Memorial Day 2020

For the last four years I’ve been asked to provide photography for the Loma Vista Memorial Day ceremony in Fullerton, Ca. This would have been the 82nd year of the ceremony but sadly, it had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Here’s a little background on the event, taken from the Loma Vista Memorial Park website:

“We have the distinction of having the oldest Memorial Day Observance in Orange County, California. The Fullerton Memorial Day observance began in 1939 when C. Stanley Chapman, a World War I veteran and son of the city’s first mayor, Charles Chapman, began the tradition of placing a small white wooden cross and a small American flag at the grave of each veteran at Loma Vista Memorial Park. Every year, about 40 veterans and service organizations under the banner of the American Veterans Memorial Association sponsor ceremonies at Loma Vista. Over 600 community volunteers place nearly 4,000 flags and crosses on veteran’s graves each year.”

Here are a few images from past years. It’s the least I could do to honor the fallen. Happy Memorial Day.