Volunteers plant thousands of flags at Fort Logan National Cemetery

On Memorial Day weekend, the nonprofit Flags for Fallen Vets planted 107,000 flags at Fort Logan National Cemetery.

Flags for Fallen Vets had more than 2,500 volunteers. Each of them said the names of veterans and thanked them for the service while planting the flags around the cemetery.

The nationwide nonprofit plants the flags at 13 cemeteries across the country, including this one.

Memorial Day flag planting tradition continues at Fort Logan Cemetery

“It's always a really emotional experience and thinking about the sacrifices that everybody made," said Amber Schoenrock, Denver's coordinator for Flags for Fallen Vets .

The nonprofit has been placing flags for the past 12 years.

Schoenrock said the event helps keep the memory of each veteran alive.

“As long as somebody still says your name, your memory will always stay alive," Schoenrock said.

Denver7's Lisa Hidalgo was one of the volunteers. Hear what she said about the experience below.

Volunteers, loved ones plant flags at Fort Logan Cemetery

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