On this Memorial Day, the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona was filled with generations of families, all for different reasons.
Everyone at the cemetery has been paying their respects, either to loved ones or people they don’t know.Many of them are teaching younger generations the true meaning of Memorial Day."When you look around and see upwards of 30,000 flags, it's not only gut-wrenching, but it's heartwarming," Brian Hutchinson said.Thousands of flags spanning 225 acres are used to remember generations of service members who served and sacrificed everything."I graduated in 1966.
We are here living in an amazing country because of what we are surrounded by right now," Melissa Rasmussen said.The family of six walked around and fixed the fallen flags."All these people fought for us. We need to respect them today and everyday," Rasmussen said.Some people want to be alone and mourning and others are spending the day with family and cleaning the markers of loved ones and strangers.
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