Memorial Day is a special day for many families. The special day is observed on the last Monday of May each year. It is a day to remember those who served in the military that died while serving our country.
Many areas have Memorial Day ceremonies in which they honor all of those that have fallen while serving their country. While Memorial Day is about remembering those who have died serving their country, it is also important to remember those who served their country, made it home, and have passed on as well.
Woodmen Cemetery in De Kalb has over 3000 graves, about 400 of which are veterans that have passed away.
Every year on the day before Memorial Day and the day before Veterans Day, Carol and Stan Flanery go to Woodmen Cemetery and put flags on all the resting places of the veterans there. Stan spoke to why he does this saying, “About 12 years ago I went to a Memorial Day ceremony at Woodmen and there were no flags on the graves, and there had always been flags there before. So, I asked the guy that was over the cemetery why there were no flags. He had told me that the Boy Scouts had decided not to do it anymore. I told him I would do it and I have been doing it ever since with the help of my wife and a few of my friends.”
