PHOTOS: Flags placed to honor fallen veterans

May 25, 2024 Last Updated: May 25, 2024 04:28 PM Local News

Members of the American Legion Post 117, their children and other volunteers met May 18 to place flags at the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Calvary Cemetery in Butler.

The event was held on the weekend before Memorial Day, a federal holiday intended for remembering and commemorating those who died while serving the nation.

Pudge Stewart, an American Legion Post 117 member, unfurls flags ahead of placing them on the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler put on by the American Legion Post 117 on Saturday, May 18. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Hazel Davis, 6, places flags on the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler put on by the American Legion Post 117 on Saturday, May 18. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Cub Scout Connor Kuminkoski, 7, places flags on the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler put on by the American Legion Post 117 on Saturday, May 18. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Gordon Kennedy and his grandson Brantley Turner, 8, place flags on the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler put on by the American Legion Post 117 on Saturday, May 18. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Tammy Boldstridge places flags on the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler put on by the American Legion Post 117 on Saturday, May 18. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Tobian Maharg, 12, places flags on the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler put on by the American Legion Post 117 on Saturday, May 18. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Julianna Turner, 11, places flags on the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler put on by the American Legion Post 117 on Saturday, May 18. Julianna's mom is a member of the U.S. Army. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Brantley Turner, 8, smiles while placing flags on the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler put on by the American Legion Post 117 on Saturday, May 18. Brantley's mom is a member of the U.S. Army. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Pudge Stewart, an American Legion Post 117 member, places flags on the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler put on by the American Legion Post 117 on Saturday, May 18. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Pudge Stewart, an American Legion Post 117 member, unfurls a batch of flags ahead of placing them on the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler put on by the American Legion Post 117 on Saturday, May 18. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Brantley Turner, 8, places flags on the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler put on by the American Legion Post 117 on Saturday, May 18. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

A flag planting event hosted by the American Legion Post 117 took place at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler on Saturday, May 18. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle (5/18/2024)

Gordon Kennedy, an American Legion Post 117 member, places flags on the graves of veterans during a flag planting event at Cavalry Cemetery in Butler put on by the American Legion Post 117 on Saturday, May 18. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle (5/18/2024)