{"id":228859,"date":"2016-05-31T06:06:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T20:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=228859"},"modified":"2016-05-31T06:06:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T20:06:44","slug":"memorial-day-commemoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/memorial-day-commemoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day Commemoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOTOS By JON PEREZ<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-228859 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/memorial-day-commemoration\/memorial-pix-1\/'>Memorial-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-228860'>\n\t\t\t\tRep. Angel Demapan (R-Saipan) was the host of yesterday\u2019s ceremony commemorating and honoring all fallen heroes at the Veterans Cemetery in Marpi.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/memorial-day-commemoration\/memorial-pix-2\/'>Memorial-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-228861'>\n\t\t\t\tMariano Fajardo, left, and Mac Chargualaf were some of the veterans who attended yesterday\u2019s ceremony.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/memorial-day-commemoration\/memorial-pix-3\/'>Memorial-pix-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-228862'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Saipan Southern High School color guard.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/memorial-day-commemoration\/memorial-pix-4\/'>Memorial-pix-4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-228863'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Marianas High School chorale led the singing of the U.S. and CNMI national anthems.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/memorial-day-commemoration\/memorial-pix-5\/'>Memorial-pix-5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-228864'>\n\t\t\t\tThe U.S., CNMI, and the POW-MIA flags fly high at the Veterans Cemetery in Marpi.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/memorial-day-commemoration\/memorial-pix-6\/'>Memorial-pix-6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-228865'>\n\t\t\t\tGov. 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