Volunteers wave flags to honor lives lost in service

A group of people spent the day at the Crossroads of Castlewoods and Lakeland Drive in Flowood waving American flags.

VOLUNTEERS SPENT THE HOLDINGSTARS AND STRIPES TO HONOR THEAMERICANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIRLIVES SERVING OUR COUNTRY.

"IT'SKIND OF LIKE WE PUT THEM ONOUR SHOULDERS FOR THE DAY IT'STO RECOGNIZE THEM NOT US."SIGNS ARE HELD AND A CROSS WITHTHE NAMESOF SOME FALLEN SOLIDERS SITSBEHITHEM AS CARS HONK THEIR HORNS INSUPPORT."I KNOW THE GUYS AND GALS THATDON'T COME BACK WOULD WANT US TOHONOR THE ONES THAT DOCOME BACK."THIS YEAR A 93 YEAR OLD NAVYVETERAN SATALONGSIDE THEM HOLDING HIS OWNFLAGIN MEMORY OF THE FRIENDS HELOST.WHILEFIGHTING IN WORLD WAR TWO.

"ITBRINGS A LUMP TO YOUR THROATTO THINK ABOUT THE GUYS THAT WELOST IN OKINAWA AND THE SHIPSTHAT WENT DOWN AND THEKAMIKAZEES, AND THE SAILORS THATWENT DOWN WITH THEM." ON THISMEMORIAL DAY DONATIONS WEREBEINGACCEPTED FOR THE WOUNDEDWARRIORS OFMISSISSIPPI ORGANIZATION.

"ITGOES TO WOUNDEDVETERANS EITHER PAYING A HOUSENOTE OR A CAR NOTE AND HELPINGTHEM WITH ANYTHING THEY NEEDWHEN THEY COME BACK FROM THEIRDUTY."IN A TIME WHEN THE WORLD ISANXIOUS OVER THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC THIS GROUPSAYS THEY FEEL ITS IMPORTANT TOSHOWTHAT IN AMERICA WE REALLY AREALL IN THISTOGETHER"WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD TO BE ANAMERICAN?

THE FREEDOMS WE BOUGHTWITH THESE RED ANDWHITE STRIPES."ALLIE WARE 16 WAPT NEWS AND THIS SAME GROUP MEETS IN THESAMELOCATION FOR VETERANS DAY, A