Images: Medal of Honor dedication at Monroe Middle School in Wheaton
Monroe Middle School band members Caleb Weise, left, and Jason Szumski, right, play Taps during Fridays medal of honor dedication ceremony.
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Monroe Middle School students show their enthusiasm with flags during Fridays medal of honor dedication.
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Michelle Gattas, niece of James Howard Monroe, right, gets a hug from school principal Jason Stipp, center, while Monroes nephew Scott Monroe, left, looks on.
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Michelle Gattas, niece of medal of honor recipient James Howard Monroe, salutes the Monroe Middle School students during her remarks at Fridays dedication ceremony.
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Michelle Gattas waves at balloons that were released by Monroe Middle School students after Fridays medal of honor dedication.
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James Howard Monroes great nephews Sam and Ben Monroe lead the Pledge of Allegiance, along with their father Scott Monroe, at Fridays medal of honor dedication at Monroe Middle School in Wheaton.
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Members of the Patriot Guard motorcycle group started Fridays medal of honor dedication with a procession around the football field at Monroe Middle School in Wheaton.
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Michelle Gattas, niece of James Howard Monroe, right, reflects on her uncle as Congressman Peter Roskam speaks about the medal of honor and what Monroe did to earn it. Monroe Middle School in Wheaton was named for James Howard Monroe, a Wheaton resident who was given the Medal Of Honor after he died while throwning himself on a live grenade in Vietnam, saving the lives of his fellow soldiers. His family gave the medal to the school for permanent display and was dedicated in a ceremony Friday
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Eighth grade students at Monroe Middle School in Wheaton unfurled a huge flag during Fridays medal of honor ceremony at Monroe Middle School in Wheaton.
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