Photo Gallery : Remembering Edinburg’s Fallen Sons

Julian Rodriguez Ortega from Post 37 checks the program for the City of Edinburg’s 17th Annual Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony program at the Edinburg Municipal Auditorium Friday May 24, 2024 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)

Veterans attending the City of Edinburg’s 17th Annual Memorial Day ceremony salute the flag during the playing of Taps by Giuliani Garcia, 17, Robert Vela High school at the Edinburg Municipal Auditorium Friday , May 24, 2024 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)

Flags flutter in the wind outside the City of Edinburg’s Memorial Day ceremonies at the Edinburg Municipal Auditorium Friday , May 24, 2024 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)

Dolia Gonzalez, mother of Edinburg war hero, Alfredo “Freddy” Gonzalez attends the Memorial Day ceremonies at the Edinburg Municipal Auditorium Friday , May 24, 2024 in Edinburg. Freddy was killed in action in Hue City, Vietnam, on February 4, 1968. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)

Jorge Buenrostro with Marine Corps League of the RGV detachment 1456, checks the flags before the start of the 17th Annual Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony at the City of Edinburg Municipal Auditorium Friday May 24, 2024 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)

Violet Alcocer, 6, wears a shirt with Army Spc. Mark Anthony Zapata during the 17th Annual Memorial Day ceremonies at the Edinburg Municipal Auditorium Friday , May 24, 2024 in Edinburg. Army Spc. Mark Anthony Zapata
died August 15, 2004 while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)

Alondra Gonzalez and Elva Valle distribute flags at the 17th Annual Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony the Edinburg Municipal Auditorium Friday , May 24, 2024 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)

Polo Garza with Marine Corps League of the RGV detachment1456 bows his head during the 17th Annual Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremonies at the Edinburg Municipal Auditorium Friday May 24, 2024 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)

The Battlefield Cross placed by the Edinburg High JROTC Honor Guard seen on the stage during the Memorial Day ceremonies at the Edinburg Municipal Auditorium Friday May 24, 2024 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com)