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On Monday, the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum held its annual Memorial Day ceremony to honor fallen U.S. service members.

The service featured a color guard, a memorial wreath toss into the bay and exhibits from the Walking Ghosts of Black History and the Friends and Families of Nisei Veterans.

Gene Millen, who served as a Fire Controlman 3rd Class aboard the original USS Hornet CV-12 during World War II joins the Memorial Day ceremony via Zoom at the USS Hornet in Alameda on Monday. (Harika Maddala/Bay City News)
Hongsheng Ping tosses flowers into the bay during the Memorial Day ceremony at the USS Hornet in Alameda on Monday. (Harika Maddala/Bay City News)
Authors Brendan Simms and Steve McGregor discuss their new book “The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway” during the Memorial Day ceremony at the USS Hornet in Alameda on Monday. (Harika Maddala/Bay City News)
Willy Sharp, a Navy veteran, shares his experience with attendees during the Memorial Day ceremony at the USS Hornet in Alameda on Monday. Sharp had fought during Vietnam War, based at Miramar Station near San Diego in the years 1968-1969. (Harika Maddala/Bay City News)

There was also a special appearance, via Zoom, by Gene Millen, who served as a Fire Controlman 3rd Class aboard the original USS Hornet CV-12 during World War II.

The event was one of several Memorial Day events held around the Bay Area on Monday, like the lighting of the Mount Diablo beacon to honor U.S. service members.