where wreaths were placed, to Riverside Cemetery, where a ceremony was held.
Six percent of the total population has served in the military; that number rises to 10% for Gogebic and Iron counties, Lt. Col. David Manki, U.S. Army (retired) the ceremony's speaker, said.
"In World War II, 2,100 people from the city of Ironwood, Ironwood...
