Dick Lenner lays a wreath at the foot of the downtown Morgan Hill Veterans Monument on Memorial Day.

Local veterans and their families, as well as grateful residents of Morgan Hill, gathered to remember and say thanks to veterans who died in service on Memorial Day.

The remembrance ceremony took place at the First Street Veterans Memorial in downtown Morgan Hill. The events were organized by local resident Eddie Bowers, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam war.

Jeff Wilson, with daughters Riley and Adelyn, paid their respects to veterans who have died in combat on Memorial Day.
Richard and Gavin Vasquez find grandfather Lawrence Vasquez’s name on the downtown veterans memorial May 31.
Eddie Bowers, pictured May 31, organizes the annual Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies in downtown Morgan Hill.
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