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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 Memorial Day is a somber reminder of the sacrifice military members make to this country. At the Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, dozens of people worked to ensure\u00a0military members buried there are never forgotten.\u00a0<\/p>

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The adage that someone is only truly forgotten when people stop speaking their name was taken to heart on Monday. The name of every person engraved on the headstone in the Honor Field at the cemetery was read aloud to ensure they and their service are never forgotten.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s sort of fitting that it\u2019s raining today. It\u2019s sort of a sad, affair as a veteran myself. It\u2019s really hard,\u201d said Chad Johnson, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Raleigh Chapter Leader for the Travis Manion Foundation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Memorial Day is an emotional holiday for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSurvivor\u2019s guilt hits hard, especially around this time of year,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI\u2019m still here and others aren\u2019t. And so, when I speak their names and I\u2019m here in this place, it just\u00a0gets me really emotional,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some of that pain was softened by the people around him at the Oakwood Cemetery on Monday and by his involvement in the Travis Manion Foundation. The foundation focuses on empowering veterans and their families. They hosted their Annual Honor Project Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have some folks who are military families but I think a lot of folks are just here because they recognize the importance of Memorial Day,\u201d said Chris Jacobsen, regional coordinator for the Travis Manion Foundation.<\/p>\n

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Travis Manion Foundation members laying placards on headstones of fallen soldiers in Raleigh (Judith Retana\/CBS 17)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Johnson, Jacobsen and dozens of volunteers placed plaques on each marble headstone, saying every service member\u2019s name out loud, where they served and ending with a thank you.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think it\u2019s important to remember all of our fallen heroes, their sacrifice that they made for our country, our freedoms, all of our values,\u201d said Jacobsen.\u00a0<\/p>

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The event also welcomed children who Jacobsen hopes will walk away with a better understanding of Memorial Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey come to remember, \u2018Hey, that one time when we went out to the cemetery and honored those service members.\u2019 They recognize that sacrifice and they remember that going forward,\u201d Jacobsen said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they\u2019re out here spending time with us, that means they\u2019re taking time away from somebody else and we\u2019re incredibly grateful for that,\u201d Johnson said.\u00a0<\/p>

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He believes every service member\u2019s name needs to continue to be spoken out loud \u2014 even if the person speaking it didn\u2019t know them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had a story. And although sometimes it was unfinished, we\u2019re here to remember that they did live,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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