American Legion leads ceremony of remembrance
Dignitaries honor the fallen, see service as turning point in the city’s recovery.![The Military Department of Indiana Joint Forces Color Guard prepares to present the colors.](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/052821_Legion%20Memorial%20Service_7505_web.jpg?itok=1gXLhEd1)
The Military Department of Indiana Joint Forces Color Guard prepares to present the colors.
![American Legion National Judge Advocate Kevin J. Bartlett served as co-emcee of the memorial service Friday in the Indiana War Memorial Building’s Pershing Auditorium.](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/052821_Legion%20Memorial%20Service_7553_web.jpg?itok=w2Jy74UC)
American Legion National Judge Advocate Kevin J. Bartlett served as co-emcee of the memorial service Friday in the Indiana War Memorial Building’s Pershing Auditorium.
![The colors are presented during The American Legion 500 Festival Memorial Service, which was moved indoors due to rain.](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/052821_Legion%20Memorial%20Service_7624_web.jpg?itok=TXZu4k2e)
The colors are presented during The American Legion 500 Festival Memorial Service, which was moved indoors due to rain.
![Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb proudly displays a poppy on his lapel while speaking to veterans and families during Friday’s memorial service.](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/052821_Legion%20Memorial%20Service_7672_web.jpg?itok=KdYG3S4l)
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb proudly displays a poppy on his lapel while speaking to veterans and families during Friday’s memorial service.
![A poppy is held by an attendee of The American Legion 500 Festival Memorial Service in Indianapolis.](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/052821_Legion%20Memorial%20Service_7778_web.jpg?itok=yd4iTj96)
A poppy is held by an attendee of The American Legion 500 Festival Memorial Service in Indianapolis.