Paul Jennings plays the trumpet to 'God Bless America,' during the Memorial Day Ceremony at General George Mabry's Memorial in Sumter, S.C., May 28, 2012. 'God Bless America' is an American patriotic song that is used in a form of prayer for the blessing and peace of the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airmen Tabatha McCarthy/released)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Lawrence Wells, 9th Air Force commander, his wife Kathy and Marshall Simpson, 9th AF Association member, pose for a photo at the Fallen Airman Memorial at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 24, 2012. The 9th AFA began on July 20, 1990 when representatives from WW II combat units gathered in St. Louis, Mo. to preserve and publicize its history. (U.S. Air Force by Senior Airman Daniel Phelps/Released)
Sumter County Veterans Association placed crosses to honor all of the fallen men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces for the Memorial Day Ceremony at General George Mabry's Memorial in Sumter, S.C., May 28, 2012. The poppy flowers by the crosses and Star of David remind of war ending and the poppys growing again on the grounds on which World War I was fought. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airmen Tabatha McCarthy/released)
Maj. Gen. Larry Wells, 9th Air Force commander, speaks to 9th AF Association banquet attendees, commending and thanking them for their years of service at the Marriot Hotel in Columbia, S.C., May 25, 2012. The farewell banquet was the last event in a three day tour of events at Shaw AFB, Sumter and the surrounding communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Daniel B. Blackwell/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Clay Hall, 20th Fighter Wing commander, speaks with a veteran during the Memorial Day Ceremony at General George Mabry's Memorial in Sumter, S.C., May 28, 2012. The Memorial Day Ceremony was held in remembrance of all the lives lost by men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airmen Tabatha McCarthy/released)
Members of 9th Air Force Association and Shaw Air Force Base Honor Guard pose for group photo at the Marriot Hotel in Columbia, S.C., May 25, 2012. The farewell banquet was the last event in a three day tour of events at Shaw AFB, Sumter and the surrounding communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Daniel B. Blackwell/Released)
Dave Nesbitt, adjutant with the Purple Heart Association, and Joe Smith, with the Marine Corps League, perform the Memorial Wreath Ceremony during the Memorial Day Ceremony at General George Mabry's Memorial in Sumter, S.C., May 28, 2012. The Memorial Day Ceremony was held in remembrance of all the lives lost by men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airmen Tabatha McCarthy/released)
Maj. Gen. Larry Wells, 9th Air Force commander, and his wife Kathy Wells pose together holding an appreciation award presented during the memorial banquet ceremony at the Marriot Hotel in Columbia, S.C., May 25, 2012. The farewell banquet was the last event in a three day tour of events at Shaw AFB, Sumter and the surrounding communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Daniel B. Blackwell/Released)
Tom Olsen, 9th Air Force Association member, places a wreath by the Fallen Airman Memorial at Memorial Lake, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 24, 2012. The 9th AFA began on July 20, 1990 when representatives from World War II combat units gathered in St. Louis, Mo. to preserve and publicize its’ history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Phelps/Released)
Tom Olsen, 9th Air Force Association member, speaks to members of the 9th AFA at the Fallen Airman Memorial at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 24, 2012. The 9th AFA began on July 20, 1990 when representatives from World War II combat units gathered in St. Louis, Mo. to preserve and publicize its’ history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Phelps/Released)
5/30/2012 - SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Members from Team Shaw attended several Memorial Day events to honor the military men and women that came before them.
This set of images shows those various events and a few of the Airmen that attended them.
