Veterans help drive home the meaning of Memorial Day
Jim Young, a World War II veteran and Battle of the Bulge survivor, shows his clicker used to communicate with other American soldiers during battle. Young is joined by Hugh Lamar at the Arlington Memorial Day service, Monday, May 31, 2021. (Greg Campbell/Special to Daily Memphian)
As Harry McKee helps World War II veteran Jim Young to his seat, those in attendance of the Memorial Day service in Arlington, stand in honor of his service in the Battle of the Bulge. (Greg Campbell/Special to Daily Memphian)
Bagpipe player, Gary Goldsmith, plays Amazing Grace at the Memorial Day service in Arlington, Tennessee Monday, May 31, 2021. (Greg Campbell/Special to Daily Memphian)
Over one hundred attend the Memorial Day service in Arlington, Monday, May 31, 2021, a year after a Covid cancelled event. (Greg Campbell/Special to Daily Memphian)
Tom Miller, Jim Young, center, and Harry McKee salute during the Pledge of Allegiance at the Arlington Memorial Day service, Monday, May 31, 2021. (Greg Campbell/Special to Daily Memphian)
As Sydney Heinemeier plays taps, Jim Young, WWII veteran and survivor of the Battle of the Bulge, salutes at the Arlington Memorial Day Service, Monday, May 31, 2021. After last year's event was cancelled due to Covid, over one hundred gathered at the Arlington Cemetery for this year’s ceremony. (Greg Campbell/Special to Daily Memphian)
A pair of World War II veterans reminded a crowd of more than 100 what makes Memorial Day special during an annual service at Arlington Cemetery Monday, May 31.
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Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.