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PHOTOS: Re-dedication & refurbishing of anti-aircraft gun in Los Lunas

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Los Lunas Mayor Charles Griego shakes the hand of member of Los Lunas Daniel D. Fernandez VFW Post 9676 at a re-dedication ceremony for the anti-aircraft gun monument on Main Street in the village of Los Lunas.
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A rendition of taps closed out the re-dedication ceremony for the anti-aircraft gun monument on the southeast corner of Luna Avenue and Main Street in the village of Los Lunas last weekend. The monument is now called the Los Lunas Schools Veterans Memorial.
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The newly restored anti-aircraft gun monument on Main Street in the village of Los Lunas was re-dedicated on Saturday, Oct. 4, as the Los Lunas Schools Veterans Memorial. A new commemorative plaque at the monument bears the insignia of all branches of the U.S. armed forces.
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Jack Lovato Jr., the Los Lunas Daniel D. Fernandez VFW Post 9676 post quartermaster and gun memorial restoration committee co-chairman, speaks about the role his father — Jack Lovato — played in establishing the monument in 1959.
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Los Lunas Schools Superintendent Susan Chavez and Los Lunas Mayor Charles Griego lay a wreath during the re-dedication ceremony of the World War II M1A2 90mm anti-aircraft gun monument at the southwest corner of Luna Avenue and Main Street in the village of Los Lunas. Restoration of the monument was recently completed and a re-dedication ceremony was held Saturday, Oct. 4.
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Local veterans admire the newly restored anti-aircraft gun monument on Main Street in the village of Los Lunas. The monument was re-dedicated on Saturday, Oct. 4, as the Los Lunas Schools Veterans Memorial. A new commemorative plaque at the monument bears the insignia of all branches of the U.S. armed forces.
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The restored anti-aircraft gun monument on the southeast corner of Luna Avenue and Main Street in the village of Los Lunas was re-dedicated last weekend. The monument is now called the Los Lunas Schools Veterans Memorial.
Julia M. Dendinger
Julia M. Dendinger News-Bulletin Assistant Editor
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