Waving every Memorial Day

Posted 5/28/19

Dad waves every Memorial Day As has been the tradition for years, the Pawtuxet Memorial Cemetery placed flags for each deceased veteran along cemetery roads. Each of the flags is marked with the name of a veteran buried at the cemetery. The Beacon found

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Waving every Memorial Day

Posted Tuesday, May 28, 2019 11:35 am

As has been the tradition for years, the Pawtuxet Memorial Cemetery placed flags for each deceased veteran along cemetery roads. Each of the flags is marked with the name of a veteran buried at the cemetery. The Beacon found Robert Forster of Warwick among those at the cemetery Saturday. After some searching, he found the flag for his father, Henry Forster, a WWII Army infantry veteran who fought in the Pacific arena and died in 2003. (Warwick Beacon photo)