High school students from the 23rd Congressional District, which includes Kern County, are nominated every year to one of the service academies. On this Memorial Day, local Congressman Kevin McCarthy announced the seven nominees at the Bakersfield Realtors' Association.
Memorial Day events honor the fallen
This Memorial Day saw a resurgence in the number of events held to honor those who gave their lives for this nation.
By: Grant Simpson, 23ABC
and last updated 2021-06-01 11:46:54-04
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) â This Memorial Day saw a resurgence in the number of events held to honor those who gave their lives for this nation.
At historic Union Cemetery, the largest gathering in recent memory saw a tribute to the fallen with music and a cannon salute. Kern County Congressman Kevin McCarthy telling the story of Robert Bob Livermore who he says volunteered at the age of nineteen the day after Pearl Harbor and ultimately lost his life in the Battle of Torah.