On Saturday morning, members of the Dolon-Jones-Martino American Legion Post 304, Jim Thorpe, offered their prayers and support at six area monuments, remembering the men and women who gave their lives in service to America.

Keith McQuait, commander of Post 304, welcomed those attending the ceremonies, reminding everyone of the reason why the day is observed.

“This Memorial Day weekend, we pause to remember those who left in service to our nation and never returned,” McQuait said. “Memorial Day is not simply a holiday; it’s not the same as Veterans Day. It is a sacred time set aside to reflect on the men and women who gave their lives so that we may live in freedom.”

The program also included a prayer, the placement of a wreath, a rifle salute and the playing of taps by Bill Diehm on the bugle.

“May we never allow their sacrifice to fade from memory. Let us honor them today with reverence and every day in the way we live to serve and care for one another,” McQuaid concluded.

Services were held Saturday at the area monuments: the World War I Monument and the Lost at Sea Monument, both at Jim Thorpe Memorial Park; the World War II Monument on North Street; The Soldiers & Sailors Monument in Hazard Square; The Vietnam War Monument on West Broadway; the Korean War Monument at the Diligent Fire Company on Center Avenue; and the Civil War Monument at Liberties Hill Road, just off Route 209.

Services were held Monday at the following area cemeteries: Mauch Chunk Cemetery; Immaculate Conception Cemetery; Evergreen Cemetery; St. Joseph’s Cemetery; Christman’s Cemetery Church off Route 903; Henning’s Cemetery in Albrightsville; and St. Paul’s Cemetery Old on Stage Road.