Mancos honors fallen vets at Memorial Day ceremony

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The Montezuma County VFW Post 5231 held a Memorial Day ceremony and rifle team salute at the Cedar Grove cemetery south of Mancos.

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Jody Blackmer and her mom, Charlene Dale, visit the graves of family members who served in the military. They place flags at all the local cemeteries on Memorial Day as part of a family tradition.