Memorial Ceremony at Missouri Veterans Cemetery

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Flags adorn each headstone at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery.Dexter Statesman/Josh Ayers

Flags line one of the Columbarium Walls.Dexter Statesman/Josh Ayers

The MIA/POW Table.Dexter Statesman/Josh Ayers

The Stoddard County Honor GuardDexter Statesman/Josh Ayers

Stoddard County Honor Guard member Bradley Williams leads the Pledge of Allegiance.Dexter Statesman/Josh Ayers

Pastor Ronnie Stevens leads the invocation and benediction.Dexter Statesman/Josh Ayers

Keynote speaker Jim Nugent delivers his remarks .Dexter Statesman/Josh Ayers

Ray Rowland reads his poem.Dexter Statesman/Josh Ayers

Kara Bone sings the national anthem.Dexter Statesman/Josh Ayers

Veterans salute during the national anthem Dexter Statesman/Josh Ayers

Stoddard County Honor Guard member Bradley Williams plays TAPS.Dexter Statesman/Josh Ayers

The Stoddard County Honor Guard fires the Ceremonial Volley.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.

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