PAINTSVILLE — The Big Sandy Disabled American Veterans Chapter 18 of Auxier stays fairly busy during Memorial Day weekend, when most others are focused on relaxing.
Memorial Day traditions return for veterans as pandemic eases Share Updated: 6:28 PM EDT May 30, 2021 PHILIP MARCELO Share Updated: 6:28 PM EDT May 30, 2021
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Show Transcript KAI: MILITARY MEMBERS ARE ALSO BEING HONORED THIS WEEKEND IN TIMONIUM. PREPARATIONS FOR THE ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AT DULANEY VALLEY MEMORIAL GARDENS WERE UNDERWAY TODAY. THE HISTORIC ELKRIDGE YOUNG MARINES PLANTED 3500 FLAGS ON THE VETERANS’ GRAVESITES TODAY AHEAD OF THE MEMORIAL ON MONDAY. IN ADDITION TO HONORING ALL OF OUR FALLEN HEROES THIS YEAR’S EVENT WILL HONOR SIX SERVICE MEMBERS WITH TIES TO MARYLAND WHO WERE LOST WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. IT IS A MISSION THAT ORGANIZERS ARE IMPARTING ONTO GENERATIONS TO COM WE WANT THE YOUNG MARINES TO KNOW OUR VETERANS CANNOT BE FORGOTTEN FOR THE SACRIFICES THEY MADE FOR US. MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE ABLE TO COME OUT AND THEY ALWAYS LOVE TO DO IT. THEY COME OUT HERE REGARDLESS THE WEATHER OR THE TEMPE
A pair of military vets navigate the hilly, meandering paths in a historic cemetery in Boston, searching out soldiers graves and planting American flags
A pair of military vets navigate the hilly, meandering paths in a historic cemetery in Boston, searching out soldiers graves and planting American flags in front of them.
BOSTON A pair of military vets navigate the hilly, meandering paths in a historic cemetery in Boston, searching out soldiers’ graves and planting American flags in front of them.About 10 miles away, scores of other vets and volunteers do the same,.