Flag-adorned local cemeteries memorialize sacrifice for country

  • SILENT TRIBUTE--Flags fluttering in local cemeteries this weekend mark a show of respect for those who gave a last full measure of devotion for their country. Take a moment to walk among them and remember. (Photo by Jim Steiert)
    SILENT TRIBUTE--Flags fluttering in local cemeteries this weekend mark a show of respect for those who gave a last full measure of devotion for their country. Take a moment to walk among them and remember. (Photo by Jim Steiert)

    Weather permitting, why not visit one of Hereford’s three cemeteries, West Park, Saint Anthony, or Restlawn Memorial Park Sunday or Monday, in honor of Memorial Day?

    Thanks to the efforts of an array of volunteers of all ages on Friday morning, May 22, you’ll see myriad flags rippling in the breeze in silent salute alongside or over headstones or markers there. Those flags haven’t been placed just …