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Memorial Day: Surprise Stadium 2012
Surprise hosts its inaugural Memorial Day ceremony at the Surprise Stadium. Saturday, May 26, 2012.
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Members of the Tonopah Valley Young Marines present the colors Saturday at Surprise Stadium. 27 different organizations participated in the color guard pass in review. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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American Legion Post 29, from Glendale, present the colors during a color guard pass in review before Surprise's Memorial Day ceremony on Saturday. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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A colorguard member is lost in the flags during Saturday's Memorial Day ceremony in Surprise. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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Members of the Scottish American Military Society Post 48, of Phoenix, raise their glasses for a ceremonial toast to the deceased soldiers unable to be with them. The toast was part of a Remembrance Table Ceremony during Saturday's Memorial Day at Surprise Stadium. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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Surprise Director of Community Services Mark Coronado explains the controversy surrounding last year's Memorial Day event and how Saturday's event was meant to correct the mistake. In 2011, the city held a parade and came under fire for having a celebration of the troops. Memorial Day, Coronado explained, is meant to be a somber remembrance of troops who sacrificed their lives for the country. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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Surprise Mayor Sharon Wolcott accepts a proclamation by Arizona Govenor Jan Brewer and presented by Secretary of State Ken Bennett marking Arizona Memorial Day during Saturday's ceremony at Surprise Stadium. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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Joey Strickland, Director of the Arizona Department of Veterans Services, reads a letter written by a British veteran about the solidarity of soldiers and memorial day during Saturday's Memorial Day Service at Surprise Stadium. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery reads his reflection on Memorial Day during Saturday's ceremony at Surprise Stadium. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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Harold Stern, center, and Gene Bogatko, right, listen to reflections on Memorial Day during Saturday's ceremony at Surprise Stadium. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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Debbie Lee, president of the America's Mighty Warriors, speaks about Memorial Day and her son's, Marc Alan Lee, services in Iraq. Marc was the first Navy Seal to lose his life in Operation Iraqi Freedom in August of 2006. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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Jessica Clay and Kyle Hornbaker hugs while families of deceased veterans take the field during Saturday's Memorial Day service at Surprise Stadium. The two were celebrating Army Specialist Kale Clay who served in Iraq. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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Members of the American Legion fire rifles during Saturday's Memorial Day ceremony at Surprise Stadium. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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Vernon West, a retiree of the United States Army and Arizona National Guard, plays taps during the conclusion of Saturday's Memorial Day ceremony at Surprise Stadium. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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Surprise Mayor Sharon Wolcott accepts a flag from a member of the Scottish American Military Society. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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Doves are released at the conclusion of the Memorial Day ceremony at Surprise Stadium on Saturday. Saturday, May 26, 2012. (Dave Martinez/Daily News-Sun)
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