Fort Lee, surrounding communities honor the fallen during Memorial Day weekend

By Fort Lee StaffMay 31, 2012

Colorguard
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Wreath-laying
2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Petersburg Mayor Brian Moore, Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Tatem and American Legion Commander John C. McCrea lay a wreath on a gravesite at Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg on Memorial Day. Tatem, the top enlisted Soldier of Fort Lee's 262nd Quartermast... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Rifle team
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Flag placement
4 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pvt. Zacharia Nelson, an advanced individual training student from Victor Company, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion, 23rd QM Brigade, plants a flag at a gravestone at Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg. Each year, Fort Lee students team up with the J. Tho... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Gravestones
5 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A lane of American flags leads to the marble memorial at the City Point National Cemetery for Monday's annual Memorial Day observance. Smaller flags were planted before each grave marker for the event sponsored by the Jacob J. Pearson Veterans of For... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Maj.Gen.Hodge
6 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. James L. Hodge greets two Hopewell World War II veterans at Monday's annual Memorial Day observance at the City Point National Cemetery. Herndon Smith, left, and Thomas R. Blount, also a former Hopewell mayor, were among a number of veteran... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Leading the way
7 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Seth Smallman, acting first sergeant, 54th QM Co., 530th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 49th QM Group, leads a procession of Fort Lee Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen down the Boulevard during a Memorial Day remembrance cer... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
National anthem
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Rifle team
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FORT LEE, Va. (May 31) -- Fort Lee military members supported a number of Memorial Day commemoration efforts over the holiday weekend. The events included a Memorial Day Ceremony at the War Memorial in the nearby city of Colonial Heights to helping American Legion members to lay flags on gravesites in adjacent Petersburg. All of the services with a presence here -- the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines -- participated in Memorial Day events. Maj. Gen. James Hodge, Combined Arms Support Command and Fort Lee commanding general, participated as well. He was the guest speaker for a commemoration ceremony in nearby Hopewell.