Illinois National Guard Command Sgt. Major Mark Bowman, of Plainfield, pays his respects to U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher P. Abeyta after the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Diana Mendez, of Chicago, places flowers at the grave of her grandfather, Robert T. McMullen, after the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Pat Reiling, of Country Club Hills, and her son Dan hold hands as they pay their respects to husband and father Paul Daniel Reiling after the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Frank Faletti, of South Wilmington, tries to protect his son Roman, 4, from the heat of the sun during the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Jeff Scholl, of Plainfield, portraying a WWII GI in a American Military Timeline, sets his helmet down after a walk through at the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Kotya Harris, of Chicago Heights, sits at her father's grave, Kelseau Harris, following the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. She had been sitting there since 11:00 AM. It was now after 1:00 PM. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

A vintage WWII aircraft performs a fly over at the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Jaydin Smith, 4, holds onto the hands of his godmother, U.S. Army PFC Pleshette Farmer, of South Holland, at the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

An American Military Timeline, with Martin Draper as a WWI soldier, lines up for a display at the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Glenn Powers, Deputy Under Secretary for Field Programs National Cemetery Administration, speaks at the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln re-enactors Max and Donna Daniels chit chat before speaking at the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

U.S. Navy veteran Russell Kingsley, of Hoffman Estates, slautes as the Navy Hymn is played the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Tom Day and Ed Crobie play echo taps at the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Edward Jarvis, of Merrillville, wipes sweat from the forehead of his father Ed while his mother, Debbie, relaxes at the grave side of her brother at the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Soldiers carry in a ceremonial wreath at the Memorial Day services at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Gordon Pittesenbarger and his grandson Jacob, 9, sit in the shade of a tree while they watch the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media

Illinois National Guard Command Sgt. Major Mark Bowman, of Plainfield, walks off to find another soliders grave to pay his respects after the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, Monday May 28, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier - Sun-Times Media