COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – The Pikes Peak National Cemetery is grieving the loss of its cemetery director, who died unexpectedly last month at the age 43.
Skyler Holmes served with the Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration since June 2020. During his time with the Pikes Peak National Cemetery, ensured every veteran within its walls was given respect and dignity, whether through a traditional funeral, through allowing volunteers to place thousands of flags on graves, or by ensuring even veterans without family were given a ceremony befitting their military service.
11 News spoke with Holmes in March when he was organizing the latter type of funeral, which is known as an unclaimed veteran service…