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A California teenager spent Monday Flag Day decorating graves at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel.
Preston Sharp, 15, of Redding, California, started the Veterans Flags and Flowers project in 2015 after a Veterans Day visit to the grave of his grandfather, a Navy veteran. Upset at the sight of undecorated markers surrounding his grandfather s, Sharp set out to honor as many veterans as he could by placing flags and carnations on graves across the country.
Then 10, Sharp initially used the money he earned by doing chores around his house to buy supplies. That effort quickly grew into larger fundraising efforts and public speaking engagements, which helped raise awareness and money for the Veterans Flags and Flowers nonprofit organization he founded.
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Ceremonies throughout Iowa to mark Memorial Day 2021
Wreaths have been laid at two war memorials on the Iowa State Capitol grounds today. Captain Lucas Murphy, the Iowa National Guard’s chaplain, opened a ceremony at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery at 8 o’clock this morning.
“Today we offer our gratitude for all the men and women who have served their country in defense of freedom,” he prayed. “For their sacrifice of time, talent and even to the last full measure of devotion we pay them homage.”
Van Meter Mayor Allen Adams said it’s an honor to have the cemetery in the community. “Today we are gathered to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice,” he said.