It's a Matter of Honor
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Attendees look at displays before the
service. |
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Glide High School Band
entertains the crowd.
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Welcome to the 2012 Memorial Day
service. |
Color guard awaiting the call to duty.
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Lady, a PTSD service dog.
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Reverend Mike Miller reads Red
Skelton's comments on the Pledge of Allegiance before the
invocation.
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The colors are presented. |
A scout at attention during the
Star Spangled Banner.
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It was a standing-room only crowd.
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Sarah Engle singing America the Beautiful.
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The program takes a break in preparation
for the F-15 flyover.
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The displays get lots of attention.
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The crowd visits the memorial.
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It's almost time for the flyover.
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Everyone looks skyward, as the roar
of the approaching jet screams over Glide. |
Even though there was low cloud cover, the
jet flying at 1000' was clearly visible and very audible.
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Keynote speaker, Mike Hendricks
talks about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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Even the youngest attendees found the
display images grabbing.
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At the conclusion of the ceremony, the
bugler played Taps.
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Bill DeGroot,
the Glide Memorial steward
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It was a day of remembering.
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