Yuma honors veterans during a special ceremony
Sunset Vista Cemetery joins over 2,000 other sites across the country for Wreaths Across America Day
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Veterans, their families and local dignitaries were among those taking part in this year s Wreath Across America Day. Each, year Sunset Vista Cemetery joins over 2,000 sites across the country to remember our veterans.
On Saturday, December 19, 2020, veterans escorted a trailer carrying wreaths to the Sunset Vista Cemetery in east county. Members of the public, active-duty servicemembers, veterans and their families joined together for the ceremony.
After the ceremony there was a 21-gun salute, taps were played and a pipe-band played Amazing Grace. Those in attendance were then asked to lay a wreath on a veteran s grave and say their names aloud to show that they re not forgotten.