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Ray Davis, an 80-year-old Gainesville resident and a retired master sergeant in the United States Army, salutes the flag Monday during the Memorial Day Ceremony 2019 at Forest Meadows Memorial Park East. Davis is a member of The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and has reenacted with the Revolutionary War-era clothing for 18 years. Davis recited “A Toast to the Flag” by John J. Daly followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. “The flag is the very emblem of our nation. And who are we as a nation? The greatest nation in the history of mankind,” he said.