Never too early : As High Desert residents honor the fallen, some parents use Memorial Day to teach sacrifice
Victorville Daily Press
Coast Guard veteran Tyrone Brown spent part of his Memorial Day at his father’s grave in Victorville, where he wiped away tears as he planted an American flag and other patriotic adornments.
“He was a good man, and we were very close,” Brown, 63, said of his father, World War II Navy veteran Fred A. Brown, who was laid to rest in 2004 at Victor Valley Memorial Park and Mortuary on Eleventh Street.
Despite the park canceling this year’s annual Memorial Day ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown and a host of others visited the cemetery to pay their respects to loved ones who served in the military.