Florida's Capital City marked Memorial Day with a number of solemn ceremonies. One took place at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3308 ceremony at the post's southside cemetery.
The usual quiet of the shady grove, which is the cemetery site resounded to the mournful sound of "Taps."
VFW Post trustee and Army Veteran Debra Man hoped that all Americans took at least a few moments out of their day off to recall the real purpose of the observance.
"It doesn't matter if you haven't been personally affected, you have been. We've all been personally affected. We have our freedoms because of what they did, so we need to honor them. You're honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. You can't ask for more," she noted.
Other ceremonies honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice took place at Tallahassee's Greenwood and Oakland cemeteries.
