JACKSONVILLE, Mo. â About 250 people gathered Monday to mark Memorial Day at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, one of six observances at state-operated veterans cemeteries around Missouri.
Jim Nugent, superintendent of the cemetery in Jacksonville, who also oversees all Missouri veterans cemeteries, said that after a Memorial Day ceremony in 2020 that was limited to 25 people because of COVID-19 restrictions, he was pleased to welcome the public back to mark Memorial Day.
âIt is just so nice to try to return to a sense of normalcy. We are observing social distancing and conducting the ceremony outside, but I am pleased,â he said about 15 minutes before the ceremony started.