Steamboat Pilot & Today

Rick Reinhard salutes Monday during the Memorial Day service at the Steamboat Springs Cemetery. More than 200 people attended the service to pay tribute to veterans. Photo by Scott Franz

Veteran U.S. Navy pilot Scott Sanwick reads the names of deceased Vietnam and Cold War-era veterans Monday who are buried in Steamboat Springs area cemeteries. Photo by Scott Franz

Members of the Steamboat Springs Civil Air Patrol place dog tags and helmets on inverted rifles Monday to pay tribute to Routt County Vietnam veterans David Fogg and John Vialpando. The two soldiers were killed while serving in Vietnam as teenagers. They were honored Monday during the Memorial Day service in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Scott Franz

Valerie Bussey plays taps on a bugle Monday during a Memorial Day service in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Scott Franz

Hunter Hatcher picks up American flags Monday from graves in the Hayden Cemetery following the town's Memorial Day Service. Photo by Scott Franz

American Legion Post 89 members, from left, Bob Hayes, Rodney McGowen and Charlie Epp fold an American flag Monday during a Memorial Day service in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Christine Epp plays taps on the trumpet Monday during a Memorial Day service in Hayden. Photo by Scott Franz

Hunter Hatcher picks up American flags Monday from graves in the Hayden Cemetery following the town’s Memorial Day service. Photo by Scott Franz