Hundreds of volunteers gathered at Westlawn-Hillcrest Cemetery in central Omaha to place American flags on the gravesites of veterans ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
The Memorial Day Flag Project is now in its 18th year.
When the project launched in 2009, organizer Carl Diamond with Centennial Lodge 326 said they had about 10 volunteers and placed around 1,700 flags. The effort has grown significantly since then…