Memorial Day commemorations were held around the Bay Area on Monday, but the event in Walnut Creek put a special focus on those who fought in the Korean War.
That conflict ended 70 years ago and the number of those still living who served in it is dwindling rapidly.
The keynote speaker, former Vietnam helicopter pilot Patrick Leary, said the time to honor Korean War veterans is rapidly running out. "I think we learned that we should be prepared," he said."When the war started, they had reduced the training to about half of what it had been during the Second World War. Many of the young soldiers that were sent over there were not properly trained."
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