Ceremonies, Closures Will Mark Holiday

In commemoration of the servicemen who fought and died in all wars for the United States, the following offices will be closed Monday, Memorial Day:

- All city, county, state and federal offices, including courthouses.

- Schools, including colleges and universities.

- City and county libraries.

- Banks and savings-and-loan institutions.

No mail will be delivered Monday, and all post offices will be closed. Mail deposited in collection boxes will be picked up according to the posted holiday schedule.

No city trash will be collected Monday, and trash pickup will be delayed one day the rest of the week. However, the Miramar Landfill will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday.

Metered parking will not be enforced, but all other parking restrictions will apply.

All city- and county-run parks and recreation facilities will be open during regular hours Monday.

Several memorial ceremonies will be held over the three-day weekend. Starting off the observances will be a continuous reading of the names of those killed or declared missing in action in the Vietnam War, at 4 p.m. today at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Old Town at San Diego Avenue and Twiggs Street. The reading will conclude about 4 p.m. Sunday, and services will follow at 5 p.m.

A “community healing” sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans will be held Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the War Memorial Building in Balboa Park. The program, which is designed to promote understanding among the survivors as well as honor the dead, will feature veterans speaking about their war experiences.

A Memorial Day address will be given by retired Navy Rear Adm. David B. Carmichael at 10 a.m. Monday at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery.

Bishop Leo T. Maher of the San Diego Roman Catholic Diocese will celebrate the annual Memorial Day Mass at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum Chapel, 4470 Hilltop Drive. After the Mass, outdoor services will honor the war dead.

Also at 11 a.m. Monday, San Diego City Councilman Ed Struiksma will be the featured speaker at services sponsored by the Mira Mesa-Scripps Branch of the Fleet Reserve Assn. and Mira Mesa Memorial Post 480 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The ceremony will be held at the Veterans Memorial Flag site next to the Mira Mesa Senior Center at 4680 Mira Mesa Blvd.

At 1:30 p.m. Monday, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Coronado) will speak at services in the Garden of Tribute in Greenwood Memorial Park. Marine Corps. Brig. Gen. Edward Meyer will speak in a 1:30 p.m. ceremony at El Camino Memorial Park.

Capping the long weekend’s ceremonies will be the unveiling and dedication of a memorial for 61 North County residents who died in Vietnam. That ceremony begins at 10 a.m. Monday at Eternal Hills Memorial Park, 1999 El Camino Real in Oceanside.