On Memorial Day, flags for the fallen, and a call to serve

Vietnam veteran Larrey Lattin continued his tradition of putting flags by every veteran in the Boulder cemetery the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, to honor those who have served. (Charlie Denison/The Monitor).

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It was another rainy Friday to kick off Memorial Day weekend, and – like clockwork – Vietnam veteran Larrey Lattin was out at the Boulder Cemetery, placing flags on the graves of those who also served their country. 

“They left home, they left family,” he said. “It’s tough.”

There are so many who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and all of them should be recognized, Lattin said. 

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