Families and members of the community honor fallen military service members at the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at MacDill Park in downtown Tampa. Mayor Jane Castor and Vice Admiral James Malloy from U.S. Central Command spoke during the ceremony, both recognizing that, for the 20 relatives of the fallen in attendance, every day is Memorial Day.
Sara Osman, of Palm Harbor, places a rose made out of tissue paper by the name and photograph of her son, at MacDill Park in Tampa on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2022. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ergin V. Osman served 10 years in the Marine Corps and 5 years in the U.S. Army before he was killed in Afghanistan during his ninth tour. Tampa-based organization CRISP, which stands for Commitment, Respect, Integrity, Service and Pride, hosted a ceremony to honor the city’s military community. IVY CEBALLO | Times
Mayor Jane Castor speaks during a Memorial Day ceremony at MacDill Park in Tampa on Monday, May 30, 2022. IVY CEBALLO | Times
Families of fallen military service members listen as Mayor Jane Castor speaks near the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument during a Memorial Day ceremony at MacDill Park in Tampa on Monday, May 30, 2022. IVY CEBALLO | Times
Vice Admiral James Malloy from U.S. Central Command speaks during a Memorial Day ceremony at MacDill Park in Tampa on Monday, May 30, 2022. IVY CEBALLO | Times
Vice Admiral James Malloy from U.S. Central Command speaks during a Memorial Day ceremony at MacDill Park in Tampa on Monday, May 30, 2022. IVY CEBALLO | Times
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Sara Osman, of Palm Harbor, shakes hands with Mayor Jane Castor by the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at MacDill Park in Tampa following a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 30, 2022. Osman’s son, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ergin V. Osman, served 10 years in the Marine Corps and 5 years in the U.S. Army before he was killed in Afghanistan during his ninth tour. IVY CEBALLO | Times
Several family members of fallen service members held roses during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at MacDill Park in Tampa on Monday, May 30, 2022. IVY CEBALLO | Times
Veteran Marine Ray Didier, 78, of Tampa, looks at the names of fallen military service members on display near the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument following a Memorial Day ceremony at MacDill Park in Tampa on Monday, May 30, 2022. Didier said his father, Marine Pfc. Frederick Anthony Didier, was killed at the age of 19 on Feb 1, 1944, during World War II – nine days before he was born. “My mother never remarried,” Didier said as he became emotional. IVY CEBALLO | Times
The word “sacrifice” seen on the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument following a Memorial Day ceremony at MacDill Park in Tampa on Monday, May 30, 2022. IVY CEBALLO | Times
Vice Admiral James Malloy from U.S. Central Command, who is reflected on the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument, speaks during a Memorial Day ceremony at MacDill Park in Tampa on Monday, May 30, 2022.
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Several family members of fallen service members gather at the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument during a Memorial Day ceremony at MacDill Park in Tampa on Monday, May 30, 2022. IVY CEBALLO | Times
An onlooker pauses near the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument, where the names and several pictures of fallen service members were on display as relatives gathered for a Memorial Day ceremony at MacDill Park, in Tampa on Monday, May 30, 2022. IVY CEBALLO | Times
A wreath seen at a display with names and photographs of fallen military members connected to Tampa seen near the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument before a Memorial Day Ceremony at MacDill Park in Tampa on Monday, May 30, 2022. IVY CEBALLO | Times
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