Hundreds of people gathered on Monday morning to commemorate Memorial Day.
– Memorial Day is a day to remember the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Here in Military City, USA, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery holds a special annual ceremony to mark the day.
Hundreds of people gathered on Monday morning to commemorate Memorial Day with a wreath-laying presentation, a speech from Maj. Gen. US Army Alfred Valenzuela, a moment of silence and the playing of Taps from the 323rd Army Band “Fort Sam’s Own.” “He passed away in 2017. And we come out here regularly. But today is a special day because it’s Memorial Day and we want to honor him and honor all the people that are buried out here,” Cody Knowlton said.“We are out here today because my father-in-law, Marshall Petersen, is buried here,” Knowlton said.Manny Mendoza, the commander of the Fort Sam Houston Memorial Services Detachment, said he estimated about 250 people would show up to Monday’s program.
On Sunday and Monday, Gold Star Family after Gold Star Family paid their respects in the crowd, placed flags and flowers, and spent time with their loved ones who truly paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms — a reminder of how much our freedoms cost.As for the Knowlton family, they know first-hand what Memorial Day means for our nation.
“We have to remember those that came before us that made what we have here possible. We were a free country and we’re free because of people like these men and women that are buried here,” Knowlton said.Max Massey is the GMSA weekend anchor and a general assignments reporter. Max has been live at some of the biggest national stories out of Texas in recent years, including the Sutherland Springs shooting, Hurricane Harvey and the manhunt for the Austin bomber.
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