Corrales places wreaths for fallen heroes

CORRALES — Fallen veterans were remembered in Corrales over the weekend.

Living veterans, family of veterans and many volunteers took part in the village’s National Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 13. It was one of 5,200 locations across all 50 states participating.

San Ysidro Parish Knights of Columbus trustee and retired United States Army Capt. Raymond Gonzales raised funds to place wreaths on more than 70 gravesites at the San Ysidro cemetery and acted as master of ceremonies. Gonzales shared that he was present for the invasion of Panama in 1989 and in Saudi Arabia during operation Desert Storm…

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