Friday, May 26, 2017

#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.
 
 
 
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