‘For us they fell’
American Legion Sergeant at Arms David Jordan salutes the wreath at the base of the flagpole at Quincy Cemetery Monday. The event was one of many solemnities in honor of Memorial Day around the Basin.
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Veteran Wendy Plemmons lays a wreath at a veteran’s grave as Art Semro American Legion Post President Sunshine Pray and Master of Ceremonies Mike Montaney look on at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony in Ephrata.
American Legion Honor Guard members fire the traditional 21-gun salute at the Memorial Day ceremony Monday in Ephrata.
Bugler Greg Wright plays taps at the Memorial Day ceremony in Quincy Monday.
Seven-year-old Micae Wood brings a rose to lay down at the Forgotten Heroes Memorial Monday morning in Moses Lake. Micae was there with her mom, grandmother and great-grandparents to honor the 87 servicemen who died in a plane crash at Larson Air Force base in 1952.
Crosses and flags mark the graves of veterans at Valley View Cemetery in Soap Lake Monday.
MOSES LAKE — Communities across the Basin bowed their heads, removed their hats and paid tribute Monday to those who gave their lives in service to their country.
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