May 23—The flags will appear Saturday at Santa Fe National Cemetery in preparation for this year’s Memorial Day ceremony, held Monday at 10 a.m.
The hour-long event will include a wreath-laying ceremony, speeches, a moment of silence, the playing of cranes, a gun salvo and a flyover by the New Mexico Civil Air Patrol.
Maj. Gen. Miguel Aguilar, adjutant general of the New Mexico National Guard; James Crow at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency; and cemetery director Victor Vasquez will participate, according to a news release from the cemetery.
In preparation for Monday’s commemoration, flags will be placed around the cemetery from 8 a.m. Saturday morning.
Memorial Day is a federal holiday and state, local and federal government offices and facilities and schools will be largely closed.
Santa Fe County’s senior centers will be closed, the county said in a news release. Additional home-delivered meals will be provided in advance to eligible seniors. All solid waste convenience centers will also be closed. Essential public safety services will continue to operate as usual.
“Santa Fe County encourages all residents to use this day to participate in community events or to mourn with their families and pay tribute to those who made the supreme sacrifice for our country,” county officials said.
The county is also part of an effort to offer free rides on weekends, a periodic effort around holidays between the county and several other local agencies and businesses intended to help reduce drunk driving.
Cumulus Media Albuquerque, the Santa Fe County DWI Program, Bernalillo County Department of Behavioral Health, Sandoval County DWI Prevention, Glasheen Valles and Inderman Injury Lawyers, and Sandia Resort and Casino are teaming up this Memorial Day weekend to “Take a Ride on Us”. .
From 10 a.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Tuesday, people in Santa Fe, Bernalillo and Sandoval counties can use the code NMMD24 under “Vouchers” in the Uber app. There are 2,500 rides available on a first-come, first-served basis; the credit can only be used for rides, not for Uber Eats, and does not include gratuity.
