Loved ones decorate area cemeteries for Memorial Day

<b>The Milo Cemetery near Barnard.</b> Salina Post photos — **The Milo Cemetery near Barnard.** Salina Post photos

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

Memorial Day is the day we honor those who gave their lives in the service of our country.

Unlike Veterans Day, which is a day to honor all veterans, Memorial Day is a time to honor those who have died.

What began as Decoration Day has morphed into a weekend holiday during which loved ones decorate the graves of those who have died with flowers and mementoes that hold special meaning. At many cemeteries, local veterans organizations or other civic organizations place U.S. flags at the graves of veterans and conduct services in honor of all deceased veterans.

READ: The origins of Memorial Day

Following is a series of photos from area cemeteries that have been decorated for Memorial Day.

<b>A Grand Army of the Republic flag holder in the Simpson Cemetery. The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization for Union military veterans who fought in the Civil War.</b> — **A Grand Army of the Republic flag holder in the Simpson Cemetery. The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization for Union military veterans who fought in the Civil War.**

<b>A World War II veteran who was honored in the Milo Cemetery near Barnard.</b> — **A World War II veteran who was honored in the Milo Cemetery near Barnard.**

<b>The Beverly Cemetery</b> — **The Beverly Cemetery**

<b>Franklin Cemetery at Tescott includes a veterans memorial. The stone is inscribed with "MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN ALL WARS."</b> — **Franklin Cemetery at Tescott includes a veterans memorial. The stone is inscribed with "MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN ALL WARS."**

<b>Part of Calvary Cemetery at Brookville.</b> — **Part of Calvary Cemetery at Brookville.**

<b>Part of the Brookville Cemetery.</b> — **Part of the Brookville Cemetery.**

<b>Part of the Bavaria Cemetery.</b> — **Part of the Bavaria Cemetery.**