SACRAMENTO HISTORIC CITY CEMETERY. MOTHERS AND FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS AND SONS. THEY ALL REMEMBER THE HEROES HAVE DONE A SMALL BUT POWERFUL CEREMONY AT THE SACRAMENTO HISTORIC CITY CEMETERY. IN THE BACKGROUND OF POWERFUL DISPLAY OF REMEMBRANCE. MORE THAN 5000 FLAGS CAREFULLY PLACED ON THE GRAVES OF VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WARS. IT’S AMAZING. MY, MY GRANDSON AND I AND MY WIFE ALL WERE PART OF THE. PLACING THE FLAGS LAST NIGHT. SO WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR. SO IT’S A BIG THING FOR US. WE LOOK AT THE GRAVESITE, WHAT THE SOLDIER DID, I WAS AMAZED. I PUT I PUT ONE OF THE FLAGS ON A MEMBER, A JAPANESE MEMBER OF THE 442ND MOST DECORATED UNIT IN AMERICAN HISTORY. VETERANS SPOKE ABOUT LOSING GRANDFATHERS, FATHERS, BROTHERS AND FRIENDS IN SERVICE. I’M REMEMBERING I HAD A BROTHER WHO WAS WOUNDED IN VIETNAM, SEVERELY CAME BACK AND DIED OF HIS WOUNDS AFTER VIETNAM. WE REMEMBER ALL THE VETERANS FROM ALL THE WARS GOING BACK TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. PERSONALLY, I REMEMBER MY FATHER, WHO WAS IN WORLD WAR TWO IN KOREA. HE WAS IN BATAAN DURING WORLD WAR TWO. MY GRANDFATHER, TONY FAULKENBERRY, WAS IN THE TRENCHES IN WORLD WAR ONE. HE WAS GASSED AT THE BATTLE OF SAINT-MIHIEL. MILITARY FAMILIES ALSO SHARED WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT FOR YOUNGER GENERATIONS TO REFLECT ON THE COST OF FREEDOM. I WANT THEM TO HAVE A GOOD MEMORIAL DAY, BUT ALSO WANT THEM TO. DON’T FORGET THAT THE FALLEN WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE. SO IF THEY ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME, THAT’S GREAT, BUT PLEASE PAUSE DURING THIS WEEKEND AND PAUSE. PRAY FOR THE FOR THE ARE ALL VETERANS. THE MESSAGE WAS CLEAR. MEMORIAL DAY IS ABOUT MORE THAN A THREE DAY WEEKEND. IT’S ABOUT HONORING THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO NEVER MADE IT HOME. WE HONOR OUR FALLEN. WE NEVER FORGET. HERE AT THE SACRAMENTO HISTORIC CITY CEMETERY, A CEREMONY HAS BEEN HELD EVERY MEMORIAL DAY FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS.
Memorial Day ceremony honors veterans at Sacramento Historic City Cemetery
A Memorial Day tribute at the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery featured over 5,000 flags placed on veterans’ graves, honoring those who served and sacrificed for the nation.
Updated: 8:33 PM PDT May 23, 2026
A Memorial Day ceremony at the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery honored fallen veterans with a powerful tribute, including the placement of more than 5,000 flags on graves of those who served in World War I and World War II. “It’s amazing. It’s my grandson and I and my wife all were part of the placing the flags last night. So we do this every year. So it’s a big thing for us,” one attendee said. “We look at the grave site, what the soldier did. I was amazed I put one of the flags on a member, a Japanese member of the 442nd, most decorated unit in American history out there.” Veterans shared personal stories of loss and remembrance during the ceremony. “I’m remembering, I had a brother who was wounded in Vietnam, severely, came back and died of his wounds after Vietnam,” Don Harper said. An attendee shared his family’s deep connection to military service. “We remember all the veterans from all the wars going back to the American Revolution. Personally, I remember my father, who was in World War II in Korea,” he said.” He was in Baton during World War II. My grandfather, Tony Faulkinbury, was in the trenches in World War I, and he was gassed at the Battle of Same Hill.” Military families emphasized the importance of teaching younger generations about the sacrifices made for freedom. “You want them to have a good Memorial Day, but I also want them to, don’t forget the fallen who made it possible,” Harper said. “So if they have a good time, that’s great. But please pause during this weekend and, pause, pray for the, for the, are all veterans.” The ceremony underscored the true meaning of Memorial Day. “We honor our fallen. We never forget,” Harper said. For more than 30 years, a Memorial Day ceremony has been held at the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, and organizers say they plan to continue the tradition for generations to come. The Veterans Affiliated Council hosted the event, and tomorrow, the annual reading of names will take place at the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Capitol Park, Sacramento, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A Memorial Day ceremony at the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery honored fallen veterans with a powerful tribute, including the placement of more than 5,000 flags on graves of those who served in World War I and World War II.
“It’s amazing. It’s my grandson and I and my wife all were part of the placing the flags last night. So we do this every year. So it’s a big thing for us,” one attendee said. “We look at the grave site, what the soldier did. I was amazed I put one of the flags on a member, a Japanese member of the 442nd, most decorated unit in American history out there.”
Veterans shared personal stories of loss and remembrance during the ceremony.
“I’m remembering, I had a brother who was wounded in Vietnam, severely, came back and died of his wounds after Vietnam,” Don Harper said.
An attendee shared his family’s deep connection to military service.
“We remember all the veterans from all the wars going back to the American Revolution. Personally, I remember my father, who was in World War II in Korea,” he said.” He was in Baton during World War II. My grandfather, Tony Faulkinbury, was in the trenches in World War I, and he was gassed at the Battle of Same Hill.”
Military families emphasized the importance of teaching younger generations about the sacrifices made for freedom.
“You want them to have a good Memorial Day, but I also want them to, don’t forget the fallen who made it possible,” Harper said. “So if they have a good time, that’s great. But please pause during this weekend and, pause, pray for the, for the, are all veterans.”
The ceremony underscored the true meaning of Memorial Day.
“We honor our fallen. We never forget,” Harper said.
For more than 30 years, a Memorial Day ceremony has been held at the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, and organizers say they plan to continue the tradition for generations to come.
The Veterans Affiliated Council hosted the event, and tomorrow, the annual reading of names will take place at the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Capitol Park, Sacramento, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel