People in Boulder City gathered at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial cemetery in to honor our fallen heroes.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A whole bunch of individuals and flags crammed the veterans cemetery in Boulder Metropolis to honor those who died whereas serving for our nation.

Airplanes from the Boulder Metropolis veterans pilot group flew over the cemetery courtyard, posting the colours, to the singing of the nationwide anthem

The Memorial Day service on the Southern Nevada veteran’s cemetery in Boulder Metropolis was nothing lower than a standard ceremony to honor those that died in battle.

“It’s simply so good that everybody got here out in the present day and celebrated and honored our vets,” stated Las Vegas resident Danielle Gallant.

Gallant and her two sons got here to the cemetery to honor their grandfather who served as a captain within the Navy.

“He handed away truly proper right here on the veteran’s house,” Gallant stated. “They took such excellent care of him, so we come right here and honor him.”

She stated most significantly, in the present day is a day the place her children can proceed to be taught in regards to the significance of those that made the last word sacrifice serving for our nation.

“I feel it will be important for them to know and see visually,’ Gallant stated. “You see these flags and it’s one factor to speak about it. Troopers have died for our freedoms, however it’s a entire different factor to see the ocean of flags.”

Governor Steve Sisolak spoke to veterans and neighborhood members in the course of the ceremony, alongside the Nevada Division of Veterans Companies, to pay tribute to those that sacrificed their lives in service and obligation to our nation.

“It’s ceremonies like this one, the spirit of Nevadans who died whereas serving us within the navy lives on,’ Sisolak stated.

A veteran who served within the Air Power stated mates that he served with are buried on the cemetery in Boulder Metropolis and he remembers and honors his mates together with different fallen troopers on Memorial Day.

“One million lifeless fellow troops over the course of our historical past to recollect why we serve our county and what this nation can be if there weren’t folks like us who proceed to do that,” stated veteran Victor Mass.

Volunteers stated over 33,000 flags have been positioned on the cemetery this yr and all of the flags are being eliminated Monday afternoon.

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