Belated Honors for Fort Larned Soldiers

1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – William Owensby, cemetery director, and living history volunteers representing Company C, 3rd Infantry, Fort Larned, show respect as the colors are posted and the national anthem is played during the Fort Larned deceased Soldier memorial dedication c... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class James Elam, of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Combined Arms Center, Special Troops Battalion; Sgt. 1st Class James Flemon, Medical Activity; Sgt. Jovan Luna, HHC, CAC; Spc. Courtney Gardiner, MEDDAC; and Special Troops Battalio... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Flanked by the Fort Leavenworth Color Guard dressed as Buffalo Soldiers, guest speaker Garrison Commander Col. Wayne Green talks about Frontier Army Soldiers who served and died at Fort Larned during the Fort Larned deceased Soldier memorial dedicati... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class James Flemon, Medical Activity; Sgt. Jovan Luna, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Combined Arms Center, Special Troops Battalion; and Spc. Courtney Gardiner, MEDDAC, members of the Fort Leavenworth Color Guard dressed as Buffalo ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Fort Larned Superintendent Kevin McMurry introduces guest speaker Garrison Commander Col. Wayne Green during the Fort Larned deceased Soldier memorial dedication ceremony Sept. 19, 2009, at the Fort Leavenworth (Kan.) National Cemetery. The memorial ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Retired Col. Sam Young plays "Taps" during the Fort Larned deceased Soldier memorial dedication ceremony Sept. 19, 2009, at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The memorial lists the names of Soldiers who died at Fort Lar... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

7 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The remains of Soldiers who died while serving at Fort Larned, Kan., from 1859-1878 were relocated to the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in 1888. Many of the original markers had deteriorated, and for that and other reasons, the deceased were not... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Garrison Commander Col. Wayne Green and Fort Larned volunteer Janice Seymour unveil a memorial during the Fort Larned deceased Soldier memorial dedication ceremony Sept. 19, 2009, at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. The... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Belated Honors for Fort Larned Soldiers

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