FAIRFIELD Many of the traditional Memorial Day events canceled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic return Monday across Solano County.
Those who participate are asked to follow current safety protocols to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, such as maintaining adequate distance from others
The Week Ahead: Memorial Day weekend events return
FAIRFIELD Covid-19 forced the cancellation of many of the traditional Memorial Day events in 2020, but those remembrances return this year across the county.
The Sacramento Valley National Cemetery is looking for volunteers to help put flags out at the gravesites Saturday and Sunday. The cemetery is located at 5810 Midway Road. Anyone interested in helping should contact the cemetery at 693-2460.
Private wreath-laying events are scheduled at the cemetery near Dixon and at the Benicia Arsenal Post Cemetery.
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Venerable Mare Island cemetery sees 1st holiday wreath-laying ceremony
James Cooney, a Medal of Honor recipient, is one of the soldiers interred at Mare Island Naval Cemetery. Volunteers placed wreaths on some 1,000 graves of soldiers and their family members as part of the Wreaths Across America program, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (Susan Hiland/Daily Republic)
MARE ISLAND The Mare Island Naval Cemetery – the oldest naval cemetery on the West Coast – for the first time Saturday was part of the nationwide Wreaths Across America program.
About 50 people came out to place wreaths on the graves of some 1,000 soldiers buried at the cemetery, the recipient of a recent cleanup campaign that many hope will lead to better oversight in the future.