DEARBORN, Michigan – As Memorial Day approaches, the Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council (DAWVC) wants to ensure that the ultimate sacrifice made by the brave men and women of our armed forces in service to our country never gets put in the shadows. (See Roll Call for Dearborn’s Fallen – part 1)

Before the 2011 Memorial Day Parade, an honor guard escorts a caisson holding the cremains of servicemen who never received a proper burial. (Photo Courtesy of the City of Dearborn.)