MEMORIAL DAY

HOOD RIVER, OREGON: Cadets with the Gorge Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, line up for the presentation of the colors before taking part in a Memorial Day Remember and Honor ceremony at Idlewilde Cemetery on May 25, 2026, in Hood River, Oregon. They are from left to right Cadet chief master sergeant Aricin Lundgren, Captain Isaiah Walker, Cadet tech sergeant Silas DeHart, with flag, cadet chief master sergeant Titus DeHart, and cadet staff sergeant Patrick Hartford, right, and cadet chief master sergeant Aricin Lundgren. The ceremony included the posting of the colors by the Gorge Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, the singing of the National Anthem by Grant Hinman, presentation of flowers and memorial markers and guest speaker Oregon State Representative Jeff Helfrich, district 52. Planes with WAAAM Museum had a flyover at the start of the ceremony. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/Special to The Columbia Gorge News)