Liam Devenney performs “Taps” during the National Moment of Remembrance on Memorial Day to honor Soledad Police Department’s Kevin McArthur. (Contributed Photo)

SOLEDAD — A Memorial Day performance of “Taps” was played by Liam Devenney on May 25 as part of a National Moment of Remembrance for Kevin McArthur.

Devenney, an eighth grader from Mountain View, posted the video online for others to watch and remember McArthur.

McArthur, a 33-year-old corporal with the Soledad Police Department, died in an off-duty motorcycle crash on Feb. 23 in San Jose. He was a six-year veteran of SPD, as well as a sergeant in the California Army National Guard Reserve.

“The National Moment of Remembrance designates 3 p.m. local time every Memorial Day as an opportunity to pause in an act of national unity for one minute of silence,” Devenney said in a message to communities asking if they wished to have a person remembered through his performance. “Many people observe the moment by playing, listening to ‘Taps.’”

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Sean Roney is a freelance reporter for King City Rustler and Salinas Valley Tribune, a unified publication of Greenfield News, Soledad Bee and Gonzales Tribune. He covers general news for the Salinas Valley communities in South Monterey County.

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