Pikes Peak Young Marines Jhoanna Bonifas, 14, left, Riley Landis, 9, and Jessica Bonifas, 12, salute the grave of a veteran after placing a U.S. Flag and rose next to it Friday, May 22, 2020, at Fountain Fairview Cemetery in Fountain, Colo., in observance of Memorial Day Monday. The Young Marines placed flags, provided by the V.F.W. Post 6461, and flowers on about 160 veteran graves dating back as far as the Civil War. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)
Young and old visit local cemeteries Friday, May 22, 2020, to honor our veterans on Memorial Day Weekend. Photos by Christian Murdock
Pikes Peak Young Marines Jhoanna Bonifas, 14, left, Riley Landis, 9, and Jessica Bonifas, 12, salute the grave of a veteran after placing a U.S. Flag and rose next to it Friday, May 22, 2020, at Fountain Fairview Cemetery in Fountain, Colo., in observance of Memorial Day Monday. The Young Marines placed flags, provided by the V.F.W. Post 6461, and flowers on about 160 veteran graves dating back as far as the Civil War. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Keith LaMee, Jr., pours a shot of apple pie liqueur on the grave of Pfc. Floyd Lindstrom Friday, May 22, 2020 in Evergreen Cemetery, as members of the American Legion Floyd K. Lindstrom Post 5 pays tribute to the World War II Silver Star, Medal of Honor, and Purple Heart recipient whom the Colorado Springs post renamed itself last year on the 100th anniversary of the American Legion. Members and family also placed flags on veteran graves before the ceremony. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Young Marine Riley Landis, 9, places a U.S. Flag on the grave of a veteran Friday, May 22, 2020, at Fountain Fairview Cemetery in Fountain, Colo., in observance of Memorial Day Monday. The Young Marines placed flags, provided by the V.F.W. Post 6461, and flowers on about 160 veteran graves dating back as far as the Civil War. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Former post commander Willard Hinkley reads a Memorial Day prayer he wrote before members of the American Legion Floyd K. Lindstrom Post 5 placed U.S. Flags on the graves of past members of the American Legion in Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs and paid tribute to the World War II Silver Star, Medal of Honor, and Purple Heart recipient whom the Colorado Springs post is named after. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Young Marine Riley Landis, 9, places a U.S. Flag on the grave of a veteran Friday, May 22, 2020, at Fountain Fairview Cemetery in Fountain, Colo., in observance of Memorial Day Monday. The Young Marines placed flags, provided by the V.F.W. Post 6461, and flowers on about 160 veteran graves dating back as far as the Civil War. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Bill Easton places a flag on the grave of a soldier Friday, May 22, 2020, as members of the American Legion Floyd K. Lindstrom Post 5 place the flags on the graves of past members of the American Legion in Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Pikes Peak Young Marine Jhoanna Bonifas, 14, hands a flower to Riley Landis, 9, to place at the grave of a veteran as Jessica Bonifas, 12, holds a bundle of flags Friday, May 22, 2020, at Fountain Fairview Cemetery in Fountain, Colo. Members of the Young Marines placed flags, provided by the V.F.W. Post 6461, and flowers on about 160 veteran graves dating back as far as the Civil War. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Mike Roth, left, and Mike Havel place flags on the graves of soldiers Friday, May 22, 2020, in Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs as members of the American Legion Floyd K. Lindstrom Post 5 decorate the graves of past members of the American Legion. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Pikes Peak Young Marine Jessica Bonifas, 12, places a flower on the grave of a veteran while Riley Landis, 9, center, and Jhoanna Bonifas, 14, stand by Friday, May 22, 2020, at Fountain Fairview Cemetery in Fountain, Colo. Members of the Young Marines placed flags, provided by the V.F.W. Post 6461, and flowers on about 160 veteran graves dating back as far as the Civil War. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Keith LaMee, Jr., leads a toast over the grave of Pfc. Floyd Lindstrom Friday, May 22, 2020 in Evergreen Cemetery, as members of the American Legion Floyd K. Lindstrom Post 5 pays tribute to the World War II Silver Star, Medal of Honor, and Purple Heart recipient whom the Colorado Springs post renamed itself last year on the 100th anniversary of the American Legion. Members and family also placed flags on veteran graves before the ceremony. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Keith LaMee, Jr., places a U.S. Flag on the grave of Pfc. Floyd Lindstrom Friday, May 22, 2020 in Evergreen Cemetery, as members of the American Legion Floyd K. Lindstrom Post 5 pays tribute to the World War II Silver Star, Medal of Honor, and Purple Heart recipient whom the Colorado Springs post renamed itself last year on the 100th anniversary of the American Legion. Members and family also placed flags on veteran graves before the ceremony. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Members of the American Legion Floyd K. Lindstrom Post 5 place the flags on the graves of past members of the American Legion in Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs Friday, May 22, 2020. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Post Commander Eric DeVault places a flag on the grave of a soldier Friday, May 22, 2020, as members of the American Legion Floyd K. Lindstrom Post 5 place the flags on the graves of past members of the American Legion in Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)
