Flags placed by the Kent American Legion Post 496 on Thursday, May 23, 2024, mark the graves of veterans at Standing Rock Cemetery in preparation in time for Memorial Day.
In preparation for Memorial Day on Monday, members of Kent American Legion Post 496 placed flags on graves Thursday at Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent.
Services in the city will begin with the 10 a.m. Kent Memorial Day Parade, which steps off from North Water Street.
The parade will stop at the West Main Street Bridge for a brief observance, then continue to Standing Rock Cemetery, where another observance will take place.
Kent American Legion Post 496 member Ron Gramms, a Vietnam War veteran, places an American flag on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at the grave marker of a veteran at Standing Rock Cemetery.
Kent American Legion Post 496 member Paul Sellman walks a line of graves with American flags on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent.
Kent American Legion Post 496 auxiliary member Tammy Potteiger places flags on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at the grave markers of veterans in Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent.
Kent American Legion Post 496 Adjutant Eric Roberts places flags Thursday, May 23, 2024, to honor fallen veterans at the Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent.
An American flag flies at the grave of a military veteran buried at Standing Rock Cemetery on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Flags were placed at veterans' graves by Kent American Legion Post 496.
