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People continue to fill in wreaths on markers

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Every marker at Fort Bayard National Cemetery receives a wreath

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To the ends of the cemetery

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Daniel and Marsha Turner and Jessica and Tim Turner placed wreaths

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One area of the cemetery

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The Color Guard gets ready to post the colors

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Marching in to post

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Posting

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The Cobre High School Honor Society led the Pledge of Allegiance

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Lorraine Anglin sang the Star-Spangled Banner

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Tipping their hats and saluting the posting of the flags

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VFW commander Tim Zamora was featured speaker.

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The first wreath was the Army wreath laid by James Maestas

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Ron Oglesby laid the Marine Corps League wreath

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John Sterle accepts the Navy wreath

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Joe Nerling will lay the Air Force wreath.

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Maj. Ben Skee lays the Space Force wreath.

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Gene Kaponen will lay the Coast Guard wreath

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Debbie Root lays the Merchant Marines wreath in honor of her father's service

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Mike Gonzales lays the POW/MIA wreath

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Cecilia Bell lays the wreath in honor of nurses who served at Fort Bayard (Photo ourtesy of Lucy Whitmarsh0

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Doug Dinwiddie lays the wreath to honor all who served at Fort Bayard

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The Hi Lo Silvers sing "Let There Be Peace," led by Nada DAtes

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Brian Gorog plays Taps

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Spaceport personnel helped lay wreaths (Courtesy Photo)

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Ben Skee, Dr. John Bell, who served as emcee, John Sterle and Robert Lopez

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Lopez, Las Cruces Sons of the American Revolution Chapter president, and Gonzales

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Deb Cosper-Hughes, member of commitee, and organizer Mary Cowan in front of the banner.

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A wreath on a single grave marker.