Hundreds gather to honor fallen and missing veterans
Vietnam veteran Ron Roberson salutes his parents' grave marker, both of whom served in the military, before the start of the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 27. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Camaya Clark visits her uncle's grave marker before the start of the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 27. Robert Adams was a Navy petty officer who served in three separate conflicts. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
John Burkhart, 66, who spent 22 years in the military, salutes during "Amazing Grace" at the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 27. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Family members gather around the grave of U.S. Army Sgt. Willie Earl Lewis to pay their respects after the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 27. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Keegan Wagner, 3, tries to find her own way out of the cemetery as she walks with her grandfather Lonny Daugherty after the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 27. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery hosted a Memorial Day ceremony attended by hundreds of people to honor fallen and missing veterans.
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Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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