Putnam County veterans stood guard over Memorial Day watchfires
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- May
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Unfortunately, we can’t cover all the Memorial Day ceremonies and celebrations in the region every year. Fortunately, we now have this veterans affairs blog, where watchful readers can share information and reactions about these kinds of events.
Here’s one from Putnam County, submitted by Karl Rohde, chairman of the Putnam County Joint Veterans Council:
The Putnam County Joint Veterans Council held a three-day event this Memorial Day weekend, the Putnam County Veterans Watchfire Vigil. Local veterans stood guard from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m., Friday through Sunday, at the Putnam County Veterans Park. One of the main events was the retirement of more than 4,000 tattered American flags, which were properly burned at the watchfires.
(I’ll post some photos of this event when I get them.)
Feel free to post comments or submit more information, including digital photos, about events you attended.
This entry was posted
on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 at 6:55 am by Nicole Neroulias. 
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