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More than 250 flags were raised this morning at Knoxville’s Graceland Cemetery in honor of Marion County Veterans.

Mike Kuhn with Marion County Veterans Affairs says the flag raising is a small way to honor veterans who believed so strongly in freedom and the American way of life, they gave their lives so we could experience it. A ceremony with the playing of taps closed the event, which brought out more than 60 volunteers. The volunteers, who were veterans, boy scouts, girl scouts, and citizens, enjoyed a breakfast at the VFW after the ceremony. Kuhn wants to thank all those who helped to make the raising possible.