Rock Island National Cemetery hosts Memorial Day ceremony
Over 27,000 flags were placed in front of headstones at the Rock Island National Cemetery honoring those military men and women who gave their lives to defend this country.
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Over 27,000 flags were placed in front of headstones at the Rock Island National Cemetery honoring those military men and women who gave their lives to defend this country.
Hundreds of people attended the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Rock Island National Cemetery.
Memorial Day is on Monday and volunteers came out to the National Cemetery on the Arsenal to help place flags at the graves.
Join the Rock Island National Cemetery on March 28 for the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony, honoring all veterans who served from 1955-1975.
The multi-million dollar expansion project adds more than 5,800 gravesites, providing burial space for veterans and their families for the next 15 years.