Meaning of Memorial Day Not Lost on Volunteers at Veterans' Cemetery

Meaning of Memorial Day not lost on volunteers at veterans' cemetery

SUFFOLK, Va. — On Thursday, volunteers at the Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery began preparing the grounds for its Memorial Day ceremony, among them Virginia Natural Gas employees, Boy Scouts, a Marine and about 150 others. But they all had one mission: place an American flag in front of every grave. As the third-busiest state veterans cemetery in the country, with about eight burials per day, the volunteers had a lot of ground to…

Commentary: Don’t forget the meaning of Memorial Day

Yesterday was Memorial Day, a federal holiday set aside for the people of this nation to mourn and honor its deceased servicemen and women.

Service honored with flag placement at NWLA Veterans Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day

Volunteers spread out at at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery on Friday morning to place a U.S. flag on each grave in recognition of of Memorial Day.