Taking time to remember
Ron Shaffer, left, and Robert Harry, members of the American Legion Post 954 in Jefferson, placed flags on headstones in the veterans areas of the cemetery.
Roy Lemley, right, and Richard Ketchem, both members of the Patriot’s Dreams Riding Association, spent time working on one veteran’s grave.
Various veterans’ groups and Jefferson-Morgan students gathered Friday morning at Greene County Memorial Park to place flags on the more than 1,600 veterans’ graves ahead of the services planned at the cemetery during the Memorial Day holiday. At top, Roy Lemley, right, and Richard Ketchem, both members of the Patriot’s Dreams Riding Association, spent time working on one veteran’s grave. At left, Ron Shaffer, left, and Robert Harry, members of the American Legion Post 954 in Jefferson, placed flags on headstones in the veterans areas of the cemetery.