Photos: Memorial Day ceremony at Wyuka honors fallen service members
See photos from Monday's Memorial Day ceremony at Wyuka Cemetery.
American Legion VFW Honor guard member Pam Umphenour walks amongst graves adorned with flags before a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery. “This is one of the greatest honors I have the pleasure to be a part of,” Umphenour said. “If it wasn’t for these stones we would not have the freedoms we have. I wish that younger generations will understand what this means.”
Graves on Soldiers Circle are decorated with flags during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
Angie Batten visits the grave of her father, Craig Batten, who served in the Marines in Vietnam, before the start of a Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Wyuka Cemetery. “It is hard because he died so young, but it is just good to remember him and the people that serve our country,” Batten said.
Angie Batten visits the grave of her father, Craig Batten, who served in the USMC during Vietnam before the start of a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery. “It is hard because he died so young, but it is just good to remember him and the people that serve our country,” Batten said.
Christine Collins rests her hand on the shoulder of her husband Richard Story during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
Members of the Lincoln Fire & Rescue Pipe and Drum group leads a procession to the G.A.R circle during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
Members of the Lincoln Fire & Rescue Pipe and Drum group leads a procession to the G.A.R circle during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
A member of the Lincoln Fire & Rescue Pipe and Drum group plays his instrument while leading a procession to the G.A.R circle during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
Guests salute and place their hands over their hearts as a Chloe Hughes, not pictured, sings the National Anthem during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
Girl Scouts with Troop #20205 holds their roses while waiting for their chance to adorn them on graves during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
The Williams family — Allie, from left, Banks and Ryan, sit next to the grave of Ryan Williams' grandfather, Robert Earl Williams, a U.S Air Force veteran, during a Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Wyuka Cemetery. "This is my grandfather's grave,” Ryan Williams said. “My dad and I used to come here to visit him. After my dad died 12 years ago, I have continued the tradition to come and honor him.”
A member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil war carries a wreath meant to be placed at the G.A.R monument during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
Guests take part in a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
Guests are framed between flags while taking part in a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
Emerson Nichols, 10, sits in the grass while next to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil war Secretary Michael Ponte during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
Greg Osoborne, co-chair of LMDOA, delivers introductions during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly speaks at a Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Wyuka Cemetery.
Erie Houdek, a member of Girl Scout Troop 20205, left, places a rose at a gravestone with help from Mia Griess at Wyuka Cemetery during a Memorial Day ceremony Monday. About 150 people attended the ceremony, one of three held in Lincoln on Monday to honor veterans.
A member of Girl Scout Troop #20205 places roses at the graves of soldiers during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
A member of the VFW carries a wreath to the G.A.R monument during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
Lincoln Fire and Rescue honor guard member David Backhus rings a bell to commemorate fallen firefighters during a Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Wyuka Cemetery.
Members of the VFW fire off a three-shot volley to honor members of the military during a Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Wyuka Cemetery.
Jr. Vice Commander Jim Atkins, first left, and other members Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War stand at rest while Taps is played during a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday, May 25, 2026, Wyuka Cemetery.
Members of the Lincoln community gathered at the cemetery's G.A.R. Circle for about two hours Monday morning, listening to local leaders and observing various ceremonial deeds.
According to the National Weather Service, the temperature on Memorial Day in Lincoln peaked at about 5:30 p.m. at 89 degrees.
