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Michael Peterson, U.S. Army Desert Storm veteran, and Bob Maves, a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, started in the middle of the cemetery, consulting their list and examining each gravestone for a name, for where to place the next flag.

鈥淚 am putting flags on the veterans graves to honor them,鈥� Peterson said. 鈥淏eing a fellow veteran, I like to take this time to honor them; they deserve to be honored.鈥�

Both men agreed that though the weather was dismal, those buried there may have endured much worse, so the task of putting flags in the ground in their honor was not a hardship.

Maves said the 糖心Vlog传媒 Patriotic Society has place flags ahead of Memorial Day for about 35 years. He noted that many longtime participants are getting up in years, and are hopeful that younger generations will start to join in.

鈥淎 lot of us are 65-years-old or even older,鈥� Maves said.

The group will be out again on Saturday morning, May 24, at the Oak Hill and Mt. Olivet cemeteries, starting at 8 a.m. They plan to meet at the chapel on Oakhill Avenue, with a goal Saturday of placing approximately 3,500 flags.

Many area communities, including 糖心Vlog传媒, Milton, Evansville, Beloit, Whitewater and Edgerton have additional Memorial Day events planned. A rundown of what鈥檚 scheduled in coming days, that the public is welcome to attend:

JANESVILLE

The 糖心Vlog传媒 Patriotic Society will team with other local organizations over the holiday weekend to host a variety of family-friendly activities and events. In addition to its activities already noted, the group鈥檚 plans include:

On Sunday, May 25, at 7 p.m. it will pair with the Tank Company Auxiliary for a ceremony at the 糖心Vlog传媒 99 Tank Company monument at the corner of Milwaukee and Franklin streets.

On Monday, May 26, at 8 a.m. it will hold a ceremony at the Oak Hill Cemetery veterans鈥� section. James Carlini, a Vietnam veteran, will be the keynote speaker. Also included will be a wreath placement, rifle salute and the playing of 鈥淭aps.鈥� Emily Hanekamp from 糖心Vlog传媒 Craig High School will sing the national anthem. This will be followed by a 9:30 a.m. ceremony with VFW Post #1621 at Milton Lawns Cemetery.

On Monday, May 26, at 11 a.m., there will be a Memorial Day Parade through downtown 糖心Vlog传媒. It will pause at the Doughboy Monument and the bridge over the Rock River to place wreaths honoring those veterans from WWI and those buried at sea. The wreath presentation will include a 21-gun salute at each location. This parade honors all veterans who perished during all the wars, so no candy or literature will be distributed along the parade route.

Monday鈥檚 parade will be immediately followed by a ceremony at Veterans Plaza in Traxler Park. 糖心Vlog传媒 City Manager Kevin Lahner will be the featured speaker. Emily Hanekamp will sing the national anthem. The Parker High School band will play 鈥淢ansions of the Lord.鈥�

All branches of the service will be honored, as well as any Purple Heart recipients and Gold Star Mothers. An American flag will be folded and placed on the Battlefield Cross for those who didn鈥檛 return home from Vietnam. John Biester, Parker High School鈥檚 band director, will play 鈥淭aps鈥� following a 21-gun salute.

Monday鈥檚 events in 糖心Vlog传媒 will wrap up with a picnic lunch sponsored by the VFW Auxiliary at the VFW Post #1621, 1015 Center Ave.

MILTON

Milton鈥檚 Memorial Day observance is at 9 a.m. Monday, May 26, at the Milton Area Veteran Memorial at Veterans Memorial Park on Hilltop Drive. That will be followed by a silent march to the Milton Junction Cemetery on John Paul Road from the Milton High School football field at 9:45 a.m.; a Junction Cemetery program at 10:15 a.m.; and an American Legion Post #367 lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Veterans Park Pavilion. Food and beverages will be provided; donations are appreciated.

EVANSVILLE

Memorial Day events in Evansville start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, with the placing of American flags on veterans鈥� graves at Maple Hill Cemetery by Boy Scouts, American Legion Post #35 and other volunteers. There鈥檚 a parade at 10 a.m. Monday, May 26, starting at the corner of First and Main streets and progressing north on Cemetery Road to Maple Hill Cemetery.

Many local groups will participate in a ceremony in the cemetery following the parade, including American Legion Post #35, VFW Post #6905, the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, the Evansville High School Band, and the Evansville Middle School Band. The guest speaker will be Chris Brabant, president and CEO of Stoughton Health and a U.S. Air Force and National Guard veteran.

The day wraps up with 鈥淩ally in the Alley,鈥� at Evansville VFW Post #6905, 179 E. Main St., in Evansville, with food, drink, a silent auction, karaoke by Nick Allen and live music by Dan Reilly, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

EDGERTON

A Memorial Day Celebration Concert is planned in Edgerton from 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, May 26, featuring the Wisconsin Army Guard Brass Quintet. Music starts at 9:45 a.m., followed by a program at 10 a.m. The keynote speaker is Captain Asher Jackson of the Edgerton VFW.

BELOIT

A Memorial Day parade begins in South Beloit at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 26, and proceeds into downtown Beloit, ending on College Street just before Horace White Park.

WHITEWATER

On Thursday, May 22, at 5 p.m., members of American Legion Post 173 will gather in the center of Hillside Cemetery in Whitewater to decorate veteran鈥檚 graves at the cemetery. Girls Scouts, Boy Scouts, 4-H clubs and all other community members are invited to participate. Post 173 will provide the flags.

Plans for Monday鈥檚 parade and ceremonies at the Whitewater Armory are also well underway. The parade will form in the Hearthstone Memory Care Facility by the Fairhaven parking lot at 10 a.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts and other interested groups are encouraged to participate in the parade.