Community Corner
Memorial Day Service
Visit Nuevo Memory Gardens on Memorial Day for a service with keynote speaker Bill Tamburrino, a Vietnam veteran and Ramona High School coach.
Ramona Community Brass Band will perform Taps at the service, which is sponsored by .
Two Gold Star families, those of Jeremiah Santos and , will be present at the serivce. The Gold Star parents are those who lost a son, daughter or grandchild in combat.
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Army Spc. Ojeda died at 22 when his convoy was attacked in Iraq. Army Cpl. Santos was killed in Iraq when an explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
VFW District Commander Dale Smith will present flowers to the Gold Star Mothers on Monday.
Following the service there will be a short ceremony at the WWII memorial on 9th Street near the baseball field by the offices of and at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in front of on Highway 67.
At 1 p.m. VFW Post 3783 will host a picnic for the public in its Bobby Watt Memorial Park, at 2247 Kelly Ave.
