Charles "Trey" Durand III, a former U.S. Army Specialist who served a tour in Iraq, salutes during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Vance Sutton, quartermaster/adjutant of the Veteran Foreign Wars Denham Springs post, reads off the names of the departed comrades during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
The Veteran of Foreign Wars Rifle Squad fires a volley in remembrance of departed comrades during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard presents the colors during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Mickey Carroll, Veterans of Foreign Wars State Senior Vice Commander, speaks during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Attendees of the the Memorial Day Program place their hands over their hearts while listening to the national anthem at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Carl Karnish, senior vice commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, reads "Flanders Field" and explains the meanings of the poppies during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7017 officers pull back an American flag to place flowers on an empty casket representing all their departed comrades during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Vi Singleton, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary president, lays a wreath during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Denham Springs Mayor Gerard Landry speaks during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Vi Singleton, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary president, lays a flower on a casket during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Kammie Sutton, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, prays during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Bob Cargo plays "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Matt Calhoon (right) sings the National Anthem during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Flags and patriotic bouquets adorn the graves of veterans during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks speaks during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Vance Sutton, quartermaster/adjutant of the Veteran Foreign Wars Denham Springs post, reads General Logan's Order No. 11, which established Memorial Day, during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Carl Karnish, senior vice commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, lays a flower on an empty casket, representing all departed comrades, during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27.
Flowers adorn an empty casket representing all departed comrades during the Memorial Day Program at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs on Monday, May 27, 2019.
