Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team salute during the playing of Taps at the closing of a Memorial Day ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, May 28. “It’s a very important ceremony to honor all veterans who have sacrificed, regardless of country, for freedom,” said 1st Sgt. Peter Lentz, rear detachment first sergeant for 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd ABCT.