{"id":276969,"date":"2018-05-29T06:06:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T20:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=276969"},"modified":"2018-05-29T06:06:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T20:06:24","slug":"memorial-day-observance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/memorial-day-observance\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day Observance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photos By JON PEREZ<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-276969 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-observance\/1-99\/'>1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-276970'>\n\t\t\t\tJoint Region Marianas\/U.S. Naval Forces Marianas commander Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, left, gives a flower to a relative of a fallen CNMI serviceman in yesterday\u2019s commemoration of Memorial Day at the Veterans Cemetery in Marpi. (Photos By JON PEREZ)\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-observance\/2-94\/'>2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-276971'>\n\t\t\t\tSam Sosa plays Amazing Grace on bagpipes in remembering fallen soldiers during yesterday\u2019s commemoration of Memorial Day 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-observance\/3-83\/'>3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-276972'>\n\t\t\t\tA relative of a fallen soldier prays during yesterday\u2019s commemoration of Memorial Day 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-observance\/4-86\/'>4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-276973'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Marianas High School Dolphin Battalion was tasked to assist in yesterday\u2019s Memorial Day ceremony 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-observance\/5-87\/'>5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-276974'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Saipan Pacific Winds Concert Band provides music during yesterday\u2019s commemoration of Memorial Day 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-observance\/6-68\/'>6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-276975'>\n\t\t\t\tJoint Region Marianas\/U.S. Naval Forces Marianas commander Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, center, greets a relative of a CNMI servicemen who\u2019s buried at the Veterans Cemetery as Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, left, looks on.\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-observance\/7-63\/'>7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-276976'>\n\t\t\t\tJoint Region Marianas\/U.S. Naval Forces Marianas Commander Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, right, salutes as Department of Public Safety officers give the 21-gun salute.\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-observance\/8-53\/'>8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-276977'>\n\t\t\t\tGov. 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