Post the colors

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen salute as members of the honor guard posts the colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Officer's Club here May 31. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and was designated to pay tribute to U.S. men and women who died while serving their country. Yokota's American Legion post 2222 holds the ceremony every year to carry on the tradition which first took place at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lynsie Lorenz)

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Honoring our heroes

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Pei-Chi Liu, 374th Maintenance Operations Squadron maintenance management analysis, salutes during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Officer's Club here May 31. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and was designated to pay tribute to U.S. men and women who died while serving their country. Yokota's American Legion post 2222 holds the ceremony every year to carry on the tradition which first took place at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lynsie Lorenz)

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Tribute to our fallen soldiers

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A memorial stands in the gardens at the Officer's Club here May 31. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and was designated to pay tribute to U.S. men and women who died while serving their country. Yokota's American Legion post 2222 holds the ceremony every year to carry on the tradition which first took place at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lynsie Lorenz)

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Salute

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of Yokota's Honor Guard prepare for the 21-gun salute during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Officer's Club here May 31. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and was designated to pay tribute to U.S. men and women who died while serving their country. Yokota's American Legion post 2222 holds the ceremony every year to carry on the tradition which first took place at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lynsie Lorenz)

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21-Gun Salute

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of Yokota's Honor Guard perform the 21-gun salute during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Officer's Club here May 31. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and was designated to pay tribute to U.S. men and women who died while serving their country. Yokota's American Legion post 2222 holds the ceremony every year to carry on the tradition which first took place at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lynsie Lorenz)

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Saluting the colors

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen salute as members of the honor guard posts the colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Officer's Club here May 31. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and was designated to pay tribute to U.S. men and women who died while serving their country. Yokota's American Legion post 2222 holds the ceremony every year to carry on the tradition which first took place at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lynsie Lorenz)

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Playing of Taps

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Honor Guard member, Staff Sgt. Elsa Spencer of the 374th Medical Group, plays Taps during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Officer's Club here May 31. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and was designated to pay tribute to U.S. men and women who died while serving their country. Yokota's American Legion post 2222 holds the ceremony every year to carry on the tradition which first took place at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lynsie Lorenz)

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Remembering our fathers

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Boy Scout Troops 17, 45 and 49 salute during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Officer's Club here May 31. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and was designated to pay tribute to U.S. men and women who died while serving their country. Yokota's American Legion post 2222 holds the ceremony every year to carry on the tradition which first took place at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lynsie Lorenz)

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Yokota takes time to remember fallen heroes

Published May 30, 2010

Post the colors

Honoring our heroes

Tribute to our fallen soldiers

Salute

21-Gun Salute

Saluting the colors

Playing of Taps

Remembering our fathers