Honor and Remembrance on Memorial Day

Three Honor Guards face and salute the tombs of the unknown soldiers.

“For love of country they accepted death.”

Wreath-Laying Ceremony, Arlington National Cemetery
(For post on the Tomb Guards and Walking the Mat, see Guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns.)

Three Honor Guards, the middle carrying a wreath, the last a bugle, walks single file towards the Tomb.

Bugler stands at attention, holding the wreath, while Honor guard clicks his heels.

Taps….

Honor Guard carries wreath past the back of the Tomb.

Honor Guard carries a wreath to the front of the Tomb to lay it down with other wreaths presented that day.

At the end of the wreath-laying ceremony, three Honor Guards salute as they file past the Tomb to exit.

Framed by tree branches, the American flag flies against a deep blue sky.

6 thoughts on “Honor and Remembrance on Memorial Day”

I can’t talk about the event but that stunning picture of the flag perfectly represents the American (USA) Pride. Nicely done Stacy!

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SPFischer says:

May 27, 2014 at 4:35 pm

Thanks, Jaime! It took many attempts to capture the flag somewhat unfurled (it wasn’t a very breezy day). Patience definitely paid off 🙂

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a very good and respectful post Stacy I liked your earlier post too you left the link too. You’ll probably know we have our remembrance day in November but this year there are many remembrance ceremonies because its the 100 year anniversary of the start of the war that was to end all wars. “how wrong they were”

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SPFischer says:

May 27, 2014 at 10:52 am

Hi, Glynn. Thanks for your comments, and I’m glad you visited the other post. The Tomb and its guards hold such a special place in the hearts of Americans.

The spirit of our Memorial Day coincides with that of November’s Remembrance Days (honoring those who died in service). November 11 in the US is known as Veteran’s Day and celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans.

The war to end all wars … as you say, how wrong they were.

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