22 Pictures to Remind You What Matters on Memorial Day

Ruben Estrella Sr. paused at the grave of his son, Army Pvt. Ruben Esrella, Jr. Monday, in Fort Bliss National Cemetery near El Paso, Texas. Ruben Estrella Jr. died in combat in March 2003 in an ambush in Iraq.

(Photo: AP Photo/The El Paso Times, Victor Calzada)

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Pinter, who is known as “The Lone Bugler,” pauses after playing taps during a service at the Korean War Memorial in Philadelphia.

(Photo: AP Photo/The Philadelphia Daily News, David Maialetti)

Korean War veteran Stephen Hopkins (left) and Vietnam War veteran Henry Ruszkowski (right) salute during a Memorial Day service at the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

(Photo: AP Photo/The Philadelphia Daily News, David Maialetti)

Navy veteran John Vojtas places his hand on the columbarium where the remains of his best friend, Jeffrey German, also a Navy veteran, are located at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.

(Photo: AP Photo/U-T San Diego, Howard Lipin)

During the annual Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Fla., Haleigh Ramirez, 16, of Mascotte, Fla., stands over the grave of her late uncle, U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Ramirez. Ramirez was killed in action in 2004 during Iraq War while serving in the U.S. Army.

(Photo: AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, Will Vragovic)

Bryan Christian Luckey Jr. (left) looks on as his mother Catherine Luckey, 33, center, of Tampa gets a hug from Maria Williams at the Florida National Cemetery. Catherine Luckey’s husband, U.S. Army Sgt. Bryan Christian Luckey, and Maria Williams’ son, Marine Corps Sgt. Christian Bautista Williams, were both killed in action during the Persian Gulf War.

(Photo: AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, Will Vragovic)

Diana Pike (center) of Alexandria, Va., cries as she pours Jameson Irish Whiskey as a toast on the grave of her son, Navy Chief Christian Michael Pike, whose picture lays against his headstone and who died serving in Afghanistan in 2013 at the age of 31. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery where many of the soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried.

(Photo: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Former Army Sgt. Anthony Brown wipes away tears as he visits his best friend, Army Sgt. Scott Kirkpatrick, on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery. Kirkpatrick died serving in Iraq in 2007 at the age of 27.

(Photo: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

World War II veteran Arthur Shipe is greeted by Seattle Mariners players before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels.

(Photo: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Natasha Marshall visits the grave of her friend and high school sweetheart, Army Specialist Tyler Hammett at Arlington National Cemetery. Hammett died while stationed in Alabama in December 2014.

(Photo: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A spontaneous prayer circle forms as people visit Section 60, where many of the soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

(Photo: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jocelyn Haywood weeps while her husband Keith holds her hand during the placement of a wreath by their son’s name.

(Photo: AP Photo/Florida Times-Union, Bruce Lipsky)

Harold Davis, 96, who served in the Marine Corps from 1938–1958, stands and removes his hat during the closing benediction of a Memorial Day Observance.

(Photo: AP Photo/Florida Times-Union, Bruce Lipsky)

Cornell Scaife Jr. visits the grave of his father, Army veteran Cornell Scaife, during Memorial Day at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery.

(Photo: AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Hallie Williams-Bey gives a fist bump to the name of Jesse N. Clayton. Clayton was a friend and neighbor of Williams-Bey and preceded him into the Marine Corps.

(Photo: AP Photo/Florida Times-Union, Bruce Lipsky)

Sami Bolton wipes away tears as she sings to Marcus McLain on Memorial Day at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. Bolton, who is in the reserves, served with McClain while he was on active duty and she was a civilian with the Navy. She said that McLain suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after multiple deployments and took his own life.

(Photo: AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Mike Brown)

Gil Espinoza visits the grave of his childhood friend, Army veteran Fred Selga, during a Memorial Day at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery.

(Photo: AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Ila Rabjohn, Avondale, brushes the grave marker for her son, Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Thomas Rabjohn, at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. Rabjohn was killed in Afghanistan on Oct. 3, 2009, when a roadside IED he was trying to dispose of exploded.

(Photo: AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Tom Tingle)

Pearl Harbor survivor Houston James of Dallas is overcome with emotion as he embraces Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Graunke Jr. who was a member of a Marine ordnance-disposal team, lost a hand, leg, and eye while defusing a bomb in Iraq in July of 2004.

(Photo: Jim Mahoney/Dallas Morning News / AP)

Terri Gurrola is reunited with her daughter after serving in Iraq for 7 months.

(Photo: projects.ajc.com)

Eight-year-old Christian Golczynski accepts the flag for his father, Marine Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski, during a memorial service. Marc Golczynski was shot on patrol during his second tour in Iraq just a few weeks before he was due to return home.

(Photo: Daily News Journal, Aaron Thompson, File / AP)

Jenn Budenz lies on a blanket with her 2-month-old son AJ as she looks at the headstone of her husband, Major Andrew Budenz, who was a Marine C-130 pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan.

(Photo: Hayne Palmour IV, UT San Diego)

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