Memorial Service

May 23, 2008 at 11 a.m. LOCATION: North steps of Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument; Downtown Indianapolis and free parking in the Downtown area on this day from 7 a.m.-6 p.m.

A reath-laying ceremony, dedicated to the memory of all Hoosiers in all wars and conflicts who sacrificed their lives in defense of the nation, took place while the names of those Indiana servicemen who have fallen within the past year were read aloud.

A military funeral Cortège, a special horse-drawn caisson presented by the Military Department of Indiana Ceremonial Unit, symbolized Army soldiers who accompany the remains of the deceased to the gravesite. The rider-less horse represented the fact that the deceased had fallen as a warrior and will not ride again. A ceremonial flyover by the “Blacksnakes” of the 122nd Fighter Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard, Fort Wayne, Ind., concluded the service.
From: http://www.500festival.com/events/MemorialService.asp