500 Festival Memorial Service in Indianapolis

Sunny skies blessed the 500 Festival Memorial Service held on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial on Friday, May 22, 2015. The service was moved from Monument Circle due to restoration work being done on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.

People attending the 500 Festival Memorial Service cross their hearts during the singing of the National Anthem by Sgt. Ronald Walker of the Indiana National Guard on Friday, May 22, 2015. The service was held on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial, moved from Monument Circle due to restoration work being done on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.

Audrey Roseboom (right), 10, and Lydia Adams, 11, both Brownsburg, place carnations at one of the wreaths at the end of the 500 Festival Memorial Service on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial on Friday, May 22, 2015.

Retiring Adjutant General of Indiana Gen. R. Martin Umbarger speaks at the 500 Festival Memorial Service in Indianapolis on Friday, May 22, 2015, held this year on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial. The service was moved from Monument Circle due to restoration work being done on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.

Retiring Adjutant General of Indiana Gen. R. Martin Umbarger was one of the distinguished speakers at the 500 Festival Memorial Service in Indianapolis on Friday, May 22, 2015 on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial.

U.S. Army 4-star General Dennis L. Via speaks at the 500 Festival Memorial Service in Indianapolis on Friday, May 22, 2015 on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks at the 500 Festival Memorial Service in Indianapolis on Friday, May 22, 2015 on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial.

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard speaks at the 500 Festival Memorial Service in Indianapolis on Friday, May 22, 2015 on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial.

People bow their heads in prayer during the 500 Festival Memorial Service on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial on Friday, May 22, 2015.

Rinda Fulwider, Indianapolis, places a carnation at one of the wreaths at the end of the 500 Festival Memorial Service on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial on Friday, May 22, 2015.

Congresswoman Susan Brooks, Rep-Ind., places a carnation at one of the wreaths at the end of the 500 Festival Memorial Service on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial on Friday, May 22, 2015.

The 500 Festival Memorial Service was held on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial on Friday, May 22, 2015, moved from Monument Circle due to restoration work being done on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument (shown).

Indiana National Guard members prepare the Percheron horse-drawn caisson for the 500 Festival Memorial Service set for noon at the Indiana War Memorial on Friday, May 22, 2015. The caisson is an exact replica of the one used for President John F. Kennedy's funeral.