From Deseret News archives:
Volunteers rise early to honor vets in Brigham City Cemetery
Meanwhile, at home, his wife, Shannon, had their six children and a foreign exchange student up and dressed bright and early Monday morning. Their father is serving his country, and so his children would do some service of their own.
The Barton family arrived at the Brigham City Cemetery at 6 a.m. They were among a group of at least 50 volunteers who gathered in the rain to mark with a flag the resting place of every veteran buried there.
Initially, Shannon Barton said her children, who range in age from 15 months to 22 years, wanted to know if this had to be done that early in the morning. But by the time the flags were placed, they were grateful for the experience.
"My daughter Cassie said we should do something like this every year," she said.
Somewhere between 900 and 1,000 veterans are known to be buried in the Brigham City Cemetery. Volunteers had walked the entire cemetery and placed flags at each headstone within 35 minutes.
Members of Sea Scouts Ship 50 have made it an annual tradition to help with flags in the early morning hours, but this year, the Brigham City Youth Council was on hand to help for their second year.
Adviser Linda Baugh said the teens enjoyed the experience so much last year, they asked if they could return.
"I thought that was pretty impressive, to have that many get up and be here at 6 in the morning on a holiday," Baugh said.
VFW Post Commander Norman Nelson said it is nice for veterans to have the support and to see people respond in respect of those who have gone before.
"The people need to know it is important to us because veterans are still defending the people of this country," he said.
The regularly scheduled program typically includes a memorial to fallen soldiers, musical performances by the Box Elder Symphonic Choir and a gun salute. However, this year, heavy rain and high winds cut the program short.
E-mail: amacavinta@desnews.com
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