A volunteer cadet from a local area school helps carry and place an American flag at the headstone of a fallen military member at the McDonough Memorial Cemetery Tuesday.
Cadets from an area school checks for names of fallen military members. The group helped place American flags at headstones of fallen military members at the McDonough Memorial Cemetery Tuesday.
An American Legion volunteer looks over headstones at McDonough Memorial Cemetery on Tuesday to make sure American flags at grave sites are placed correctly.
A volunteer cadet from a local school helps with placing an American flag at the headstone of a fallen military member at the McDonough Memorial Cemetery Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Nov. 8 volunteers from the American Legion, DAR, JROTC units from Ola, McDonough and Stockbridge joined members of the Genealogical Society to place American flags at headstones of fallen military veterans for the first time at the McDonough Memorial Cemetery.
A volunteer cadet from a local area school helps carry and place an American flag at the headstone of a fallen military member at the McDonough Memorial Cemetery Tuesday.
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Cadets from an area school checks for names of fallen military members. The group helped place American flags at headstones of fallen military members at the McDonough Memorial Cemetery Tuesday.
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On Tuesday, Nov. 8 volunteers from the American Legion, DAR, JROTC units from Ola, McDonough and Stockbridge joined members of the Genealogical Society to place American flags at headstones of fallen military veterans for the first time at the McDonough Memorial Cemetery.
McDONOUGH — Veterans are a significant part of Amanda Beck’s daily life.
As a wife and daughter of two local veterans, Beck, the president of the Genealogical Society of Henry and Clayton counties, made plans to honor her military family — and other area veterans — in a unique way.
A volunteer cadet from a local school helps with placing an American flag at the headstone of a fallen military member at the McDonough Memorial Cemetery Tuesday.
An American Legion volunteer looks over headstones at McDonough Memorial Cemetery on Tuesday to make sure American flags at grave sites are placed correctly.
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