Memorial Day in Military City USA: Honoring fallen heroes like Michael Barrera

Memorial Day in Military City USA: Honoring fallen heroes like Michael Barrera

Flying high above his headstone are the flags Michael Barrera fought to protect. “Our flag doesn’t wave with the wind, it waves with the breath of every young man, young women, men, women who have died protecting it,” Hilda Guardiola, his mother, said. Barrera died in 2003 while serving his country in Iraq. His story is one of thousands being remembered on Memorial Day. Guardiola said Memorial Day is a time “to remember all those who gave their …