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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9365 member John Minnick gets help from his 4-year-old grandson Owen placing a flag on a veteran's grave Friday at Wasilla Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day.
MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS
• American Veterans Post 9 and Valley veterans organizations welcome veterans, families and patriots to the Valley Veterans Walk to the cemetery. Participants should meet at the Wasilla Post Office at 10:15 a.m. and the walk will start at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Memorial Day.
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9365 is hosting this year’s Memorial Day Ceremony, which will begin at 1 p.m. at the Veterans Wall of Honor at the Mat-Su Visitor Center. Following the ceremony, veterans groups will hold open houses.