Members of the military Order of the Purple Heart salute after placing a wreath at the memorial in the Civic Center Mall during the Memorial Day parade in Toledo, Ohio on May 23, 2015. After the parade, a commemorative service was held as part of the day's events.
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Members of the Arms Forces, an organization that works to help veterans reintegrate into civilian life, carrying a flag along Summit Street.
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Shedrick Williams, County Veterans Service Office commissioner and a member of the AMVETS, during the event.
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Emma Dennis, 18, reacts to finding out that she won the 2016 Hyundai Elantra from Taylor Automotive during Taylor Automotive's annual Driven to Succeed event at Perrysburg High School at May 21, 2015.
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Giraffes on display in Africa! at The Toledo Zoo on May 21, 2015.
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A crew of volunteer and Village of Swanton workers on Monday, May 18, install the village's recently restored Doughboy statue, commemorating World War I, back onto a new foundation at Swanton Memorial Park. The statue, called Spirit of the American Doughboy, will be rededicated at a Monday, May 25 Memorial Day ceremony that begins after the 10:30 a.m. parade.
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Traffic stops as a family of geese makes its way across Boers-Boyer Way in International Park in Toledo, Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
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Maumee resident Tim Staley, who said he just started flying kites a couple of weeks ago, steers one of his new kites at Schneider Soccer Park in Toledo, Ohio.
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Attendees walk by "Wylie Walleye" during the Walleye Festival on May 22, 2015, at Water Works Park in Port Clinton, Ohio. "Wylie Walleye" is dropped in Port Clinton to usher in the New Year.
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Dakota Eckerman, 11, of Oak Harbor jumps during the Walleye Festival.
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St. Johns' T.J. Lake face plants into 2nd base after being tagged out by Madison Comprehensive's Alec Keen during Division 1 District Baseball Tournament at Mercy Field in Toledo, Ohio.
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Clay's Brooke Gyori (3) is tagged out by Ashland's Sydni Carpenter (12) during the fifth inning of a district semifinal softball game Wednesday, 05/20/15, in Fostoria, Ohio. Ashland defeated Clay 6-1.
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St. Francis de Sales' Andy Okuley celebrates scoring a run against Northview High School during the Division I district final baseball game at Carter Park in Bowling Green on May 23, 2015.
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Springfield's John Key, Jr. clears 6 feet, 5 inches to win the boys high jump during Div. 1 District Track & Field Tournament at St. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo, Ohio.
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Toledo Mud Hens players Xavier Avery (3) and Dixon Machado (28) collide as they go for a ball during the second inning against the Gwinnett Braves at Fifth Third Field, Monday, May 18, 2015.
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The sky turns dramatic as the Toledo Mud Hens load the bases against the Gwinnett Braves during the eighth inning at Fifth Third Field, Monday, May 18, 2015.
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Muddonna looks for a fan who wants a ball as the Toledo Mud Hens play the Gwinnett Braves at Fifth Third Field, Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
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Schoolchildren look for an autograph as the Toledo Mud Hens warm up before playing the Gwinnett Braves at Fifth Third Field, Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
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Toledo Mud Hens pitcher Jose Valdez (5) during the National Anthem before a baseball game against the Buffalo Bisons Friday, 05/23/15, at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.
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Cpl. Zachary Garcia, Toledo, of the United States Marine Corps, throws out a first pitch as Napoleon resident and Navy constructionman Kody Kania waits his turn before the Toledo Mud Hens baseball team played the Buffalo Bisons at Fifth Third Field, Saturday, May 23, 2015.
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Toledo Walleye fan Jon Shepherd wears a mask as he watches Game 3 of the ECHL Playoffs broadcast at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.
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