Marines Honored in Peoria Heights Memorial Day Ceremony

Residents in the Peoria Heights neighborhood came out to celebrate the Marines both active and the Veterans.

This Memorial Day ceremony was put on by the local American Legion Post #2.

Organizers say the emotions and meaning behind this holiday comes from knowing another veteran’s story.

“When I see another Veteran get emotional.. that’s usually triggers my emotions,” says Jim Ulrich, the Commander of the Peoria who served in the Marines Corps Reserve from 1969 to 1975. “When I think about all of the lives and how over all the years, Americans have been able to take the pledge to be a member of the armed forces of the united states and put their life on the line, that’s something.”