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Photos: Placing flags at the National Cemetery

Flags are bundled to be placed following the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day. Flags are bundled to be placed following the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

By Staff photos by Doug Strickland May 27, 2018 1 min read

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Placing Flags at the National Cemetery

Scouts gather for the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

Colt Coker bows his head for the opening prayer of the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day. / Staff photo by Doug Strickland

Scouts recite the scout oath during the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

A rifle salute is fired during the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

Bill Tucker plays taps during the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

Carolyn Kimsey wipes her eyes after taps is played as she stands with her daughter Elizabeth the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

Amy Boren hands her daughter Montgomary a bundle of flags to be placed following the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

Wyatt Boren, right, and his father Todd place flags on graves following the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

Rachel Perry, left, and Atticus Perry place flags on graves following the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

Luke Talley places a flag on a grave following the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

Jarron Womack, left, and Matthew Bozarth carry bundles of flags to be placed following the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

A scout carries a bundle of flags past headstones following the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

A volunteer carries bundles of flags following the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

Tessa Bowers, who is a scout in the Venturing BSA program, places flags on graves following the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

Hannah Walton, who is a scout in the Venturing BSA program, places flags on graves following the Boy Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day.

Thousands of volunteers placed more than 50,000 flags on the graves of veterans to honor their memory for Memorial Day as part of the Boys Scouts of America Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday.