American flags mark the graves of fallen Sailors, Soldiers, Marines and Airmen at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter, Rhode Island on Memorial Day, May 26, 2014.
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Walter E. "Ted" Carter Jr., president, U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, served as Presiding Officer for the 40th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the cemetery. (DoD photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James E. Foehl, U.S. Navy/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr