Patricia Kinnunen visits the resting place of her husband U.S. Air Force veteran Walter Wallace Kinnunen after attending the Memorial Day ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Monday, May 30, 2022. "I can't believe he's been gone 18 years," said Kinnunen after kissing her husband's headstone. (Bill Roth / ADN)
People gathered at Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Monday to honor the fallen who died while serving in the military. The annual Memorial Day ceremony took place in sunshine and a light breeze. Flags placed at thousands of headstones of veterans flutter in the wind as taps was played after a three volley salute. A message of remembrance included those who have served in the military.
Memorial Day ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Monday. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Purple Heart recipients place a wreath during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Monday. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Headstones at Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Monday. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Paratroopers with C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, perform a three volley salute during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Monday. Sgt. Toau Kroll-Taugasolo, third from left, said "We volunteered to do a 21-gun salute in order to honor the fallen troops." (Bill Roth / ADN)
Gene Horner with Bugles Across America played Taps during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Monday. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Memorial Day ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Monday. (Bill Roth / ADN)
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