{"id":11926,"date":"2022-05-30T22:15:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T02:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=11926"},"modified":"2022-06-01T14:21:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T18:21:02","slug":"tallahassee-observes-memorial-day-with-multiple-tributes","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/tallahassee-observes-memorial-day-with-multiple-tributes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee observes Memorial Day with multiple tributes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple Memorial Day services marked the occasion in Tallahassee. Sauls-Bridges Post 13 American Legion had its traditional ceremony in the veteran&#8217;s corner of the city\u2019s Oakland Cemetery. Post Commander Val Frailey officiated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re here to honor those who didn\u2019t come home and they\u2019re the true heroes. And we honor those who did come home and now lay alongside. And that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the tiny VFW Post 3308 Cemetery near the airport, Tallahassee National Cemetery Director Raymond Miller said, as the pandemic recedes, Memorial Day has regained its historic significance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/a8\/4b\/069117ab458d96b4ee44de35f12d\/img-20220530-111250.jpg\" width=\"4048\" height=\"3036\" alt=\"IMG_20220530_111250.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout large public ceremonies for Memorial Day over the past years, our ability to recognize our fallen heroes was limited. Thankfully, we are now past that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s Greenwood Cemetery was also the site of a salute to our nation\u2019s fallen service members. 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