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Sgt. Major of the Army Michael Grinston, left, sits next to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi who shed tears at the San Francisco National Cemetery’s Memorial Day Observance on Sunday, May 30, 2021, in San Francisco. I Paul Kuroda for The Standard
The flag flew at half-staff at the San Francisco National Cemetery’s Memorial Day Observance on Sunday, May 30, 2021, in San Francisco. I Paul Kuroda for The Standard
Sue Albritton cries at her father’s grave site at the San Francisco National Cemetery’s Memorial Day Observance on Sunday, May 30, 2021, in San Francisco. I Paul Kuroda for The Standard
Sgt. Major of the Army Michael Grinston walks past an American flag after speaking at the San Francisco National Cemetery’s Memorial Day Observance on Sunday, May 30, 2021, in San Francisco. I Paul Kuroda for The Standard
Arthur Climaco sits next to his grandson’s headstone at the San Francisco National Cemetery’s Memorial Day Observance on Sunday, May 30, 2021, in San Francisco. His grandson, Mark Ryan Climaco Caguioa, served in the Army and fought in Iraq, where he was killed. I Paul Kuroda for The Standard
U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West, out of Travis Air Force Base, played at the San Francisco National Cemetery’s Memorial Day Observance on Sunday, May 30, 2021, in San Francisco. I Paul Kuroda for The Standard
Hugo Gomez lost hearing in one ear and much in the other when a bomb exploded in Iran. He served in the Army and attended the San Francisco National Cemetery’s Memorial Day Observance on Sunday, May 30, 2021, in San Francisco. I Paul Kuroda for The Standard
Jeze Driscoll salutes when the Marines were honored at the San Francisco National Cemetery’s Memorial Day Observance on Sunday, May 30, 2021, in San Francisco. I Paul Kuroda for The Standard
Quentin Kopp, a former San Francisco supervisor and state senator who served in the Air Force from 1952 to 1954, stands to be honored at the San Francisco National Cemetery’s Memorial Day Observance on Sunday, May 30, 2021, in San Francisco. I Paul Kuroda for The Standard
Old Glory fluttered in the breeze as veterans, active-duty members of the military, family of fallen soldiers and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gathered in observance of Memorial Day at San Francisco National Cemetery to honor those who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
The Travis Brass—a contingent of the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West—performed the “Armed Forces Service Medley” and aircraft from the Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco flew overhead.
Ken Wayne, a Navy veteran and broadcast journalist from local news television station KRON 4, presided as master of ceremonies.
The Standard was on hand to capture the event. Click through the gallery to see photos from the celebration.