PHOTOS: Memorial Day at Fort Logan National Cemetery

Visitors paid their respects for loved ones at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver on May Hundreds of assistants with Flags for Fallen Vets helped place flags on every single grave marker of fallen vets and their family members for the weekends events Amber Schoenrock lead coordinator for the organization mentioned this year they placed flags costing to do They rely on participants to help them place the flags as well as pick up the flags after the long holiday Memorial Day is a day to honor and remember those who have died while serving in the United States military It s observed on the last Monday of May and is a time for reflection and remembrance It began as a way to decorate the graves of Civil War soldiers Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter