Overview

• Approximately 13,000 flags were placed at the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown, Connecticut, on Saturday morning.
• Over 500 volunteers planted flags at more than 9,000 veterans' graves across Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
• Lake View Cemetery holds historical significance, with President James A. Garfield delivering the first Decoration Day address in 1868.
• Three generations of the Shemory family participated in flag placements at Lake View, highlighting the tradition's intergenerational continuity.
• A Memorial Day ceremony is scheduled for Monday, May 26, at the Garfield Memorial, featuring Veterans Administration COO Katina Stone-Jones as the keynote speaker.