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A Brief Memorial Day Observation
I am happy to report that our local veterans’ organizations have shaken off the COVID coma and reinitiated the long-standing Memorial Day ceremony at the old Mesa Cemetery. A decades-long tradition was suspended by public authorities for the past two years, in the name of safety. Starting with this past Veterans Day, we saw a return to sanity and a bit of perspective offered by the occasions of public holidays commemorating military service in our nation’s wars.
This year’s Memorial Day ceremony was small but a good start, getting local veterans’ organizations back into the groove of annual planning for two major remembrances. The Mesa police department added a brief early morning flag raising and taps ceremony, a brief yet meaningful observance. Well done, Mesa.
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My cousin sent me photos of our veteran’s group at the little cemeteries around our mountain valley. It was one of my favorite Memorial Day traditions. I’m glad that this tradition is back!
Yes, those clouds dropped lots of rain and later, a bit of snow. That is also a typical Memorial Day tradition at 6800 ft in the Rocky Mountains.