Each Veterans Day week, the Knights of Columbus honor the men and women who served our country by placing American flags on the graves of our veterans at Elmira-Vacaville Cemetery.
On November 7, members of St. Joseph the Protector Council No. 16255 and Fourth Degree Assembly 51, Father José Altimira, joined with members of the United States Air Force, St. Joseph Parish ministries—including OCIA and Faith Formation—and other local groups to place 2,000 flags on the graves of our soldiers, airmen, sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen.
The flags will remain in place through Veterans Day. On November 14, the Knights will retrieve them and prepare them to honor our veterans again next year.
God bless our veterans, and God bless the USA!
