Hundreds Reflect at Fort Custer National Cemetery Ahead of Memorial Day

Hundreds reflect at Fort Custer National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day

AUGUSTA, Mich. (WOOD) — Hundreds filled the grounds of Fort Custer National Cemetery near Augusta Sunday afternoon to pay respects to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. The cemetery's green fields mark the final resting place for thousands of Americans. Each veteran's grave was marked with its own American flag. The "Program of Remembrance" brought families, friends and veterans together for an afternoon of reflection. A flyover …

Families and volunteers place flags to honor veterans on Memorial Day weekend

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Ahead of Memorial Day, a special tradition known as 'flags in' took place at the East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, where thousands of American flags were placed to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. 6 News spoke with American Legion leaders and volunteers who spent their morning paying tribute and sharing what Memorial Day truly means to them. A sea of stars and stripes stretches across veterans' graves,…

Flags on graves: Honoring those who honored us

Scouting America troops placed American flags at the gravesites of veterans at the Palm Boulder Highway Mortuary & Cemetery on Memorial Day weekend.

Volunteers place flags to honor veterans at West Hill Cemetery

SHERMAN, Texas (KTEN) — Volunteers from VFW Post 2772, the VFW Auxiliary, and Boy Scouts Troop 403 placed 1,300 American flags on veterans’ graves at West Hill Cemetery on Saturday.

Volunteers place flags at Milwaukee cemetery to honor veterans

Hundreds of volunteers gathered at Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee to place flags on veterans' graves, continuing a decades-long Memorial Day tradition.

Volunteers honor veterans at Hampton National Cemetery

Volunteers placed flags along rows of graves in honor of Memorial Day at Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, Virginia, on May 22, 2025.