06/11/2026
On Thursday, June 11, members of the Knights of Columbus Villa Marie Council # 6342, local veterans, Councilman Anthony Marino and Councilman JD Calderone (who was presented with a certificate of appreciation) met at Oak Grove Cemetery to install the Flags For Forgotten Soldiers display along the White Horse Pike.
Flags for Forgotten Soldiers began following the death of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Berry, who was injured in a shooting at Fort Hood in 2009; following four years of anxiety and post-traumatic stress order, he took his life in 2013.
Berry’s father, Howard, started the program in 2017 to raise awareness to the amount of veteran suicides.
This display features 660 American flags representing the number of active service members and veterans who die by their own hand each month.
All of us at Oak Grove Cemetery is deeply honored to host the display, which will remain on our grounds through mid-July.
For more information about the display, visit https://kofc6342.org/flags-for-forgotten-soldiers-photo-gallery/.
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