Touring Memorial Now Open in Hemet

A memorial honoring military veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice since September 11, 2001, was unveiled Monday in Hemet.

The “Remembering Our Fallen” traveling exhibit opened to the public at 9 a.m. in the courtyard of the the Hemet Valley Mall, 2200 W. Florida Ave.

American Legion Post 53 conducted a flag ceremony to mark the start of the even. Several parents whose sons were killed in the War on Terror were also slated to speak, as well as an official from the Hemet-San Jacinto Chamber of Commerce.

According to organizers, seven service members from Hemet were killed in Afghanistan or Iraq, while three from San Jacinto died while serving in the war zones.

Remembering Our Fallen exhibits were inaugurated in 2011. The memorials are tailored to honor active-duty, reserve and guard personnel from individual states. The California exhibit pays respect to the roughly 700 residents killed while serving abroad post-9/11.

The goal is to have exhibits in all 50 states, according to the website www.rememberingourfallen.org .

The Hemet exhibit will be on display until April 24, then move to another California city.

– City News Service. Image via Shutterstock.