John Walker, Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Soldotna post, leads the color guard in retiring the colors at a Memorial Day ceremony at Leif Hansen Memorial Park on Monday, May 28 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

John Walker, Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Soldotna post, leads the color guard in retiring the colors at a Memorial Day ceremony at Leif Hansen Memorial Park on Monday, May 28 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Retiring the colors

John Walker, Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Soldotna post, leads the color guard in retiring the colors at a Memorial Day ceremony at Leif Hansen Memorial Park on Monday, May 28 in Kenai, Alaska.

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