Team BLAZE honors fallen warriors with retreat ceremony

Airmen and civilians gather around Smith Plaza for the Memorial Day Retreat Ceremony May 26 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kaleb Snay)

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Team BLAZE honors fallen warriors with retreat ceremony

Team BLAZE Airmen stand in formation and salute during the Memorial Day Retreat Ceremony May 26 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. On the first Decoration Day, Gen. James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, and 5,000 participants decorated the graves of the 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers buried there. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kaleb Snay)

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Team BLAZE honors fallen warriors with retreat ceremony

Master Sgt. Christopher Thompson, 14th Flying Training Wing Chaplain Assistant, speaks to attendees during the Memorial Day Retreat Ceremony May 26 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, originating in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kaleb Snay)

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Team BLAZE honors fallen warriors with retreat ceremony

Airman 1st Class Bernard Davis, 14th Flying Traiing Wing Honor Guardsman, plays Taps during the Memorial Day Retreat Ceremony May 26 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melissa Doublin)

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Team BLAZE honors fallen warriors with retreat ceremony

Team BLAZE Airmen and civilians render their respect to fallen warriors while the U.S. flag is lowered during the Memorial Day Retreat Ceremony May 26 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. On Memorial Day the flag is displayed at half-staff until noon and at full staff from noon to sunset. This unique custom honors the war dead for the morning, and living veterans for the rest of the day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kaleb Snay)

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Team BLAZE honors fallen warriors with retreat ceremony

Team BLAZE Honor Guardsmen lower the U.S. flag during the Memorial Day Retreat Ceremony May 26 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. While being lowered, Airmen and civilian attendees stand at attention and salute or render their respects in honor of the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Melissa Doublin)

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Team BLAZE honors fallen warriors with retreat ceremony

Published May 26, 2016

COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Airmen and civilians gather around Smith Plaza for the Memorial Day Retreat Ceremony May 26 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kaleb Snay)