Memorial Day
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Memorial Day
On May 26th, 2003, I visited my father's grave at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery. I also attended the memorial service and took a few photos of this beautiful cemetery and of the ceremony. The theme for this year's ceremony was "Prisoners of War, You are Not Forgotten".
There are currently approximately 160,000 persons buried here and there have been over 5,000 new burials here between January 1, 2003 and Memorial Day, 2003.
PHOTOS (click on link to see the photo)
Avenue of flags leading to area where service was held
My father's gravesite (5/26/2003)
A view of the some of the graves
Another view of some of the graves
Sailors waiting for the parading of the colors
Beginning of the parading of the colors
Parading - Military Order of the Purple Heart
Parading - Minnesota Pearl Harbor Survivors
Parading - Women Veterans of Minnesota
Parading - Marine Veterans of Minnesota
Flags are posted and honor guard seated
Many groups laid wreaths for the ceremony
Many of the attendees are in wheelchairs
