Holloman Memorial Day
Col. Kenneth Ekman, 49th Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Wendy Rowe, 49th Materiel Maintenance Squadron superintendent, salute a memorial wreath during a Memorial Day ceremony at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., May 22. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released)