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SUMMARY:Flagging of graves at Locustwood Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:American Legion members and INVITED GUESTS are welcome to join 
 in our annual Flagging of our veterans graves at Locustwood Cemetery on Ma
 y 21st . Meet at cemetery at 10am. Bring a screwdriver or poker. To view B
 ROCHURE\, CLICK HERE.\n\n\n\nABOUT FLAGGING of our VETERANS GRAVES at Locu
 stwood Cemetery.\n\nFlagging the graves of our veterans at Locustwood Ceme
 tery is rich in our American Legion history and is now a tradition in its 
 89th year. It is done on the Sunday prior to Memorial Day Weekend – rain
  or shine. It began in 1935 when Locustwood Cemetery deeded 400 free grave
  sites to the American Legion for use by Legionnaires and their spouses\, 
 and erected a monument memorializing their service. As part of the transfe
 r of grave sites\, the American Legion members began their tradition of fl
 agging the veterans graves in the cemetery\, along with an annual Memorial
  Day Service at the monument and the NJ American Legion Statewide Services
  and Parade\, which is held the Sunday after Memorial Day.\n\nToday\, ther
 e are over 2\,400 graves of veterans in the cemetery\, some in the dedicat
 ed American Legion section and others in the Jewish Veterans section\, whe
 re Jewish War Veterans began flagging Jewish graves in 1998.\n\nThere are 
 numerous veterans in this cemetery that paid the ultimate sacrifice during
  the wars – from WWII to GWOT – some of which are highlighted in this 
 brochure and last years video. While flagging their graves in preparation 
 for Memorial Day\, we also flag the graves of veterans that passed away af
 ter serving our country – a show of respect and remembrance for their se
 rvice.\n\nIn addition to our veterans\, we also flag our first responders 
 graves\, who have protected and kept us safe at home. One such hero is Che
 rry Hill Police Officer Louis Duffy\, who was killed in the line of duty i
 n 1947.\n\nLocustwood is also the resting of place of several young vetera
 ns and first responders that passed away recently and unexpectedly\, not i
 n the line of duty\, but while serving our great nation. They include Anth
 ony Evans (2017)\, Justin Major (2021) and most recently\, one of Camden C
 ounty Police Departments finest – Police Officer Daniel Adler\, who pass
 ed in 2022.\n\nMay we be eternally grateful for our servicemen and women w
 ho put their lifes on the line and make the ultimate sacrifice.\n\nTHANK Y
 OU to all our Community Partners that have assisted the American Legion Me
 mbers with Flagging the Veterans Graves at Locustwood Cemetery over the ye
 ars\;\n\nAMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS\n(Legionnaires\, SAL’s\, Auxiliary\, an
 d Baseball)\nCAMDEN COUNTY / VETERANS AFFAIRS\nCHERRY HILL TOWNSHIP\nCHERR
 Y HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT\nCHERRY HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT\nCHERRY HILL PROFESS
 IONAL FIREFIGHTERS\nCHERRY HILL FOP / CHERRY HILL PBA\nCHERRY HILL JUNIOR 
 POLICE ACADEMY\nGLOUCESTER COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY\nJEWISH WAR VETERANS\nJFC
 S of Southern New Jersey\nSCOUTS—Boys Scouts\, Cub Scouts &amp\; Girl Sc
 outs\nAnd other Community Volunteers\n\nWhile we always welcome help and a
 ssistance\, we have to limit volunteer spots to assure that everyone had a
 n area to flag.
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CATEGORIES:Members & Invited Guests
LOCATION:Locustwood Cemetery\, Rt 70\, Cherry Hill\, NJ \, 08002\, United S
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