PHOTOS: Memorial Day ceremony at Marietta National Cemetery

Linda Monroe, who served in the Air Force for 16.5 years, salutes during the playing of the National Anthem while attending the Memorial Day ceremony at Marietta National Cemetery on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)
People dressed as military from different wars watch the Memorial Day ceremony at Marietta National Cemetery on Monday, May 27, 2024.  (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)
A member of the Atlanta Concert Band plays taps at the end of the Memorial Day ceremony at Marietta National Cemetery on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)
People say the Pledge of Allegiance during the Memorial Day ceremony at Marietta National Cemetery on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)
The 2024 Memorial Day ceremony at Marietta National Cemetery on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)
Retired Marines Steve Reilly, left, and Doug Tasse pose for a photo before the Memorial Day ceremony at Marietta National Cemetery on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)
Connie Long Michael fixes the flag in front of her mother’s grave at Marietta National Cemetery before the Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 27, 2024. Michael’s mother attended the ceremony every year with her until she died in September. Micheal’s father, who is buried next to her mother, was a Naval aviator who died in a plane crash near Cedartown. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)
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Jim Hickey, who served 27 years in the Army, holds programs and flags before the start of the Memorial Day ceremony at Marietta National Cemetery on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)
Peter Marx, who is retired from the Army, takes in the graves at Marietta National Cemetery before the Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)
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Linda Monroe, who served in the Air Force for 16.5 years, salutes during the playing of the National Anthem while attending the Memorial Day ceremony at Marietta National Cemetery on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)