Honoring the fallen

Local cemeteries mark Memorial Day

A family pays homage to fallen soldiers during a Memorial Day ceremony May 25 at the Chico Cemetery on Mangrove Avenue. A large group gathered to watch the ceremonial laying of wreaths by veterans and members of a local Boy Scouts troop and listened to music by the Chico Community Band. There was also a ceremony held at Glen Oaks Memorial Park off the Midway.

A family pays homage to fallen soldiers during a Memorial Day ceremony May 25 at the Chico Cemetery on Mangrove Avenue. A large group gathered to watch the ceremonial laying of wreaths by veterans and members of a local Boy Scouts troop and listened to music by the Chico Community Band. There was also a ceremony held at Glen Oaks Memorial Park off the Midway.

PHOTO brittany waterstradt