Memorial Day

 Mia Seaton, 7, of West Dundee, Ill., places flowers on veterans graves during Memorial Day ceremonies at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill., on Monday, May 30, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |

 Volunteer John Ceasario, of South Elgin, Ill., places flags on the graves of veterans at River Valley Memorial Gardens in West Dundee, Ill., on Friday, May 27, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

 American Legion member Marv Causey, of Elgin Ill., participates during Memorial Day ceremonies at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill., on Monday, May 30, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

U.S. Army SFC. Miguel Valdiva, who was wounded in the 2009 Ft. Hood shooting, participates during Memorial Day ceremonies at Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin, Ill., on Monday, May 30, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media