Loyalty Day honors veterans

On Sunday, May 1, the VFW Post and Ladies Auxiliary No. 2175 placed a wreath on the memorial recognizing Vernon County soldiers who gave their lives in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War, which remains adorned with flags, flowers and plantings. On Tuesday, the Nevada City Council issued a proclamation in honor of May 1 as Loyalty Day, encouraging recognition and participation in "patriotic programs being sponsored and recognized the start of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Ladies Auxiliary Vietnam Veterans Recognition Week, May 1-7, which begins on Loyalty Day.