Honoring Those Who Served: Volunteers place flags on veterans graves at Mountain Home
Published 12:51 pm Monday, May 28, 2018
Star Photos/Abby Morris-Frye Nathanael Halava places an American Flag on the grave of a veteran at Mountain Home National Cemetery on the VA Medical Center campus in Johnson City on Saturday morning.
Nathanael Halava saltues after placing an American Flag on a veteran's grave.
A Boy Scout Color Guard leads a pack of scouts into the cemetery for the event.
A volunteer offers a silent salute to a veteran.
Despite the rain, local scouts and volunteers spent the morning on Saturday placing flags on each grave.
Morning rains did not deter local volunteers who braved the weather to pay tribute to veterans who served their country.
On Saturday morning, members of local Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops along with other volunteers walked through the Mountain Home National Cemetery on the campus of the VA Medical Center in Johnson City placing American Flags at each gravesite.
After placing the flag, the volunteers offered a salute to the veteran and read aloud the veteran’s name. By reading each name out loud, it ensures that those buried at Mountain Home will never be forgotten, according to Jeny Walker, director of Mountain Home National Cemetery.
The flags remained in place at the cemetery throughout the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
