U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, conduct a formation run at Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center in Grayling, Mich., June 11, 2024. The unit held the run to commemorate two Soldiers; -- Private First Class John A. Conroy and Private George A Laine. Both men were part of Michigan’s 125th Infantry Regiment in the early 20th century and stationed at nearby Camp Grayling.
Private Conroy died of pneumonia in 1927, while Private Laine drowned in Frog Lake in 1939, just two months before WWII. The graves were rediscovered during a training exercise in the 1950s. The Camp Grayling staff has continued to care for the cemetery to this day. The Michigan Department of Military...
