Memorial Day 2015: Honoring veterans across the U.S.

Family members of Sergeant Major Wardell B. Turner, who was honored today, listen this morning at the annual Memorial Day Observance at Dulaney Valley Gardens. His widow, Katherine Turner, center, holds a photo of him. His son Xavier, 10, left, wipes a tear. Another son, Specialist Devin A. Turner, 21 is to the right. ( Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Ginger Parsons of Baltimore, right, prays at the annual Memorial Day Observance at Dulaney Valley Gardens. She is the daughter of World War II veteran Harold Parsons who served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Former Staff Sgt. P. Michael Pezzella with the 11th Engineer Battalion United State Marine Corps Reserve salutes when Taps is played after he read the names of the fifteen men from the Battalion who perished in the Korean War. AT the closing of the ceremony, Pezzella said, “Thank you for being here today to remember these men….” {Phone no. can be provided by photographer}. This service was part of the Maryland Korean War Memorial Service. Today was the 25th anniversary of the Korean War Memorial located on 2903 Boston Street, in Canton Waterfront Park. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

Molly Miller, of Kulpmont, watches a Memorial Day parade Monday, May 25, 2015, in Kulpmont, Pa. A service followed the parade. (Larry Deklinski/The News-Item via AP)

Veterans ride on a float during a Memorial Day parade Monday, May 25, 2015, in Kulpmont, Pa. A service followed the parade. (Larry Deklinski/The News-Item via AP)

The Mount Carmel Area High School Band, from Mount Carmel, Pa., performs during a Memorial Day parade Monday, May 25, 2015, in Atlas, Pa. A service at the Atlas Fire Company Community Park was held after the parade. (Larry Deklinski/The News-Item via AP)

Sammy Suppes, 11, of Boy Scouts of America Troop 183, plays Taps during a Memorial Day service at Grandview Cemetery in Johnstown, Pa., Monday, May 25, 2015. (John Rucosky/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)

Tonica Johnson places a flag during the Memorial Day Historic Fitzgerald Family cemetery ceremony, at the Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, N.C., Monday, May 25, 2015. (Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun via AP)

Veterans participate in a prayer for the families of the fallen during an American Legion Post 379 Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 25, 2015, at Oak Ridge cemetery in Pink Hill, N.C. (Janet S. Carter/Daily Free Press via AP)

17-month-old Khamari Brown-Taborn hold a flag during the Memorial Day’s Historic Fitzgerald Family cemetery ceremony, at the Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, N.C., Monday, May 25, 2015. (Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun via AP)

Bill Arnold salutes during a Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Oxford, Miss., Monday, May 25, 2015. (Bruce Newman/The Oxford Eagle via AP)

A crowd listens as Muskegon Community College professor Kurt Troutman gives a speech during a veterans memorial service at Hackley Park after the Memorial Day parade Monday, May 25, 2015, in Muskegon, Mich. (Andraya Croft/The Muskegon Chronicle via AP)

Military aircraft from the World War II era fly over downtown Muskegon, Mich., Monday, May 25, 2015, to kick off the Memorial Day parade. (Andraya Croft/The Muskegon Chronicle via AP)

Pittsfield VFW Post 448 members salute during Memorial Day exercises in the Pittsfield Cemetery in Pittsfield, Mass. on Monday, May, 25, 2015. (Gillian Jones/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)

Lucille Williams visits the grave of her late husband, Korean War veteran Sfc. Alvin Williams, at Georgia National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Canton, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Figurines of a man and a woman lay on the grave of WWII veteran Pvt. Joel Greeson Sr., at Georgia National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Canton, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Veteran Zalman Greenberg, 90, of North Miami Beach, walks away following a Memorial Day event in honor of veterans who died in service to the country, Monday, May 25, 2015, in North Miami Beach, Fla. Greenberg, who is Russian, fought with Russia against the Nazis in WWII. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Members of the Gulf State Guards, Inc. pray during a Memorial Day Observance at Kent Forest Lawn Cemetery in Panama City, Fla. on Monday, May 25, 2015. (Andrew Wardlow/News Herald via AP)

A North Miami Beach police honor guard marches during a Memorial Day event in honor of veterans who died in service to the country, Monday, May 25, 2015, in North Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Shoshanna Crumpler, of North Miami Beach, prays during a Memorial Day event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in North Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Robert Ritchie, left, and Nigel MacDonald, right, march with the St. Andrews Pipe Band of Miami during a Memorial Day event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in North Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Veteran Zalman Greenberg, 90, of North Miami Beach, listens during a Memorial Day event in honor of veterans who died in service to the country, Monday, May 25, 2015, in North Miami Beach, Fla. Greenberg, who is Russian, fought with Russia against the Nazis in WWII. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Reverend Edward Hernandez bows his head during a Memorial Day event in honor of veterans who died in service to the country, Monday, May 25, 2015, in North Miami Beach, Fla. Hernandez served in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Air Force. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Iraq War veteran, retired Pvt. Rocky Bishop is embraced by his daughter Cyndney, 6, while visiting the grave of his grandfather, Korean War veteran James Bishop, with his other daughter Hannah, 4, at Georgia National Cemetery, in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Canton, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, May 25, 2015, in Arlington, Va. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey, from left, Defense Secretary Ash Carter and U.S. President Barack Obama attend a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, May 25, 2015, in Arlington, Va. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole attends a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, May 25, 2015, in Arlington, Va. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

A honor guard stands still as the motorcade carrying U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, May 25, 2015, in Arlington, Va. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, May 25, 2015, in Arlington, Va. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Sandra Bacchus of Coram, N.Y., listens as President Barack Obama speaks in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 25, 2015, during a Memorial Day ceremony. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama speaks in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 25, 2015, during a Memorial Day ceremony. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Color and honor guards arrive at the beginning of a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday May 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sandra Bacchus of Coram, N.Y., second from right, and others, attend a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.,, Monday, May 25, 2015, with, from far left, her husband Michael Bacchus, and their grandsons Darren Marchong, 9, and Donovan Jones, 8. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Vickie Hunt sits next to the grave of her late husband, Vietnam veteran U.S. Marine Cpl. Timothy Hunt, at Georgia National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Canton, Ga. “I come every Memorial Day,” says Hunt. “As soon as I go through the gates here it brings me a sense of peace.” (AP Photo/David Goldman)

American Legion Color Guard member Roy Guzman helps hold the American flag at the Brownsville Veterans Park, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Brownsville, Texas. A one mile silent march concluded at the park where there was a flag raising ceremony, 21-gun salute and speeches to celebrate Memorial Day. (Brad Doherty/The Brownsville Herald via AP)

Veteran Al Santelli, of Mount Carmel, salutes the American flag as it is lowered to half-staff during a Memorial Day service at Second and Oak streets in Mount Carmel, Pa., Monday, May 25, 2015. A parade through the community was held after the service. (Larry Deklinski/The News-Item via AP)

Memorial Day 2015: Honoring veterans across the U.S.

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