Jeanne Monroe appreciates the fact her son wasn’t forgotten.

1st Lt. Marine Michael N. Monroe was killed three days after his 27th birthday on Oct. 30, 1990 during Operation Desert Shield nighttime maneuvers in Saudi Arabia.

Monroe, an Auburn High and University of Washington graduate, will be remembered in a special ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday at Veterans Memorial Park, 411 E St. NE.

“It’s just so nice to know that he’s remembered, that he’s not forgotten,” said Jeannie Monroe, a retired teacher.

Elsewhere, the public is invited to attend a special ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday in the flag plaza at Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn, 2020 Mountain View Drive.

The ceremony will include comments by Auburn Mayor Peter Lewis, a solo performance of “God Bless America”, invocation by Chaplain Michael Hursh, a color guard presentation by Boy Scout Troop 398, comments by Commander Bill Peloza from Auburn’s VFW Post 1741 and a rifle salute and taps by the Intertribal Warriors Society.

The cemetery also is offering special office hours during the Memorial Day weekend to assist families. Office hours will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday; from 12-4 p.m. on Sunday; and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

The cemetery will display many American Flags on the grounds and each Veterans gravesite is decorated with a small flag. The small American flags are donated by the Auburn’s VFW Post 1741.

For more information about the special activities surrounding Memorial Day at Mountain View Cemetery, please call 253-931-3028 or visit www.mtviewcemeteryauburn.gov.