PHOENIX — Hundreds of volunteers of all ages descended upon the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix Saturday to place flags commemorating Memorial Day.
“We believe there were close to 1,000 volunteers who placed more than 95,000 flags.” said Paula Pedene, executive director and founder of the nonprofit organizer Honoring America’s Veterans.
It took less than two hours to decorate the cemetery.
“We made a friend at the cemetery and got to visit our Aunt Fran and Uncle Eck,” said volunteer Neil Dault, 11. Neil’s 9-year-old brother called the experience “pretty fun.”
In an email thanking volunteers, Pedene said the flag decorations “made the entire grounds a symbol of remembrance.”
