Photo gallery: A pause on Memorial Day to reflect and honor others
Traditional honors at Historic Fort Douglas full of tribute and remembrance
Maj. Jaeyoung Jenkins and Lt. Col. K. Ryan Jenkins salute the wreath after they placed it at the gates of the cemetery during a memorial ceremony as the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathers to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Salt Lake Cit’s Fort Douglas hosted its traditional Memorial Day pageantry on Monday under sunny skies and bright colors.
The Association of the United States Army hosted activities at the Historic Fort Douglas. Events included Memorial Marchers, Boy Scouts and a bagpipe procession with the colors.
Following a patriotic speech, a wreath was laid at the cemetery commemorating the sacrifice of the service members who have paid with their lives.
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Deseret News photojournalist Scott G Winterton captured the somber moments and quiet reflection.
Piper Steve Nichol of Salt Lake City plays while standing among the head stones as the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathers to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Flags and flowers at the headstones for Memorial Day at Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday June 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Lt. Col. K. Ryan Jenkins carries the flag for a march from Fort Douglas museum to the cemetery as the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathers to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Flags and flowers at the headstones for Memorial Day at Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday June 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
After posting the colors, Lt. Col. K. Ryan Jenkins salutes during a memorial ceremony as the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathers to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
The headstone of Army Pvt. Lee Shipman on Monday, May 25, 2026, at Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City. Shipman enlisted in the Colored Volunteer Army near the end of the Civil War in 1865 as an "enlisted recruited slave." He continued his military service as a so-called Buffalo Soldier with the 124th Infantry Regiment, in Utah, where he died on June 3, 1897. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
After the ceremony, members of the audience walk through the cemetery following the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathered to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
A wreath is posted as Ken Jacobsen, secretary-treasurer of a Utah camp of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and Ramesus Stewart-Johnson, president of the Utah Buffalo Soldiers Club and a board member of the Sema Hadithi African American Heritage and Culture Foundation (not pictured), honor the service of Army Pvt. Lee Shipman on Monday, May 25, 2026, at Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City. Shipman enlisted in the Colored Volunteer Army near the end of the Civil War in 1865 as an "enlisted recruited slave." He continued his military service as a so-called Buffalo Soldier with the 124th Infantry Regiment, in Utah, where he died on June 3, 1897. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Ken Jacobsen, secretary-treasurer of a Utah camp of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and Ramesus Stewart-Johnson, president of the Utah Buffalo Soldiers Club and a board member of the Sema Hadithi African American Heritage and Culture Foundation, honor the service of Army Pvt. Lee Shipman on Monday, May 25, 2026, at Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City. Shipman enlisted in the Colored Volunteer Army near the end of the Civil War in 1865 as an "enlisted recruited slave." He continued his military service as a so-called Buffalo Soldier with the 124th Infantry Regiment, in Utah, where he died on June 3, 1897. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Phil Jung sits with his wife, Pauline Jung, and listens the program as the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathers to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
After the ceremony, Jacina Meranda and her kids, Eleanor and Samuel, and other members of the audience walk through the cemetery following the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathered to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
After the ceremony, members of the audience walk through the cemetery following the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathered to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Lt. Col. K. Ryan Jenkins carries the flag for a march from Fort Douglas museum to the cemetery as the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathers to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Piper Steve Nichol of Salt Lake City plays while standing among the head stones as the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathers to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Maj. Jaeyoung Jenkins and Lt. Col. K. Ryan Jenkins carry a wreath toward the gates of the cemetery during a memorial ceremony as the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathers to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Kate Zimmerman and her mother, Danielle Zimmerman, perform a stirring rendition of “God Bless America” as the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathers to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
A wreath sits on a stand prior to being posted at the gate of the cemetery as the Association of the United States Army, a professional organization of the U.S. Army, gathers to commemorate Memorial Day at the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 25, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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