People lay flowers at the base of the Colorado Freedom Memorial at the end of a Memorial Day service on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People lay flowers at the base of the Colorado Freedom Memorial at the end of a Memorial Day service on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Kiowa Creed Coaches carry a symbolic coffin on a coach during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Civil Air Patrol Cadet Chief Master Sgt Dawson carries a flag during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)People stand at attention during presentation of the flags during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)A Blackhawk helicopter performs a flyover during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Civil Air Patrol Cadet Chief Master Sgt Dawson carries a flag during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Greg Kuhn, with the Coast Guard, rings the Honor Bell in memory of fallen soldiers during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Members of the Civil Air Patrol carry wreaths during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Colonel Eamon R. Murray, Commander of Buckley Space Force Base, gives remarks to the crowd during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)People lay flowers at the base of the Colorado Freedom Memorial at the end of a Memorial Day service on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Air Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)People lay flowers at the base of the Colorado Freedom Memorial at the end of a Memorial Day service on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Kiowa Creed Coaches carry a symbolic coffin on a coach during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)A Blackhawk helicopter performs a flyover during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Senior Airman James Martindale, left, talks with Peter Czarnowski about Czarnowski’s vehicle on display with the Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)The Victory Three perform old songs in the parking lot during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Army Sgt Hunter Evaro, with the 743rd military intelligence, holds a flag as part of the honor guard during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Amelia Richards finds the name of a family member, James Lesher, at the Colorado Freedom Memorial following a memorial service on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)A Blackhawk helicopter performs a flyover during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Tim Gallagher, an Air Force Veteran class of 1963, sits in a lawn chair as he waits for the start of a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)Civil Air Patrol Cadet Chief Master Sgt Dawson gives a flag to Colonel Eamon R. Murray, Commander of Buckley Space Force Base, during a memorial service at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The memorial, located in Aurora near Buckley Space Force Base, contains the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed or missing in action.
(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
