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Memorial Day visitors pay their respects at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

By Dennis Oda

May 25, 2020

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A motorcycle group was among the many visitors at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl on Monday. They came to pay their respects and honor and mourn military personnel who have died serving in the United States Armed Forces.
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Raidon Kahao, 10, left, and his brother Rage Kahao, 12, placing their hands on their hearts after placing a rose on a grave marker. They are with the Young Marines and are participating in a national remembrance effort by placing roses on graves to honor fallen heroes and their sacrifices.
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Kristopher Lopez, left, and Kristopher Wee pay their respects on Monday. Wee is serving in the Navy and wanted to pay his respects on Memorial Day.
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Samuel Malave, 10, and his sister Emily, 11, gave a salute after placing a rose on each grave marker. Their father, Antonio, looks on. They are with the Young Marines and are participating in a national remembrance effort by placing roses on graves to honor fallen heroes and their sacrifices.
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Catherine Huizenga and her husband Jack Huizenga placed flowers on the grave marker of Leo Green. After discovering his family's connection to Green, they have come every year to his grave to pay their respects. They will also visited Jack's father's grave and his grandfather's World War II marker at Punchbowl.
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A constant stream of vehicles entered the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl on Monday.
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Lei was adorned on many graves at the cemetery.
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On Memorial Day, people visited the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl to pay their respects and honor and mourn military personnel who died serving in the United States Armed Forces.
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Christian Bagayas presents flowers on astronaut Ellison Onizuka's grave. With Christian are his aunt and uncle Danielle and Garrett Ogawa.
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Flags dotted the central Mall Drive North.
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People walked near the row of flags along the central Mall Drive North on Monday.
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