Veterans honored: Scores turn out for ceremony held at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery

Flags adorn graves at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Thursday for the Veterans Day Ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

A 21-gun salute is performed for Veterans Day Thursday at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Veterans ready for a 21 gun salute for Veterans Day Thursday at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

DAV State of Hawaii Commander Raymond Welch delivers the keynote address for Veterans Day Thursday at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Flags fly Thursday at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

A veteran salutes the flag at Thursday’s Veterans Day ceremony at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Members of the Kona Civil Air Patrol Color Guard present colors Thursday at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

David Carlson drapes the POW/MIA chair at the beginning of the Veterans Day Ceremony Thursday at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Flags adorn graves at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Thursday for the Veterans Day ceremony. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year, Americans around the country marked Veterans Day, including those attending a ceremony Thursday at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery in Kailua-Kona.