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Rudy Stone (L) and Mike Castañon kept watch from 11p.m. to 11:30 p.m. during the 24-hour patriotic vigil at the Mexican All Wars Memorial at Cinco Puntos on Sunday March 30, 2010. The 63rd Annual Memorial Day observance was held at the intersection of Lorena St., Indiana St., and Avenida Cesar Chavez in Los Angeles.

Flags are arraigned for the 63rd Annual Memorial Day observance and Commemoration of Medal of Honor Recipient PFC Eugene Obregon USMC on on Sunday March 30, 2010.. The event includes a 24-hour patriotic vigil at the Mexican All Wars Memorial at Cinco Puntos (Intersection of Lorena, Indiana, and Chavez) in Los Angeles.

Photos by AURELIO JOSE BARRERA

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