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Photos: Placing US flags at Tucson's Evergreen Cemetery for Memorial Day

  • May 28, 2018
  • May 28, 2018 Updated May 28, 2018

Several dozen volunteers from the VFW, American Legion, DAV, Elks, Boys and Girls Scouts and Citi place 6,000 US flags on veteran stones at Evergreen Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day

Gianna Tesi, with Girl Scout Troop #212 tries to get a flag to stick into the hard earth near a headstones as she and several dozen volunteers place US flags on the graves of members of the military at Evergreen Mortuary, Cemetery & Crematory in preparation for Memorial Day, Saturday, May 26, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Several groups, including VFW Post #10188, American Legion Post #7 and #132, DAV Chapter #4, Elks Lodges #385, #2532 and #2663, members of the Boys and Girl Scouts and Citibank placed 6,000 flags on sites throughout the cemetery. Monday's ceremonies at the cemetery are scheduled to start at 9 a.m. near the main flagpole, but parking near the spot is limited, so the VFW's Abraham Rodriguez encourages arriving early.

Kelly Presnell / 51ºÚÁÏÍø

Memorial Day

Memorial Day

Jeremy Landstrom takes a few moments from his flag placing duties to blow away the dust and dirt covering one of the headstones of a veteran, as he and other volunteers get Evergreen Mortuary, Cemetery & Crematory ready for Memorial Day, Saturday, May 26, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.

Kelly Presnell / 51ºÚÁÏÍø

Memorial Day

Memorial Day

Boy Scout Meryll Preihs, with Troop #339, walks among the stones with a load of US flags helping volunteers mark the graves of members of the military at Evergreen Mortuary, Cemetery & Crematory in preparation for Memorial Day, Saturday, May 26, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day

A row of veteran headstones with their Memorial Day US flags at Evergreen Mortuary, Cemetery & Crematory, Saturday, May 26, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.

Kelly Presnell / 51ºÚÁÏÍø

Memorial Day

Memorial Day

Mina Gorrell gets the flag planting honors while helping her dad Joshua and other volunteers mark the graves of members of the military at Evergreen Mortuary, Cemetery & Crematory in preparation for Memorial Day, Saturday, May 26, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.

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