Very honored to place flags at the Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery in Orting this morning along with the local Knights of Columbus and Boy Scouts. This isn't a VA cemetery; it is maintained by the State of Washington as part of the soldiers home, which was established in 1889. Many of the early graves are Civil War veterans, and we found two graves of veterans of the U.S. Mexican War (1846-1847). Other graves included veterans from the Spanish American War (1898),World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War. Notably, five Congressional Medal of Honor recipients are buried in the Orting Cemetery. The Knights of Columbus have been placing flags at the grave sites for over 40 years.
