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The kids to be responsible. >> if you follow the guidelines given, if you keep distance, if you make sure to wash your hands, keep sanitizing, coughing in your sleeve and not in your hand and so on and so forth, i think well be safe. >> reporter: with many parents fearing for their kids safety, the government worked with parent and teacher groups. >> without that dialogue, i think many people would have felt it wasnt safe to send their children to school. i think the guidelines we made wouldnt h...

Officer, the first aviator to become chief, paid respects, quote: hosted by the u.s. armys old guard at arlington national ceremony. this tradition has taken place annually at the armys official ceremonial unit in 1948. days before memorial day, the u.s. military conducted live fire training, this gunship began target practice in the persian gulf this week with the uss baton amphibious group. the exercise began tuesday, the same day the u.s. military warned iran to keep its small gun boats 100 y...

No flags at every gravesite, no speakers, no flyover. jeannie adwords brought her own flags to honor her dad buddy howard who served in the navy. >> i brought flags to bring for my dad in the veterans that surrounded him so at least they would be honored today. reporter: director of the international cemetery says it is one of the many changes that have happened since the pandemic hit in these challenging times, veterans are being interred without the customary full military honors. >> family is...

Who have served. >> so many people have died so we can have the freedoms that we have today and we need to not take that for granted. >> everyone is encouraged to come out all weekend long, you can bring your flag to honor your loved one and keep in mind the guidelines for social distancing. at the georgia national cemetery, denise, fox 5 news. reporter: thank you, veterans affair secretary says all 142 national cemeteries will be open for memorial day services, however, large groups of people w...

Sacrifice while protecting and defending the country they bede bly believe in. >> i was making multiple times and i was one of the lucky ones. what i can do to is place the flags on their headstone and honor them. leland: i remember speak to go a goldstar family on one memorial day, toward the afternoon when the barbecues began on the washington mall? and i said what would you have thought about this? >> our son would have wanted us to remember him in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. ...

Forward-thinking. phase one of long island, i know that everybody is ready to get back to what our new normal will be. alicia: absolutely. we hope people keep their heads about them. thank you for joining us on this saturday. >> thank you. alicia: leland. leland: hertz rental car company filed for bankruptcy. the major amount of travel and debt as well. hertz laid off 12,000 workers and furloughed 4,000 more in late march. if you have a hertz reservations be sure to check with them. alicia: and ...

Been killed fighting for the united states and our freedoms. florida congressman brian mast loss boast his leg -- both his legs in afghanistan trying to disable a bomb. >> whenever i think about any of my friends that i lost in combat, that are laying in arlington, that are laying in other places, i think very seriously about what would they want for my life. how do i honor their sacrifice with the way that i continue to live. and i hope that every american thinks that way. >> reporter: amid the...

American warrior is a unique, unique person in history. the only warrior in history who has offered a helping hand not only to the people hes bound to serve but the enemies that he fought and i think thats a legacy that all americans can be proud of. lucas: amid coronavirus pandemic arlington national cemetery will be open to family members with special passes this year so they can honor loved who you say gave ultimate sacrifice, several thousands family members expected to attend. memorial bega...

Places of worship. he says he will have the final call on this. a number of governors are disagreeing with that. mark meredith right now with more from the white house. hey, mark. >> reporter: good morning to you. as you mentioned, it is memorial day weekend. you would never know it in washington, d.c. there are few to no tourists on the national mall. we are seeing several cities across the country begin to reopen. president trump says many of the churches, synagogues and mosques that are aroun...

Either, possibly more americans will be able to reflect on the significance of this day. i was at the national cemetery earlier today and to me its a most sacred place in america and while the cemetery is close to the public, it is not close to those who have lost loved ones and theyre given a pass, they can visit their loved ones and i saw a lot of them there today and its pretty significant what takes place. of all the 400,000 graves, every one of them has an american flag placed on it. the in...