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Traveling Tomb replica in Zelie

Motorcyclists lead the processional of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Replica through Zelienople on Friday. Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle.

The Traveling Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Replica is open for visitation at Four Corners Park in Zelienople over the Fourth of July holiday.

The replica came to Zelienople from a two-day stop in Boardman, Ohio, on a nationwide tour that is based in Georgia. On Friday, it was welcomed to the borough by a police and motorcycle escort.

The replica will remain in the park until Tuesday.

Visitors to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Replica also will be able to view the Wall of Honor behind the tomb’s outdoor display, according to a news release from Armstrong, which facilitated the tour stop in Zelienople.

Paradegoers greeted 100-year-old WW II veteran, Guy Prestia with open arms during the processional for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Replica in Zelienople on Friday. Harold Aughton/Special to the Eagle
Paradegoers cheer as motorcyclists lead the processional for The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Replica through Zelienople on Friday. Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle.
From left, siblings Leo, 4, and Harper Dietrich,5, and family friend Lucy Teets, 3, of Zelienople, watch the parade of motorcycles escorting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Replica along main street Friday. Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle
About 1,000 motorcycles lead the processional of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Replica through Zelienople on Friday. Harold Aughton/Special to the Eagle
About 1,000 motorcycles lead the processional of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Replica through Zelienople on Friday. Harold Aughton/Special to the Eagle

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