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<DIV>Remember, it is not just veteran's groups who place flags in cemeteries -
Scout groups - Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, do as well. I am on the board of
directors of Lee Mission Cemetery here in Salem, and we have a Girl Scout
troop that has placed flags for us for years. They also place another set
of unique flags for us - Christian flags. Our cemetery, having begun with
the burial of early Salem Methodist missionaries, includes the
graves of about 100 ministers - of all denominations - so their graves are also
marked each Memorial Day. Along with the 100 or so veteran's graves that have an
American flag.</DIV>
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<DIV>It's a beautiful site to see all these flags flapping in the
breeze.</DIV>
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<DIV>We are having a special event on Sunday, June 18th, to mark the centennial
of the re interment of Reverend Jason Lee, from Canada (where it died) to the
Lee Mission Cemetery. It's at 2:00 p.m. at the cemetery. Great time to come and
see all the flags too, as the Girl Scouts will put them all out for us once
again. You can read more about the event at: </DIV>
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href="http://www.oregonpioneers.com/marion/LeeCem.htm">http://www.oregonpioneers.com/marion/LeeCem.htm</A>.
Click on site map and then the Jason Lee Centennial. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
Mimi Stang</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>