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Then, after the ceremony, people were invited to go across the road to the Chapel at Crosspoint where the Some Gave All memorial was set up. The traveling memorial pays tribute to those who have ...

The loss of a child is a parent's worst nightmare. Suzy Shealy experienced that loss when her first-born son, Sgt. Joseph Shealy, was killed in Iraq in 2005.

And for all who gave all, Gross kept playing. He hopes to make his Memorial Day rendition of "Taps" an annual tradition at the cemetery. "I just want to make it right for them," the musician said.

The parade began at 10 a.m. on Michigan Avenue and was be followed by the tribute ceremony at 11 a.m. featuring retired U.S. Army Major Brian Webb, Michigan's Veteran Liaison and project lead for ...