St. Louis, MO: Memorial Day ceremonies at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Turners participated in the annual Memorial Day Service at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in south St. Louis County, Missouri, on Monday, May 29, 2017, presented by the Inter-Veterans Memorial Day Service Committee. Following the main ceremonies, a Union Civil War ceremony was held in the Civil War cemetery area.
Mark Coplin, Camp Commander of the U.S. Grant Camp #68 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, conducts this year’s Union ceremony in the Civil War section of Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in south St. Louis County,Missouri, on May 29, 2017.
A Company M crew on the Filley gun and a Confederate mountain howitzer crew prepare for an artillery salute during the Union ceremony in the Civil War section of Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in south St. Louis County,Missouri, on May 29, 2017.
Members of Company G, joined by Confederate reenactors, fire a musket salute during the Union ceremony in the Civil War section of Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in south St. Louis County,Missouri, on May 29, 2017.
A Company M crew on the Filley gun and a Confederate mountain howitzer crew fire an artillery salute during the Union ceremony in the Civil War section of Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in south St. Louis County,Missouri, on May 29, 2017.
Members of Company G joined Confederate reenactors during the Confederate ceremony in the Civil War section of Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in south St. Louis County,Missouri, on May 29, 2017.