#WATWB - Memorial Day Tribute

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On this Memorial Day week-end, we pay tribute to all those in the military who served, are serving, and especially to those who gave their lives to protect our freedoms. Thousands of lei are strung by volunteers from around O'ahu as a labor of love, and draped on gravesites at Punchbowl National Cemetery.

 

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/35519761/joint-2017-memorial-day-ceremony-planned-for-the-national-memorial-cemetery-of-the-pacific-at-punchbowl 

 

 

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - Punchbowl



 

Memorial Day

 Sad Reminders Row by Row

Tombs of the Unknown

Honor Guard Prepares
Posting of Fifty State Flags
Tribute to Deceased

 

Tribute from 442nd Division Vets Clubs

"Traditional Hula" Tribute



Lineup for Presentation of Flowers

Presentation of Floral Arrangements

 



Punchbowl Cemetery



View Within Punchbowl
In the Distance, Diamond Head
Memories Abound
 

 

Link to National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific site:
http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/nmcp.asp

Memorial Day is a day to remember 
the men and women who died
in the service of
the United States Armed Forces

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All photographs taken by Gail Baugniet during a  
Memorial Day Service 
at Punchbowl Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii