Sarasota National Cemetery hosts Memorial Day Tribute
Members of the Sarasota community take time out to mark Memorial Day.
By
Whitney Elfstrom
| 11:38 a.m. May 25, 2019
Sarasota
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Sarasota National Cemetery held its annual Memorial Day Tribute at Patriot Plaza on May 25 to honor service members who died in the line of duty. Hundreds of friends and family members remembered their loved ones who died in combat, died in other active service and those who are missing in action.
"On this 153rd anniversary of Memorial Day, as a community, we recognize that we have a duty and obligation in remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country," said Sarasota County Commissioner Christian Ziegler.
The ceremony featured performances from the Booker High School Visual and Performing Arts program, the Cypress Lake High School JROTC, and the keynote address from retired Col. Tom Manion of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Members of the Venice American Legion Post 159
The Imagine School Young Marines
A United States Air Force veteran holds an American Flag at the ceremony.
Volunteers we placed flags at the fallen soldiers' graves are asked to stand and raise their hands.
Members of the Venice American Legion Post 159 give the 21-gun salute.
Friends and families of America’s fallen soldiers attend the Sarasota National Cemetery Memorial Day ceremony.
John Rosntrater, director of Sarasota National Cemetery
A couple walks to the gravesites with American Flags.
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Department deputies.
Veterans wear vests that signify their time serving.
Hundreds of Sarasota residents celebrate Memorial Day at Sarasota National Cemetery.
Veterans stand with Amerian flags behind the crowd of people.
Family members walk through the gravesite to place flowers on graves.
People in the audience dress in red, white and blue to celebrate Memorial Day.
An American flag is at every grave in the Sarasota National Cemetery.
Flags and flowers line the graves of fallen soldiers.
