Volunteers have flags prepared for holiday
Volunteers have flags prepared for holiday
By Mike Belt
May 26, 2007
Flags, rifle volleys and the solemn sound of a bugler playing taps will mark the serious side of Memorial Day celebrations Monday.
Several ceremonies and services are planned at Lawrence area cemeteries. Volunteers, many of them from local veterans organizations, are placing hundreds of flags along cemetery driving lanes in honor of veterans.
“People seem to appreciate going to the cemetery and seeing that Avenue of Flags,” said Ken Fisher, a member of the American Legion Dorsey-Liberty Post 14. “It’s really beautiful.”
For several years, Fisher led the legion’s efforts to place flags at Oak Hill Cemetery, east of 15th Street and Haskell Avenue, before passing the responsibility to others this year. “We took about two weeks to prepare,” he said.