Remembering the fallen at Boulder City service — PHOTOS

Anita Gargus and Bob Clark pay honor to fallen soldiers during a memorial service at the Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery in Boulder City, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto

Attendees of a memorial service for fallen soldiers take a moment of silence at the Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery in Boulder City, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto

A memorial service for fallen soldiers was held at Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery in Boulder City, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto

A memorial service for fallen soldiers was held at Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery in Boulder City, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto

A memorial service for fallen soldiers was held at Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery in Boulder City, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto

A memorial service for fallen soldiers was held at Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery in Boulder City, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto

Janice Adams and her husband Robert Adams, who is a veteran, join hundreds of other motorcyclists to attend a memorial service for fallen soldiers at the Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery in Boulder City, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto

Hundreds of motorcyclists park around the Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery for a memorial service for fallen soldiers in Boulder City, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto

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