"He was a lifelong Marine; he loved the Marine Corps": Daughter honors father's service

For Fredricka Gordon, Memorial Day weekend is about honoring the man she's named after, her father Frederick Seelig.

"He was a lifelong Marine, he loved the Marine Corps, everything about it," said Gordon. "My dad is a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was at Hancock Field during the bombing of Pearl Harbor."
Gordon's father enlisted in the Marine Corp when he was 17 years old. Both of her parents have been laid to rest at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.

The Department of Veteran Affairs held their annual Memorial Day ceremony, filled with keynote speakers, musical performances, and the firing of a military rifle volley, a cannon salute, and the playing of Taps.