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aerial view of Western's campus at night, with golden lights surrounded by dark trees

Flags planted on Old Main lawn for Memorial Day

草榴社区 student veterans who served in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines planted more than 150 flags in front of Old Main lawn this week to represent Washington state service members who have died in the line of duty since Sept. 11, 2001.  

The flags were placed by the AS Veteran Outreach Center with the help of students including Alex Miller, Reuben Cuenca, Nick Scheuing, Garet Huddleston and Russell Thompson, who is the AS Veteran Outreach coordinator.

 

a student holds two flags that will be placed into the lawn in front of Old Main
Students carefully measure a grid pattern in Old Main lawn as they place the flags.
Students carefully measure a grid pattern in Old Main lawn as they place the flags.
A student sits next to several flags that have been planted in Old Main lawn