The Veterans Association of North County will honor Memorial Day on Monday with a ceremony to thank and remember military men and women who laid down their lives for their country.
The ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Monday at 1617 Mission Ave. in Oceanside.
Chuck Atkinson, founder and president of the Veterans Association of North County, said sometimes people forget what Memorial Day is all about.
"What we'd like to do," he said, "is to bring some thought to what went into making this country so great. And that's the men and women who’ve gone forward to fight for this country over the centuries that we’ve been here.”
The remembrance ceremony will include laying flowers on a symbolic grave, which represents grave sites and cemeteries all over the county where military men and women are laid to rest.
More than 2,000 U.S. military forces have died in the war in Afghanistan, according to the website icasualty.org
The North County Veterans Association includes more than 30 different veteran organizations serving more than 5,000 members.
The Resource Center opened in 2007 in what used to be an Oceanside police station. It holds monthly workshops to help veterans transitioning into civilian careers.
A $1 million interior renovation includes a kitchen and banquet space to serve as a job training facility to teach culinary skills.
