Great Lakes National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony

Apparently weary of all the speeches, 6-year-old Annabella Davis of Commerce Township falls asleep on her grandmother Lori Davis' lap during the 11th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly on Sunday, May 29, 2016.

Lindsey White, 17, of Chesterfield Township, stands at attention with her fellow junior officers in the Frederick V. Pankow Air Force Junior ROTC Honor Guard.

Gary Gamble of Redford, captain of the VFW State Honor Guard, leads a trio of flag bearers during the 11th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly on Sunday, May 29, 2016.

U.S. Army Brigadier General David G. Bassett stands after being introduced as the keynote speaker.

U.S. Army Brigadier General David G. Bassett gives the keynote address during the 11th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly.

Military veterans, friends and family attend the ceremony.

Sandra Johnson of Fenton sits on the lawn during the ceremony.

A crowd of several hundred military veterans, friends and family members attended the ceremony.

Desert Storm U.S Army veteran Walt Sharrow of St. Clair and his son Dylan Sharrow, 16, who will join the Marines when he finishes at Marysville High School, pay their respects to those who served in the U.S. Military and are buried at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly.

Rozell Lynn Smith of Detroit searches for the headstone of her late father, Stanley Smith, a Korean War veteran, at Great Lakes National Cemetery.

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson sits in the front row of dignitaries.

Garth Wootten, president of the Great Lakes National Cemetery Advisory Council, serves as the master of ceremonies.

U.S. Army Brigadier General David G. Bassett gives the keynote address.

The VFW State Honor Guard bears the flags during the 11th annual Memorial Day Ceremony.

The Frederick V. Pankow Air Force Junior ROTC Honor Guard, made up of students from Lanse Creuse schools, stands at attention during the 11th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly.