Visitors observe Memorial Day in Boulder City amid COVID-19 pandemic

Remembering the sacrifices of so many Americans, Hundreds came to Boulder City to visit the Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, to honor servicemembers who’ve defended our country.

Jeremy Chen reports.

HUNDREDS CAME TO BOULDER CITYTO VISIT THE VETERAN'SMEMIORIAL CEMETARY- TO HONORSERVICEMEMBERS WHO'VE GIVENTHEIR LIVES DEFENDING OURCOUNTRY.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER JEREMYCHEN IS LIVE ..SHOWING YOU HOW PEOPLE AREHONORING SERVICEMEMBERS DURINGTHE TIME OF THE PANDEMIC.PANDEMIC OR NOT...HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CAME BY THEVETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETARYTODAY-THE PEOPLE I SPOKE WITHSAY THEY WERE COMMITTED TOHONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES.NATS A SEA OF REMEMBRANCE.FLAGS MARKING THE RESTING PLACEOF THOSE WHO'VE SERVED.FAMILIES PAYING THEIRRESPECTS"THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THIS."ANGIE WILSON COMES TO VETERANSMEMORIAL CEMETERY IN BOULDERCITY- ONCE A MONTH TO VISIT HERFATHER - A VIETNAM WARVETERAN.LAYING OUT HIS FAVORITE MEAL."HE LOVES HIS COFFEE, HE LOVESHIS EGGS AND RICE, HIS CANDY..YOU KNOW TO CELEBRATE HIM INOUR OWN SPECIAL WAY." THIS"I REALLY THOUGHT A LOT OFPEOPLE WOULD BE SCARED TO BEOUTSIDE TODAY, BUT I AMGRATEFUL THAT EVERYONE'S HERETO CELEBRATE." A CELEBRATIONINVOLVING REFLECTION AT ADISTANCE...WITH FAMILIES RESPECTING THESPACE OF OTHERS."EVERYBODY'S KEEPING THEIRDISTANCE AWAY FROM EVERYONEAND BEING KIND AND RESPECTFULOF THE DISTANCE." WILSONSAYS-HER FATHER DESERVES ALLTHE RESPECT FOR HIS SACRIFICETO OUR COUNTRY-AND WAS GLAD TOSEE OTHERS COULD DO THE SAMEFOR THEIR LOVED ONES."THIS IS A DAY FOR THEM.REGARDLESS OF A SHUTDOWN, IPERSONALLY WOULD COME OUT ANDCELEBRATE MY DAD."THOSE FLAGS YOU SAW AT THECEMETERY WERE SET UP OVER THEWEEKEND-BY VOLUNTEERS.COMING UP AT SIX-WE'LL TAKE ACLOSER LOOK AT BOULDER CITYITSELF-AND SEE HOW THEY'READJUSTED TO THIS NEW NORMALTHIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.GOVERNOR STEVE SISOLAK ANDNEVADA'S FIRST LADY WERE AT