Veteran honored at Fresno Memorial Day service, Avenue of Flags dedication

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Hundreds gathered astatine Fresno Memorial Gardens to grant heroes connected Monday.

"A batch of the veterans retrieve them everyday, but contiguous is the 1 time of twelvemonth that hopefully the federation has a small other supplication for their brothers and sisters that we've lost," said Army Veteran John Schuler.

Schuler says helium knows veterans buried astatine Memorial Gardens and it ne'er gets easier.

"Even though its a headstone and they are not physically determination -- spiritually we tin inactive speech to them," said Schuler.

The fallen are besides recognized with the flag.

"Each 1 of these flags, a batch of them person a day and a sanction connected them," said Schuler.

You tin spot thousands of flags lining the roadworthy for the dedication of the Avenue of flags.

One emblem was fixed to the honoree, Sgt. Sergio Silva's family.

"He was a existent Marine, successful each since of the word," said Maria Elena Silva, Sgt. Silva's widow.

After serving successful the Marines, Silva worked successful instrumentality enforcement and with the young marines, helping signifier the adjacent generation.

He died earlier this month, and his woman says his clip successful the subject ever stuck with him.

He was 1 of 3 brothers that each served, and helium got to bash 1 past happening to retrieve and grant his clip successful the Marines.

"He went connected the 28th -- the Honor Flight close earlier helium passed, that was the goal," said Maria Elena.

"Right earlier helium passed, making definite that helium was capable to go."

Maria Elena adds that erstwhile you deliberation astir Memorial Day and surviving successful the United states, retrieve its due to the fact that of others sacrifices, similar her husband.

"They fought for our state truthful that we tin beryllium free," said Maria Elena.

As wreaths were laid, guns were raised, and doves were acceptable free, Schuler says to retrieve each idiosyncratic that has enactment their beingness connected the line, heroes who are gone but ne'er forgotten.

"I miss my fallen brothers and sisters," said Schuler.

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