Memorial Ceremony at Missouri Veterans Cemetery

Monday, May 29, 2023

Dexter Statesman/Josh Ayers

The annual Memorial Day Ceremony was held at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield to honor those veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Flags adorn each headstone at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery.
Stoddard County Honor Guard member Bradley Williams leads the Pledge of Allegiance.
Pastor Ronnie Stevens leads the invocation and benediction.
Keynote speaker Jim Nugent delivers his remarks .
Ray Rowland reads his poem.
Kara Bone sings the national anthem.
Veterans salute during the national anthem
Stoddard County Honor Guard member Bradley Williams plays TAPS.
The Stoddard County Honor Guard fires the Ceremonial Volley.
Flags line one of the Columbarium Walls.
The MIA/POW Table.
The Stoddard County Honor Guard