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Southern Regional Preps For Memorial Day 'Field Of Flags'
Students and staff will place flags for all military personnel who died in Iraq and Afghanistan
Southern Regional High School and Middle School students will honor the fallen from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars with its annual ”Field Of Flags” in preparation for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
Students and staff will each place a 12” by 18” flag in front of the high school for each of the 6,847 veterans lost in the two conflicts. The flags will be placed on May 21, when students come out to the site during one of their classes.
The school district will hold a Memorial Day service at 10:30 a.m. on May 22, with more than 100 students participating in the choir, orchestra and student readings. The community is invited to attend the ceremony.
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“The hope is that the Stafford community as well as the student body will begin the holiday weekend fully realizing the purpose behind the holiday,” according to a district press release.
The flags will remain in place through the holiday weekend.
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