A little rain didn’t deter the crowd who turned out Monday morning for the annual Memorial Day ceremony organized by the Davis Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6949.
The ceremony took place at the Davis Cemetery on Pole Line Road where, earlier that morning, Boy Scouts from around the area had placed 565 American flags on the graves of veterans.
The prelude, featuring the Davis Brass Ensemble, started at 9:30 a.m. and the posting of the colors and the singing of the national anthem signaled the start of the ceremony at 10 a.m. Hundreds of seats were filled, and some attendees even had to stand in the light rain that occurred on and off throughout the ceremony, but no one really seemed to mind. Everyone was there to pay tribute to veterans who lost their lives during one of America’s conflicts.