Larry Brooks, right, a member of the Sedalia Veterans Of Foreign War Post 2591, talks to volunteers early Saturday morning about placing American flags on the gravesites of veterans at Crown Hill Cemetery. VFW Post 2591 along with Smith-Cotton High School JROTC, Boy Scout Troop 150 and local citizens arrived at 6:30 a.m. to place flags on the gravesites for Memorial Day.
Chloe Shapley, 9, reads a grave’s epitaph Saturday morning as she and her family place flags on the graves of veterans at Crown Hill Cemetery. VFW Post 2591 Cmdr. Larry Reven said approximately 2,000 flags would be placed at three Sedalia cemeteries Saturday. He added that VFW member Glenn Glidewell also placed eight flags at the Jewish Cemetery on South Grand Avenue.
VFW Post 2591 member and Vietnam War veteran Larry Stevenson prepares to place flags on the graves of military veterans early Saturday morning at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Sgt. Thomas Bush and members of Smith-Cotton JROTC walk through Crown Hill Cemetery Saturday morning placing flags on military veterans’ graves. Bush said this year the program had 50 students volunteering at Crown Hill, 30 at Memorial Park Cemetery and 10 at Highland Sacred Gardens.
Vietnam War veteran Larry Stevenson carries flags Saturday morning to place on the graves of veterans at Crown Hill Cemetery. After all the flags were placed volunteers were invited to a breakfast hosted at the George A. Whiteman Memorial Post 642, The American Legion.
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Larry Brooks, right, a member of the Sedalia Veterans Of Foreign War Post 2591, talks to volunteers early Saturday morning about placing American flags on the gravesites of veterans at Crown Hill Cemetery. VFW Post 2591 along with Smith-Cotton High School JROTC, Boy Scout Troop 150 and local citizens arrived at 6:30 a.m. to place flags on the gravesites for Memorial Day.
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Chloe Shapley, 9, reads a grave’s epitaph Saturday morning as she and her family place flags on the graves of veterans at Crown Hill Cemetery. VFW Post 2591 Cmdr. Larry Reven said approximately 2,000 flags would be placed at three Sedalia cemeteries Saturday. He added that VFW member Glenn Glidewell also placed eight flags at the Jewish Cemetery on South Grand Avenue.
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VFW Post 2591 member and Vietnam War veteran Larry Stevenson prepares to place flags on the graves of military veterans early Saturday morning at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Sgt. Thomas Bush and members of Smith-Cotton JROTC walk through Crown Hill Cemetery Saturday morning placing flags on military veterans’ graves. Bush said this year the program had 50 students volunteering at Crown Hill, 30 at Memorial Park Cemetery and 10 at Highland Sacred Gardens.
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Vietnam War veteran Larry Stevenson carries flags Saturday morning to place on the graves of veterans at Crown Hill Cemetery. After all the flags were placed volunteers were invited to a breakfast hosted at the George A. Whiteman Memorial Post 642, The American Legion.
