Preparation for Memorial Day in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA
May 27, 2023: Families were out decorating graves at Evergreen Cemetery on the north side of Brainerd. Cub Scouts were there with over 100 flags for the cemetery so that at least one could be seen from every location.
May 26, 2023: Members were out getting flags from a storage room at the 194th Army National Guard Armory. They were assisted by a scout leader and a member of the Guard. Then it was off to Memorial Gardens Cemetery to install flags, with the help of a metal locater to find flag mounts in the ground.

May 22, 2022:
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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.
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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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.