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‘Visual of Glory’: Patriotic display is a Memorial Day tradition Published by admin on Fri, 05/28/2021 - 7:29am Scout leader Brian Peuster and son Andrew Peuster from Boy Scout Troop 38 help raise flags at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico on Wednesday morning, May 26. Almost 30 volunteers created an avenue of flags to commemorate the fallen. [Dave Faries]
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To some, Memorial Day is a time to welcome the beginning of summer. And while warmer temperatures are certainly something worthy of greeting, Memorial Day has a deeper meaning for many.
Take, for example, the team of volunteers who gathered Wednesday morning. In less than two hours, they raised approximately 200 American flags on the Missouri Veterans Home grounds, which stand as a reminder of those who fought for their country.
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The man wakes up woozy and bandaged on a cot, his head throbbing. He has the sensation that he’s on a boat, but otherwise his mind is blank, pounding with unformed questions that he doesn’t have answers to. As his eyes adjust to the dank little room, he becomes aware of voices outside. Men’s voices. They sound upset about something stressed, tired. The man strains to make out the words. They’re bickering over who was supposed to wash the dishes, whose turn it is to make breakfast. In a flash, the man knows exactly what he must do.