Vallejo remembers the fallen in Memorial Day events
By Thomas Gase - Vallejo Times Herald, May 29, 2023
Dozens of veterans and their family members came out to a pair of Memorial Day events in Vallejo on Monday morning, with a focus on those who couldn’t show up.
Ceremonies at Mare Island Naval Cemetery and behind City Hall recognized those who fought and died for the United States. According to a city proclamation, Vallejo lost 275 military members — 230 during World War II, 29 in Vietnam, 12 during the Korean War and another four during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Vallejo Mayor Robert McConnell, attending with City Attorney Veronica Nebb, Vice Mayor Rozzana Verder-Aliga and Councilmember Diosdado “J.R.” Matulac, said the day was about celebrating “the common man,” unlike other holidays he said commemorated specific individuals.
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Brigadier General Steven Balitaan McLaughlin of the U.S. Army Reserve gives a speech Monday morning at the Mare Island Naval Cemetery Memorial Day event. (Thomas Gase – Times-Herald)