Isle of Flags ceremony fits the reason Memorial Day exists

Every year on Memorial Day, a few citizens go to great effort to put on a tremendous display of patriotism to honor and remember those veterans who have passed on, dedicating new flags to those whose families wish to have them remembered with one.

More than 600 American flags were flapping gently in the breeze Monday as speakers shared their thoughts on the day, and also during a moment of silence, which was a beautiful moment.

It also meant volunteers put up and took down 600-plus flags, no easy task.

But it is one that yields the kind of remembrance that was what national leaders had in mind when they created the holiday.

If you only celebrate it, as so many of us do, with a barbecue or yard work, consider taking in this spectacle next year. It lasts about 45 minutes.

Scott Hunter