Flag Day 2020

Ben Matthews

Sunday, June 14, 2020

The Avenue of Flags was raised for display Saturday evening in Cape Girardeau County Park North ahead of Flag Day, June 14, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. During a Sunday morning ceremony, a total of 14 new flags were dedicated in memory of deceased Cape Girardeau County veterans. The new additions now join the 727 flags which had previously composed the Avenue of Flags.

Erin and Trey Boyer view memorials dedicated to deceased veterans and law enforcement officers with their children, from left, Colton, 7, Jaxson, 5, and Frankie, 10, while the Avenue of Flags is displayed at Cape Girardeau County Park North on Flag Day, June 14, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Judge Advocate General Eric Lundstrom, center, walks with his daughter, Dakota, 6, and carries his son Ezra, 2, after participating in a dedication ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park North with his fellow Marine Corps League Cpl. Mason O. Yarbrough Detachment No. 1081 members, from left, Gary Ziegler, Jim Haney, Randy Kellogg, David Loyd and Leonard Spicer on Flag Day, June 14, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Two trucks travel along the Avenue of Flags in Cape Girardeau County Park North on Flag Day, June 14, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
A flag dedicated to World War 1 veteran Walter D. Chapman stands amongst the 741 flags composing the Avenue of Flags at Cape Girardeau County Park North on Flag Day, June 14, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Flags representing various branches of United States military fly above "The Heroes Wall" at Cape Girardeau County Park North on Flag Day, June 14, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
A memorial honoring fallen officers with ties to Southeast Missouri stands in Cape Girardeau County Park North as the Avenue of Flags is displayed on Flag Day, June 14, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)