Photo gallery: Memorial Day 2023 at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton

By HENRY DURAND, The Christian Index

Sunday, May 28, 2023

CANTON, Ga. — Volunteers gathered Saturday at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., to place flags on the graves of veterans for the Memorial Day holiday. Following a brief ceremony that included a 21-gun-salute, the playing of "Taps" and a benediction, volunteers spread across the cemetery in the rolling Georgia hills to decorate the markers.

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Caption: Michael Dorn, right, and Max Kovern, with Trail Life USA, salute after placing a flag on a grave at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Volunteers place flags on graves at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Bill Hall, state director of Bugles Across America, plays "Taps" during a ceremony at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Sheree Starkey takes a selfie seated beside the grave of her husband, U.S. Air Force veteran Alfonso Starkey, after placing a flag at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Flags decorate graves at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Don Dowling, accmpanied by his dog Coop, places a flag on a grave at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Nick Carter, himself a veteran, salutes after placing a flag on a grave at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Flags decorate graves at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Members of Marine Corps League detachment 1311 from Woodstock, Ga., fire a salute during a ceremony at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Ricardo Gutierrez watches as his daughter Elizabeth and Tasha Eloria, left, place a flag on a grave at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., Saturday, May 27, 2023. Elizabeth and Tasha were representing American Heritage Girls. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Flags decorate graves at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Jim Filhart, with the Patriot Guard, bows his head while standing guard over graves at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga., Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)