The Fayetteville National Cemetery held its annual Memorial Day ceremony this morning. Today's ceremony honors military members who lost their lives during active service. At 10 a.m., hundreds of people filled the cemetery grounds as the memorial ceremony began.Some are here to listen and appreciate the ceremony, while others come to pay their respects to military members they served with who did not get to return home to their families. "This ceremony is very important to all of us who served, to pay respect to our brothers and sisters who didn't come home from all the conflicts and wars we've been in this great nation," said James Cassaday, an Air Force veteran. The ceremony included acts from the Singing Men of Arkansas, the Ozark Highlander Pipe Band, and many other performers and guest speakers. One of the performers said years ago, he met a veteran who changed his life. "He told me a three-and-a-half-month series of hell stories, each one worse than the next, to let me know something worse existed than what I went through myself," Tommy Randles said. Randles said today he is proud to have crossed paths with someone who risked their life for our freedom. "For some, today is filled with a lot of sadness. For others, it's pride, you know. It really is sad, though," Randles said. Today's ceremony was very emotional and powerful for all who attended. Nina Lynch lost her husband just over a year ago. He served in the military for six years. While she did not lose her husband while he was on active duty, she came today to honor the families who have lost someone while they were away serving. "I had to come today. Because all of these people, they deserve to be remembered," Lynch said.