the day. here s david curly with thestory. reporter: flags adorn the headstones and ceremonies underway. the outward signs mef moral day. of memorial day. but it s what is inside the young americans which is the true meaning of the remembrance. these are the children of the fallen. i pray that. reporter: four years ago captain andrew pierson was killed in iraq. leaving four children. it s like the whole future that we had planned is all of a sudden is gone. it feels like a bad nightmare. he was a good person. reporter: the piersons have come to this event every year. tragedy assistance program it s called taps. kaley henderson s father was killed in afghanistan and they shared a love of reptiles. and sometimes we would say there s a snake in the backyard. reporter: today they wrote notes to the loved ones from kaley hi dad i love you and miss you another, i really want you to come back to earth. notes tied to balloons a simple act with deep meaning for a 9- ye
heat up going into the afternoon. let s start with that this morning. as we look at ijamsville around 63 degrees. that humidity is at 96%. dew point 62. the wind are calm right now. and we are looking at 72 degrees right now in ocean city. that humidity is is at 100%. dew point 72. we are looking at some patchy fog this morning. we look at the beach there and we will get busy as we go into the afternoon hours. but, we see a heat advisory. this is the big story for today. we have the heat advisory going into effect at lunchtime and lingers until this evening at 9. and it s for all the areas here shaded in the orange color in maryland. so be prepared for that and drink plenty of fluid heading out and about for today. because it s going to be a hot one. now maryland s most powerful radar is dry as of now. it should stay that way going through the rest of today. but there s a chance for an isolated shower to pop up for you. i will breakdown beryl where it goes in but right now ov