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Fort Leavenworth observes Memorial Day
1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Bugler Reserve Staff Sgt. Aaron Leonard, with the 312th Army Band out of Lawrence, Kansas, plays Taps during the Memorial Day ceremony May 25, 2026, at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Bugler Reserve Staff Sgt. Aaron Leonard, with the 312th Army Band out of Lawrence, Kansas, plays Taps during the Memorial Day ceremony May 25, 2026, at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The 312th Army Band also performed the national anthem and played before the start of the ceremony. The band also provided a free Memorial Day Weekend concert to the community May 22 at Leavenworth High School. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Ceremony host Fort Leavenworth Garrison Commander Col. Todd Sunday and Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. David Franks salute after placing a wreath at the gravesite of Col. Henry Leavenworth during the Memorial Day ceremony May 25, 2026, at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Army Corrections Brigade Salute Battery NCOIC Sgt. Christopher Rojas, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Battalion (Detention), gives the signal for fellow battalion members Spc. Ezekiel Barnes, Spc. Fernando Campbell and Pvt. David Borja to fire during the Memorial Day ceremony May 25, 2026, at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 5 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption - South Korean Lt. Col. Kyu Jin Kim and Mexican Lt. Col. Joaquin Del Pino, international liaison officers to the Combined Arms Command, place a wreath at the gravesite of Col. Henry Leavenworth during the Memorial Day ceremony May 25, 2026, at the Fort Leavenworth (Kansas) National Cemetery. The British liaison officer also placed a red poppy wreath at Leavenworth's gravesite with a note attached: "In Remembrance: Always shoulder to shoulder, UK/USA." Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 6 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Brothers 10-year-old Archie Lewis and 16-year-old Gordon Lewis, of Scouts BSA Troop 447 out of Kansas City, Missouri, salute during the national anthem at the Memorial Day ceremony May 25, 2026, at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort Leavenworth observes Memorial Day
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