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Veterans honored during Wreaths Across America

Veterans were honored during a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.

By Jamm Aquino

Dec. 16, 2023

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USMC Sgt. Miqu Stone plays “Taps” as a rainbow appears above her during a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl in Honolulu. Over 700 volunteers participated in the event, which was observed nationwide at other veterans cemeteries across the country.
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USMC Sgt. Miqu Stone carries a wreath to lay at the foot of the Medal of Honor memorial stone.
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U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 2nd class Zhaolin Yang, second from right, and Operations Specialist 2nd class Patrick Mullaney, right, stand with a wreath during a Wreaths Across America ceremony.
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U.S. Air Force Msgt. Timothy Everhard brings a wreath forward towards the Medal of Honor stone.
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Msgt. John Reeves lays a wreath at the foot of the Medal of Honor stone.
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Msgt. John Reeves salutes after laying a wreath at the foot of the Medal of Honor stone.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Elijah Sells, front, pauses for a moment of silence after placing a wreath at a grave.
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Katherine Shroyer, top, pauses for a moment of silence with her children Caroline, 7, and Trey, 4, after laying a wreath at a grave.
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Three-year-old Lily Koller talks with mother Kayla as father Kevin looks on at right after laying a wreath at a grave.
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Seven-year-old Nicky Wang carries a wreath to be placed at a grave.
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Wreaths are seen on graves during a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr Samuel Kuhr pauses after laying a wreath at a grave.
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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr Samuel Kuhr walks past hundreds of wreaths placed on graves.
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Wreaths are seen on graves during a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
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Wreaths are seen on graves during a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
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Wreaths are seen on graves during a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
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Wreaths are seen on graves during a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
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Wreaths are seen on graves during a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
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Wreaths are seen on graves during a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
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