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5k flags planted for Memorial Day by Veterans Home at Grand Rapids volunteers
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and last updated 2021-05-28 09:02:32-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Michigan Veteran Homes â a branch of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs â planted more than 5,000 flags at gravesites with help from local scout troops and volunteers.
The flags were planted at the cemetery at the Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids at 3000 Monroe Ave. NE, according to a news release Friday.
Though family, residents, staff and community members have been placing flags individually in recent years, the volunteer effort to blanket the cemetery with flags began more than 30 years ago.
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May 28, 2021
Scout troops and volunteers assisted Michigan Veteran Homes to plant more than 5,000 flags for Memorial Day.
Volunteers planted the flags at gravesites of fallen heroes in the states veteran cemetery at the Michigan Veteran Homes in Grand Rapids.
The flags are delivered each year by the United Veterans Council of Kent County.
While the effort began with the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts have become involved in recent years as well.
“It really does help inspire girls of all ages to honor veterans, honor our troops and find their own way to recognize the sacrifices that have been made by these individuals for our country,” said Krystan Krucki, director of marketing and communications for The Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore.