Memorial Day 2012: Americans Across Country Honor Troops (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post
28 May 2012, 2:46 am
(AP) -- Boy Scouts carry a large American flag through the Memphis National Cemetery in Tennessee, where scouts also placed flags on 42,000 graves. In Little Rock, Ark., a 4-year-old girl fills her arms with flags to place on gravesites.

flags flying high—Dover Elks, Lights Committee hang flags for Memorial Day - Fosters Daily Democrat
28 May 2012, 1:42 am
DOVER — Members of Dover Elks Lodge and the Dover Lights Committee gathered together to canvas downtown in an annual effort to mount a series of flags to celebrate Memorial Day Saturday morning. A group of 10 or so volunteers met at City Hall ...

The flags at the Cemetery - Town Hall
27 May 2012, 10:57 pm
Like many Americans, Memorial Day never ceases to move me. Rivaled only by Christmas and Easter, it’s the most poignant time of the year for me, maybe because, like Christmas and Easter, it’s about life, death, and remembrance. This Memorial ...

Placing veteran flags 'an honor' - Amarillo Globe-Times
27 May 2012, 10:57 pm
Some people, such as Edna Berry, have known far too long and far too well the painful sacrifice that is remembered on Memorial Day. Others, like members of Girl Scout Troop 5441 and Boy Scout Troop 10, are just beginning to grasp the day’s ...

Veterans mark graves for Memorial Day with American flags - Orlando Sentinel
27 May 2012, 10:21 pm
UMATILLA — Robert Ragin carefully combed the grounds of the Glendale Cemetery, looking for military service markers on the old headstones. He stopped to place small flags each time he ran across the burials of U.S. veterans, including some who ...

Red flags warn swimmers of rip currents - msnbc.com
27 May 2012, 8:41 pm
Virginia Beach lifeguards rescued dozens of swimmers from strong surf this holiday weekend. The red flags labeled 'water is dangerous' flew at the Oceanfront, warning people of rip currents. Lifeguards restricted swimming to waist-deep water. "Anybody is a ...

Detroit Lions' Nick Fairley driving 100 mph before arrest; remember the pre-draft red flags? - MLive.com
27 May 2012, 6:18 pm
Nick Fairley was not only allegedly driving under the influence early Sunday morning, the Detroit Lions defensive tackle was going pretty fast. Alabama police say the 24-year-old passed a state trooper early Sunday morning at 100 mph in his ...

Hundreds Plant flags For Fallen Veterans - NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
27 May 2012, 5:49 pm
On this Sunday before Memorial Day, 900 volunteers went to work instead of taking the day off. The volunteers planted American flags at each of the grave markers at DFW National Cemetery. Each came with their own reason. "I wanted to teach my kids that ...

In The City: Club raises flags for Memorial Day - LimaOhio.com
27 May 2012, 3:47 pm
LIMA — The flags just appear each Memorial Day. Dozens of them, all in a row, making the Shawnee schools and others into a patriotic playscape. Only, they don't just appear. They are the work of the Shawnee Optimist Club, 50 hardworking ...

flags from the Heart” highlights Memorial Day festivities - Elkhart Truth
27 May 2012, 2:00 pm
ELKHART — This Memorial Day weekend, Old Glory will again be flying by the dozen in downtown Elkhart. For the fifth consecutive year, “flags from the Heart” will display flags in Central Park. This year, 200 flags with personalized ...