Memorial Day 2012 / LJWorld.com

View a selection of photographs from Monday's Memorial Day events.

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Sons of the American Legion bugler, Jeff Miller, Lawrence, stands for the beginning of a flag ceremony organized by the American Legion Dorsey-Liberty Post 14 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. Miller later performed Taps in honor of those who have fallen serving the United States Armed Forces.

Photo by Nick Krug

Visitors to Oak Hill Cemetery stand a flag ceremony organized by the American Legion Dorsey-Liberty Post 14 on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012.

Photo by Nick Krug

Adria Chrislip, 4, right, sits with her brother Simeon, 7, back right, to watch as her grandmother Diane Chrislip and brother Caleb, 7, trace the marker for her father and their great grandfather, Martin G. Seibel, who served in World War II. All four, who are from Eudora, attended a Memorial Day ceremony at Memorial Park Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012.

Photo by Nick Krug

Members of the American Legion Dorsey-Liberty Post 14 honor guard stand with their rifles during a flag ceremony at Oak Hill Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012.

Photo by Nick Krug

Lawrence veteran, Leonard Monroe, who served in both the Vietnam and Korean War, salutes the colors as they are presented during a flag ceremony at Oak Hill Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012.

Photo by Nick Krug

Danny Stice of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 852 Men's Auxiliary stands with the colors during a Memorial Day ceremony at Memorial Park Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012.

Photo by Nick Krug

A young girl wears two poppies in her hair during a flag ceremony at Oak Hill Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012.

Photo by Nick Krug

Memorial Day observers gather for a flag ceremony at Oak Hill Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012.

Photo by Nick Krug

Honor guard members with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 852 stand together during a Memorial Day ceremony at Memorial Park Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012.

Photo by Nick Krug

Vietnam War veteran Jerry Rutledge, Lawrence, wears a patriotic shirt featuring the U.S. flag and the Constitution during a flag ceremony at Oak Hill Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012.

Photo by Nick Krug

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turnright 11 months, 3 weeks ago

I am pleased to see the quantity of people honoring the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform today. I am also saddened that the contractor of the construction project at 11th and Indiana choose to not allow the alien workforce enjoy a day off with their families to honor that sacrifice. It is entirely possible, though, that their families are out of country awaiting the money transfer from their fathers, brothers, and husbands. Hopefully, the contractor will give them the Labor day weekend off, unless they are building the Recreation Center.