
Residents and veterans alike gathered at the Gonzales Cemetery for the annual Memorial Day Observance on Monday. Hosted by Gonzales American Legion Post 81, the May 29 ceremony featured a 21-gun salute by the Gonzales Police Explorers, Soledad High’s NJROTC Color Guard presenting the colors, and the annual fundraising barbecue. Other Memorial Day ceremonies also took place in Soledad and Greenfield this year.
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Navy veteran Angel Martinez (left) joins his wife Ramona for the ceremony at Gonzales Cemetery. (Michael Ramirez)

Soledad High School’s NJROTC Color Guard presents the colors on Monday morning in Gonzales. Along with instructor Kenny Peaches, members attending included Sergio Ayala, Abel Luna, Rebecca Hernandez and Jonathon Velasquez. (Michael Ramirez)

Community members gather to watch the Memorial Day ceremony at the Gonzales Cemetery on Monday. (Michael Ramirez)

Alondra Fierros celebrated Memorial Day with her brother Vincent at the Gonzales Memorial Day ceremony on Monday. Vincent is a member of the Gonzales Police Explorers. (Michael Ramirez)

Members of the Gonzales Police Explorers, under the direction of George Worthy (right), fire a 21-gun salute for the Memorial Day ceremony in Gonzales. (Michael Ramirez)

Gonzales residents (from left) Annie Silva, Alex Pinon, Cyndy Strobridge and Marie Marquez watch the Memorial Day ceremony at the Gonzales Cemetery on Monday. Silva’s husband Charles served in the Navy; Pinon’s father Alex Pinon Sr. served in the Army; and Arthur Marquez served in the Army and was the father of Strobridge and husband of Marie Marquez. (Michael Ramirez)

Gonzales City Council member Elizabeth Silva (right) escorts Becky Dominguez to lay a wreath in honor of Gonzales veterans. (Michael Ramirez)

Rusty Gonzales (from left), Mike Papparello and Steve Fellows provide their barbecue skills on Monday for the Gonzales American Legion Post 81 chicken takeout. (Michael Ramirez)

Carlos Venegas of Greenfield American Legion Post 635 (from left), Soledad Mayor Anna Velazquez, Greenfield Mayor Robert White, Tony Virrueta of Soledad American Legion Post 32, Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and Steve Wilson gather outside the Greenfield Memorial Hall on Memorial Day. (Courtesy of Chris Lopez)
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