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Fresno cemetery hosts 59th annual Memorial Day service honoring fallen troops

The Fresno Memorial Gardens hosted its annual Memorial Day event Monday to honor those who died in service to the nation.

The cemetery on Cornelia Avenue off of Whitesbridge Avenue hung a banner with the names of fallen troops in this its 59th observance of the day.

Flags flew as many people brought flowers to place at the graves of their loved ones and to honor service men and women.

Multiple sites around Fresno County held services or other events for the same purpose.

Bruce Calomiris stands at his father Nicholas Calomiris’ grave at Fresno Memorial Gardens Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno. Nicholas Calomiris was a WWII veteran who passed away on Memorial Day May 31, 1965.
Bruce Calomiris stands at his father Nicholas Calomiris’ grave at Fresno Memorial Gardens Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno. Nicholas Calomiris was a WWII veteran who passed away on Memorial Day May 31, 1965. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Gary Wright, an Air Force veteran who serve din Vietnam, reads the name son a banner at the 59th Annual VFW Memorial Day Service at Fresno Memorial Gardens Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno.
Gary Wright, an Air Force veteran who serve din Vietnam, reads the name son a banner at the 59th Annual VFW Memorial Day Service at Fresno Memorial Gardens Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Vietnam veteran Jesse Hernandez from Mendota salutes during the 59th Annual VFW Memorial Day Service at Fresno Memorial Gardens Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno.
Vietnam veteran Jesse Hernandez from Mendota salutes during the 59th Annual VFW Memorial Day Service at Fresno Memorial Gardens Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Names are read on a large banner before the start of the 59th Annual VFW Memorial Day Service at Fresno Memorial Gardens Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno.
Names are read on a large banner before the start of the 59th Annual VFW Memorial Day Service at Fresno Memorial Gardens Monday, May 30, 2022 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
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