'It's not happy Memorial Day. There's nothing happy about this,' Gold Star mother Yolanda Vega said, speaking about her son, Senior Airman Jonathan Vega Yelner, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2008.
Dozens attended a Memorial Day ceremony at San Ramon Memorial Park to honor those who gave their lives in service to our country.Dozens attended a Memorial Day ceremony at San Ramon Memorial Park to honor those who gave their lives in service to our country.
Gold Star mother Yolanda Vega performed the Star Spangled Banner and spoke about her son, Senior Airman Jonathan Vega Yelner, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2008.President Biden delivers Memorial Day address at 156th National Memorial Day Observance Marshall Berman of San Ramon placed a flag in honor of a friend he served with, who passed away recently.
"He would love to be here," said Berman, who is retired and served in the military, including in the Coast Guard. "He loved this kind of thing. Ron loved the military but he would actually feel really good to see the show of this.. It's not just Ron. It's everybody else. It's some of the bravest people in the world that you can imagine that have lost their lives. And that's what the gathering is here today about.
Anyone can go to San Ramon Memorial Park on Monday to place a flag in honor of a fallen service member, until 4 p.m.
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