Raising Old Glory on Avenue of Flags to Begin Veterans Day
Members of American Legion Post 257 gathered at daybreak in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Members of American Legion Post 257 gathered at daybreak in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Four hundred and fifty flags were readied to be planted for the day.
Four hundred and fifty flags were readied to be planted for the day.
The flags were placed at 7:30 a.m.
The flags were placed at 7:30 a.m.
At 3 p.m. the flags will be taken down again.
At 3 p.m. the flags will be taken down again.
Sunlight breaks through.
Sunlight breaks through.
A glorious day to celebrate our veterans.
A glorious day to celebrate our veterans.
Happy Veterans Day to all who served.
Happy Veterans Day to all who served.
The Island honored its veterans on the eleventh day of the eleventh month beginning with a display of patriotic pride as members of the American Legion Post 257 raised 450 flags on the Avenue of Flags in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven.