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Flags Honoring Veterans Destroyed At Montco Cemetery
Landscaping company workers reportedly mowed over the flags that honored fallen veterans at a Montgomery County cemetery.
HATBORO, PA – American flags honoring fallen veterans were found destroyed at a Montgomery County cemetery recently, prompting outrage from community members and an investigation into the incident.
NBC10 reports flags at the Hatboro Cemetery placed at veterans' graves were destroyed by a landscaping company that was working in the cemetery.
The outlet reports that company – BrightView Landscape Services – has since been fired as the cemetery's landscaper.
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According to Action News, the company plans to replace the flags and that it's looking into how and why the flags were destroyed to make sure a similar incident does not happen.
Members of the Willow Grove American Legion Liberty Post 308 will be replacing the flags at the cemetery at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26.
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The public is invited to aid in the replacement effort.
Patch has reached out to cemetery officials and will update the story when details are made available.
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