May 31 Hundreds of people gathered in Atascadero on Monday afternoon to remember and honor those who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Some described the ceremony as remarkably larger than in years past perhaps due to other San Luis Obispo County ceremonies being canceled due to COVID-19 precautions and restrictions. The Memorial Day ceremony began at noon at the Faces of Freedom .
SLO County holds free pop-up testing clinic for veterans Friday morning. (Dave Alley/KEYT)
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. San Luis Obispo County veterans, along with their families, were able to take free COVID-19 tests on Friday morning.
A three-hour pop-up clinic was held at the San Luis Obispo Veterans Hall by the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department and the County Veterans Services. This is the first opportunity we ve had to really get our veterans tested through the county Public Health lab, said Morgan Boyd, San Luis Obispo County Veterans Services Officer. It s perfect timing especially due to the circumstance that we re all in,