Memorial Day: May 27, 2024

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A worker paints the face of 4-year-old Cyril Slosky, of Edgewood.
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Christy Brodbeck, left, and her mom, Jill Brodbeck, both of Mt. Lebanon, cheer on the participants in the Memorial Day parade in Dormont and Mt. Lebanon on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
Rich Olshefski, 69, left, and his brother John Olshefski, 82, of Monroeville, get their caricatures drawn during the Memorial Day event inside of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
Ed Sweeney, 82, of Beechview, enjoys the Memorial Day parade along Liberty Avenue in Mt. Lebanon on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
The Mt. Lebanon police department leads the Memorial Day parade along West Liberty Avenue on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
Michael Kraus, curator at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland, dressed as a Civil War soldier for the Memorial Day at the hall on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
The Mt. Lebanon High School band play in the Memorial Day parade in Dormont and Mt. Lebanon on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
Two City of Pittsburgh mounted police officers wave to the crowds lining West Liberty Avenue in Mt. Lebanon at the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
Thomas Slosky, 39, plays with Cyril Slosky, 4, both of Edgewood, at the Memorial Day celebration at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
Two-year-old Thomas Gample gets a better view of the Memorial Day parade in Dormont from his dad’s shoulders on Monday, May 27, 2024. His parents, pictured, are Ryan and Autumn Gample, all of Dormont. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
Michael Kraus, top right, curator at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland, dressed as a Civil War soldier for the Memorial Day celebration at the hall on Monday, May 27, 2024. He ‘curated’ a childrens game for who is the top soldier during the event. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
The Mt. Lebanon fire department wave to the crowds along West Liberty Avenue during the Memorial Day parade in Mt. Lebanon on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
Gracie Welch of Upper St. Clair waves an American flag from the comfort of an inflatable chair during the Memorial Day parade in Dormont and Mt. Lebanon on Monday, May 27, 2024. With are her sister Lily Welch, hidden, her grandma Carol McCallum of Bethel Park, and friend Maddie Willingham of Peters. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
Alexander Shaute, 6 (left), and Ryman O’Neil, 7 (right), pose with their tiger facepaint at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Day event Monday. Their families live in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Thomas Soergel of Ross plays Amazing Grace on the bagpipes to end the Memorial Day parade and ceremony in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette)
“The Kid Zone”, a new interactive children’s exhibit at the Soldiers & Sailors Museum, incorporates a rendering of a real vessel, the USS Pittsburgh, that was active during World War II.
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Drum Corp workers played percussion in the hall throughout the day on Monday.
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Two kids get their caricature drawn at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Day celebration on Monday, in Oakland.
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Anthony Antario, 68 (left), talks with Joey Fischer, 71 (right), about their respective experiences in the Navy.
(Hanna Webster/Post-Gazette)
Nikki O’Neil, 40 (left), and Lauren Shaute, 37 (right), traveled from Charleston, South Carolina for the Pirates-Braves game and found themselves enjoying the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Day event in Oakland.
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Cyril checks out his red-white-and-blue tiger ensemble at the Soldiers & Saliors Memorial Day event on Monday.
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