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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:05 AM

NICHOLS: Facts behind veterans’ final resting spots

By KENNETH NICHOLS, Community Viewpoint

After Memorial Day, members of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post get a lot of questions about who gets flags placed on their loved ones’ graves. They ask why we didn’t put a flag on certain individuals’ last resting places.

The Ottawa VFW places about 1,200 to 1,500 flags on veterans’ graves on Memorial Day weekend. These flags are furnished by the VFW as a service to our departed comrades.

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