The Jacksonville National Cemetery staff are currently seeking volunteers to assist with placing flags at gravesites in preparation for the traditional Memorial Day Observance.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - MAY 27: Service members place a small American flag in front of a grave site as part of the “Flags In” ceremony ahead of the Memorial Day weekend at Arlington National Cemetery on May 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. For the first time in 20 years, members from all joint services worked to place flags at each of the 260,000 headstones in the cemetery.
Fla. — The Jacksonville National Cemetery staff are currently seeking school, military, veterans, church, corporate, civic-outreach and other groups of volunteers to assist with placing flags at gravesites in preparation for the traditional Memorial Day Observance.This event will be held Thur., May 25 at 3 p.m. Volunteers should arrive no later than 2:30 p.m. at the cemetery, 4083 Lannie Road, Jacksonville, Fl., 32218 . There are approximately 18,000 to 20,000 U.S. flags to place.
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