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Family Of Veterans: Flags To Be Placed On Graves Saturday
May 27, 2010
Members of the American Legion Post 90 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7016 will be placing small American flags on graves of local veterans Saturday for Memorial Day.
The memorial salute encompasses most cemeteries in the Walnut Hill, Bratt, Atmore and Perdido area. Volunteers and other organizations are invited to help with this special event.
“Family members of deceased veterans are especially welcome as not all veteran graves are marked; the American Legion and VFW do not have a ‘list’ of area veterans for this annual tribute and we do not want to inadvertently miss placing a flag on a veterans grave,” said René Bunch. “Sometimes the only way we know a veteran is buried in a local cemetery is from information received from a family member.”
To ensure that a deceased veteran family members receives this flag tribute, call Bunch at (251) 359-4039 to verify that a particular cometary is covered during the annual outing.
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4 Responses to “Family Of Veterans: Flags To Be Placed On Graves Saturday”
Excellent article Sis. Enjoyed the photos. Uncle Robbin would be proud that you remembered him. Wouldn’t he have enjoyed our fishing trip on Memorial Day? Lulu
Wonderful plan, and much appreciated. I went to the Walnut Hill Cemetery on Friday, and placed flags for my son, his dad and grandfather as well as any other graves that denoted service in the military.
The weather yesterday messed up a few, so my daughter and I replaced them late this afternoon.
Thank you to those who served, and those who remember the families of those who served.
It sounds like it would be a great time to start a data base of who and where they are buried. That way it would not take so effort trying to find out. After all it is an annual event. There must be someone who can help maybe one of the Veterans organizations being they have wonderful volunteers who work to help the Veterans and their familes.
Anyway it is wonderful to see that there is at least a solid effort put into this to remember those who paid the ultimate prices for our freedoms. “If you love your freedom thank a Vet!”
Very nice. “Pa” Miller would be proud!