Remembering and honoring ‘those who paid all’
Steve Sims Jr., left, and John Wynn, right, place roses during a remembrance ceremony for Medal of Honor Recipients Vernon McGarrity and Walter K. Singleton during Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in Bartlett. (Brad Vest/Special to Daily Memphian)
Bartlett Mayor A. Keith McDonald speaks during Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in Bartlett. (Brad Vest/Special to Daily Memphian)
A wreath is laid at Veterans Park during Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony in Bartlett. (Brad Vest/Special to Daily Memphian)
People gathered at Bartlett’s Veterans Park during Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony. (Brad Vest/Special to Daily Memphian)
People gathered at Bartlett’s Veterans Park during Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony. (Brad Vest/Special to Daily Memphian)
Officer Don Keith, U.S. Army, helps lay a wreath during Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in Bartlett. (Brad Vest/Special to Daily Memphian)
Officer Don Keith, U.S. Army, left, and Bartlett Mayor A. Keith McDonald, right, prepare to lay a wreath during Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in Bartlett. (Brad Vest/Special to Daily Memphian)
Rebecca Alston (middle) hugs her children Lincoln Alston, 6, (left) and Kennedy Alston, 8, while visiting her father’s tombstone on Memorial Day at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Family and friends visit loved ones on Memorial Day at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Nichole Jackson, reflects while sitting by the marker of her deceased mother on Memorial Day at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Family and friends visit loved ones on Memorial Day at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tiera Harris sheds tears while touching her grandfather’s tombstone on Memorial Day at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Family and friends visit loved ones as a Stearman planes blowing smoke pass overhead on Memorial Day at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Antonio Webster hugs his grandparent’s tombstone on Memorial Day at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tiera Harris (left) sheds tears while touching the her grandfather’s tombstone with her children Akiriya Griffin, 11, (top left) Akaelah Griffin, 10 months, (middle) Damarien Griffin, 12, (right) and cousin Sabrina Shanklin (top right) on Memorial Day at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
While some events looked different, many people took time on Memorial Day to remember those who died for the sake of freedom.
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Abigail Warren is a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She has worked for several local publications and covers the suburbs for The Daily Memphian.