Memorial Day 2017 at Mexico City National Cemetery

Attendees, mostly members of the American military, stand for a group photo.
Members of the military and the public gathered at Mexico City National Cemetery to commemorate Memorial Day 2017. Image courtesy of Victor Manuel Serrano.

Mexico City National Cemetery hosted its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 29, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Speakers included Commander of the American Legion Eric Rojas, Defense Attaché Col. Edward Bonfoey, and Charge d ’Affairs William Duncan. Representatives from various organizations included the American Legion, Secretaria Defensa Nacional (Mexico), Secretaria de Marina (Mexico), members of the 201st Squadron, and ambassadors and representative from the embassies of France, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Peru and Brazil.