Pontiac Daily Leader
For the first time in two years, there was a Memorial Day service held at The Abbey at Southside Cemetery. Despite the layoff, not a beat was skipped as a respectable gathering was on hand to remember those who gave their lives while serving in the United State military.
It had been two years since the last Memorial Day event because of the coronavirus pandemic that hit this area in March 2020. Emcee Mick Peterson noted this was the first time since then that there was a true public event in Pontiac since then.
The ceremony took on its traditional form with a guest speaker, a soloist, the laying of the wreath and the 21-gun salute from the VFW Color Guard.