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Honor Guard marks Memorial Day at cemetery
Guardsmen marched in shifts for 24 hours
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Hall County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mark Mason marches Monday as an honor guard in the veterans section at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Gainesville. The honor guard lasted 24 hours, ending at midnight Monday. - photo by SARA GUEVARA
Veterans and soldiers were honored Monday at the sixth annual Memorial Day celebration at Memorial Park Cemetery. The event started Sunday at midnight with the posting of a member of an honor guard marching on a raised platform in the veterans section of Memorial Park Cemetery. Hall County Sheriff’s Honor Guard was joined this year by the Gainesville Police Department Honor Guard and the Georgia Army National Guard State Honor Guard.