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Veterans killed in action remembered

Boy Scouts Troop 203 member Robbie Sheppard places flags on veterans’ graves Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Park South cemetery in observance of Memorial Day. Members of the American Legion Post 7, Unit 7, joined Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in placing the flags in area cemeteries.

0523flags1 — Boy Scouts Troop 203 member Robbie Sheppard places flags on veterans’ graves Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Park South cemetery in observance of Memorial Day. Members of the American Legion Post 7, Unit 7, joined Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in placing the flags in area cemeteries.

Members of the American Legion Post 7, Unit 7, in Gainesville, along with area Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, were busy Wednesday ahead of the Memorial Day holiday. Legion members and scouts were placing flowers on veterans’ graves in observance of the holiday, celebrated on the last Monday in May to recognize Americans who have died while serving.