On Saturday, the City of Aurora hosted one of many Memorial Day gatherings in the state. Colorado Remembers, in partnership with the Colorado Freedom Memorial Foundation, was held at Memorial Park in Aurora to honor the lives lost in service to the United States military.
The event celebrated its 13th anniversary, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and the 150th anniversary of Colorado’s statehood.
There was a free will donation pancake breakfast, displays of military artifacts and themed entertainment, various military vehicles, the Honor Bell, and a steel beam from the USS Arizona. Military flyovers and a laying of wreaths featuring the Buckley Space Force ADF-C Joint Color Guard also paid tribute to the fallen veterans…