Patriotic

Memorial Day /  by Justin Merriman

 Kevin "Slim" Forsythe performs from the back of a pickup truck along Butler Street in Lawrenceville during the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 30, 2016.

 People watch the Memorial Day parade pass along Butler Street .

 Civil War re-enactors with the 40th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry march along Butler Street.

 Kelly Ratz, 32, (right) enjoys a comfortable chair from her tattoo studio, Rogue Tattoo, as she watches the parade pass by. 

 A Syria Shriner buzzes by along Butler Street in Lawrenceville during the Memorial Day parade.

 A man on stilts waves to crowd along the parade route.

 Maryann Brown of Lawrenceville (center) folds her hands as she watches a gold-star mother place a wreath during the Memorial Day events at Allegheny Cemetery in Lawrenceville.

Civil War re-enactors with the 40th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry fire a 21-gun-salute during the Memorial Day events at Allegheny Cemetery in Lawrenceville on Monday, May 30, 2016.

Finally At Rest /  by Justin Merriman

Commander Michael Freynik, a member of a Navy Honor Guard from the Navy Operation Support Center (NSOC) Pittsburgh, prepares to present the folded American flag for Navy veteran William Rodgers during his funeral at the Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Bridgeville on Thursday, May 19, 2016.  Rodgers burial was conducted through the Missing in America Project, which assists in location, identification and burial of unclaimed American veterans.

Members of a Navy Honor Guard from the Navy Operation Support Center (NSOC) Pittsburgh, (left to right) Seaman Falon Jones, Commander Michael Freynik and First Class Petty Officer Lewis Dean process with the cremains of Navy veteran William Rodgers during his funeral the Cemetery of the Alleghenies.

First Class Petty Officer Lewis Dean, a member of the Navy Honor Guard from the Navy Operation Support Center (NSOC) Pittsburgh, plays taps during the funeral of Navy veteran William Rodgers.