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Memorial Day ceremony in Cumming recalls sacrifice
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Family members look on as Dorthy Burkhead, escorted by Forsyth County Fire Department Capt. Rick Hamilton, unties a flag being placed in memory of her husband, Robert Burkhead, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, on Friday during the Memorial Day ceremony in Cumming. - photo by Jim Dean
CUMMING — The keynote speaker at Cumming’s annual Memorial Day observance reminded the gathering Friday that the holiday is a celebration of those “true heroes who answered the call when their country needed them.”