Honor military veterans with Memorial Day cemetery flags
Volunteers worked throughout Memorial Day weekend to place flags at East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery to honor those who died while serving in the U.S. military.
Christopher LaBanca, President AT&T Veterans-TN Chapter, and his family, along with Scott Hullett, Treasurer AT&T Veterans-TN Chapter, helped the Boy Scouts place more than 6,000 flags at on Saturday morning.
Boy Scouts placed more than 100,000 flags at over 50 cemeteries. More than 2,000 volunteers with Boy Scouts of America signed up to place flags across the region, with a contingent of more than 1,200 placing 35,000 flags at Nashville National Cemetery alone.
2022 Armed Forces Day Parade in Chattanooga, TN
Major Christopher LaBanca and members of the 241st Engineering Installation Squadron recently had the honor of participating in the 2022 Armed Forces Day Parade in Chattanooga.
This is the 73rd year for the event, making it the longest continuous armed forces parade in the nation!
The Armed Forces Day celebration in Chattanooga started in 1949. It is sponsored by the Chattanooga Area Veterans Council.
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, Charles H. Coolidge, was among the World War II heroes riding in the first parade. Each year, the parade focuses on one of the six military services. Although this is “Marine” year, all branches of the military are honored, both past and present.
Col. Jay Jackson, Director of Staff-Air, Joint Force Headquarters, Tennessee National Guard, served as the TN ANG representative.