(La Porte, IN) - La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody is asking people to give real thought to the people who died serving the country on this Memorial Day.

“Let’s not forget why it is a holiday,” he said.

President Donald Trump will take part in the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery this morning and speak at what’s been a somber occasion for U.S. presidents in the past.

Ceremonies are also being held locally in places like La Porte, Michigan City and Rolling Prairie and throughout the nation to honor fallen soldiers.