How Will YOU Choose To Remember?

This Memorial Day, May 31st 2021, there are several ways to commemorate the sacrifices made by those brave individuals who’ve served our country. If you’re closer to Vacaville, you can be a part of the ceremonies slated for The Sacramento Valley National Cemetery. They’ll have COVID-19 restricted events happening all weekend, beginning with volunteer flag-placement on Saturday, May 29th. The Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery will be the cite of a Remembrance Ceremony, at 11:00 am on Monday, May 31st. On Vallejo’s Mare Island, remembrances at The Naval Cemetery will take place at Azuar Avenue and Imhoff Road on Monday, May 31st beginning at 9:00 am. Maybe you’ll choose to remember a personal connection to service and sacrifice; do you have a relative or friend who lost their lives defending the freedom we often take for granted? This coming Memorial Day gives us all a chance to reflect on the concept that military service is more than a job that people do: it truly is a commitment that deserves recognition throughout the year.

 

www.RememberAVet.net

www.wreathproject.org

www.solanocounty.com/depts/veterans 

T.A.P.S. – Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors –  www.taps.org
Gold Star Mothers of America-https://www.goldstarmoms.com/
Gold Star Wives of America- www.goldstarwives.org
Operation Home Front- https://operationhomefront.org
Gary Sinise Foundation- http://www.garysinisefoundation.org
Semper Fi Fund- http://semperfifund.org
Fisher House Foundation- http://Fisherhouse.org/houses
United Service Organization (USO) –https://www.uso.org/
(Thank you to local Veteran’s Advocate Kelli Germeraad for the additional resource list)

 

John Young