Preparation for Memorial Day in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA
Stay tuned for the story of preparations for Memorial Day 2023.
May 28, 2022: Cub Scouts from Brainerd and Baxter, Minnesota, put flags in Evergreen Cemetery on the north side of Brainerd. It is a tradition since 1968.
May 27, 2022: Brainerd VFW members placed flags at Memorial Gardens, north of Brainerd, along Highway 3. They used a metal locator to find pipes in the ground to put flags in.
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May 24, 2022: (l-r) Devon Krueger interviewed Brainerd VFW member Mark Persons the about annual Memorial Day Ceremonies in Brainerd. The broadcast was heard on WWWI-AM, WWWI-FM, KLKS, KFGI, KKIN-AM and KKIN-FM.
Also interviewed on KUAL, KBLB and KLIZ Radio in Brainerd, then Community Focus on WJJY Radio with Ken and Tess.
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Most, but not all of the Brainerd Memorial Day Committee in 2022.
May 31, 2021: Boy Scouts from Troop 45 put casket flags up at Evergreen Cemetery for Memorial Day. It is something they do every year. Troop 43 took them down at the end of the day.
May 29, 2021: Members of Cub Scout Pack 36 of Baxter were at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd planting flags for Memorial Day. The pack is led by Travis Bjerketvedt.
May 28, 2021: A group of veterans went to Memorial Gardens cemetery to install flags, which will remain up through Memorial Day.
