Fort Huachuca hosted its annual Memorial Day event to remember fallen soldiers Monday morning in the fort's cemetery. Families who lost a relative in combat were in attendance to be
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. — On a day of remembering the message was clear from Maj. General Anthony Hale at Monday's Memorial Day Ceremony.Multiple families, who lost a loved one in combat, were honored at this year's event. Carla Rivera Lopez and her family sat in the front row as they were this year's honorees to help with placing one of the two wreaths.
“This day is going to be one of a good memory," Lopez said."Just remembering we were given a gift in him and each person that’s laying in this cemetery or across our nation has been a gift to us. And that we are proud to honor his memory and our nation.”
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