Re: Memorial Day

Posted by JWL On 2011/5/30 14:22:21

I worked at the Santa Fe National Cemetery, in the superintendent's office, from November 1965 to November 1972. This was during the most active years of the Vietnam War. Memorial Day was the main day of the year. The boy scouts would help by decorating each grave with a flag. The grounds were made as nice as we could make them look. The various veterans organizations had a program with a guest speaker. There was a fly-over by a group from Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque. The cemetery was full of people visiting relatives and friends and decorating the graves with floral tributes. This day brings back many memories of being there on those days.

(o{I}o)