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BROWNSVILLE — Residents and visitors alike turned out here Monday for the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March along Central Boulevard to Brownsville Veterans Park, an event that pays tribute to the men and women who lost their lives in service to their country.

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Many pay tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
A solemn “Taps” is played at Veterans Park in tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
American Legion Color Guard prepare to raise the U.S. flag to half-staff in tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Many pay tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
American Legion Color Guard prepare to raise the U.S. flag to half-staff in tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Many pay tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Many pay tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Many pay tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Many pay tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Many pay tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Many pay tribute at Veterans Park to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
American Legion Color Guard prepare to raise the U.S. flag to half-staff in tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
American Legion Color Guard prepare to raise the U.S. flag to half-staff in tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
American Legion Color Guard prepare to raise the U.S. flag to half-staff in tribute to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Many pay tribute at Veterans Park to the fallen men and women of the United States Armed Forces in Brownsville during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Maria Alejandra Uribe de Perez, 98, honors her long line of family members who have served in the U.S. military as she stands next to her son’s name Juan Perez engraved on a memorial tribute wall at Veterans Park during the 24th annual Memorial Day Silent March Monday, May 29, 2023. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)

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