26,800 flags placed at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery — PHOTOS
Cold War veteran Gary Parriott carries a bundle of flags in part of the 26th annual placement of flags at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. on May 28, 2016. More than 26,000 flags were placed in less than an hour. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bridgetkbennett
Linda Miller carefully passes by flags during the 26th annual placement of flags at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. on May 28, 2016. More than 26,000 flags were placed in less than an hour. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bridgetkbennett
Siblings Ezra and Evelyn White help place flags in part of the 26th annual placement of flags at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. on May 28, 2016. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bridgetkbennett
Faith,16, and Bella White, 7, place flags in part of the 26th annual placement of flags at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. on May 28, 2016. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bridgetkbennett
Volunteers place flags in part of the 26th annual placement of flags at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. on May 28, 2016. More than 26,000 flags were placed in less than an hour. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bridgetkbennett
Cold War veteran Gary Parriott places flags in part of 26th annual placement of flags at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. on May 28, 2016. Over 26,000 flags were placed in less than an hour. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bridgetkbennett
More than 26,000 flags were placed in less than an hour part of the 26th annual placement of flags at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. on May 28, 2016. Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bridgetkbennett
A shadow is cast on red, white and blue flowers prior to the 26th annual placement of flags at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. on May 28, 2016. More than 26,000 flags were placed in less than an hour. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bridgetkbennett
Shadows are cast on memorial plaques prior to the 26th annual placement of flags at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. on May 28, 2016. More than 26,000 flags were placed in less than an hour. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bridgetkbennett
Shadows are cast on memorial plaques prior to the 26th annual placement of flags at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. on May 28, 2016. More than 26,000 flags were placed in less than an hour. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @bridgetkbennett
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The National Order of Trench Rats local Dugout 421, a Disabled American Veterans’ auxiliary, led the charge Saturday for its 26th annual placement of flags, 26,800 in all, at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City. The Buffalo Soldiers and a group of post-9/11 veterans joined volunteers from the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Sea Cadets, Devil Pups and Civil Air Patrol to accomplish the task. On Monday, Memorial Day events begin at 10:30 a.m. at Mount Charleston’s Silent Heroes for the Cold War National Memorial. At 1 p.m., the annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held at the Boulder City veterans cemetery.
