The following organizations are holding services to commemorate Memorial Day in Fayette County. To submit an announcement for a Memorial Day service, email hsnews@heraldstandard.com by noon Wednesday.
n The Fairchance Exchange Club will hold a memorial service on Saturday, May 29 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Fairchance at 1 p.m. to honor Alfred L. Wilson. A combat medic in World War II, Wilson gave his life to save at least 10 others in 1944 and received with the Congressional Medal. The public is invited to attend.
n A Memorial Day service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 30 at LaFayette Memorial Park along Route 40 in Grindstone at the veteransâ memorial area, sponsored by American Legion posts 275 Grindstone, 295 Brownsville, 838 Braznell, 940 West Brownsville and 590 Republic.
Editor s note: This story has been changed to list the correct time for volunteers to gather to place flags on Friday.
Every year, around 4,000 new flags are placed next to the grave markers of area veterans at Lafayette Memorial Park on Route 40 in Brier Hill before Memorial Day.
American Legion Posts 940, 838 and 275 are looking for volunteers to help replace last yearâs flags with bright new flags on Friday.
Scott Campbell of Hiller, volunteer and commander of the honor guard, said they are looking for as many as possible to help when they will start the work at 6 p.m.