On Saturday November 10, the Fairfield post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars met at Sam’s Restaurant for breakfast. Afterward, they made final plans to post US flags on veterans’ graves in local cemeteries in advance of Veterans Day on November 11th. Small teams of Post members went to both cemeteries in Fairfield, to cemeteries in Teague, Dew, Wortham, and also to the Hopewell Cemetery located at the Big Brown Power Plant near Fairfield. By the end of the day, US flags had been planted and pictures taken at virtually every large cemetery in Freestone County.
In completing these ceremonies, the Post members noted that the pictures they took of the veteran grave sites with the newly posted flags represented nearly every branch of the US military services and exemplified service in every war from World War I to the Vietnam Conflict and beyond. Some of our Post members personally knew many of the veterans they honored, and pointed out that numerous grave sites held members of the same family who served in successive wars such as World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The colorful flags at each cemetery gave veteran grave sites a dressy appearance for the coming holiday.
The Post Commander of Post 5872, Roger Brooke, praised the efforts of his members who participated in this event. He further stated that the Post was proud to salute the memories of its comrades in arms on another Veterans Day.
