Volunteers collect flags from veterans’ graves

By Michael Richter 

mrichter@yourmvi.com

Perry George, a member of American Legion Post 28, has helped remove worn-out American flags from the graves of veterans in Monessen for about the last 15 years. That continued Tuesday as about a dozen volunteers, led by George, rounded up more than 1,000 U.S. flags from veterans’ graves at Grandview Cemetery. 

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