Hundreds gathered Monday at Fort Logan National Cemetery to honor fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony, where speakers emphasized the sacrifice and memory of military personnel and their families.
The ceremony took place as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a milestone speakers said underscores generations of service members who have defended the country’s freedoms.
“Today we remember the service, sacrifice and enduring legacy of the over 1.4 million Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice,” Duane Gill, director of the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, said. “How a nation remembers its defenders is a clear demonstration of its character and its conscience.”…