Volunteers in San Jose and Livermore marked veterans’ graves with American flags over the weekend ahead of Memorial Day, continuing a familiar tradition across Bay Area cemeteries. Scouts moved through Oak Hill Cemetery in San Jose on Saturday, placing flags beside veterans’ headstones. In Livermore, Young Men’s Service League volunteers did the same at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael’s Cemetery. By Monday, rows of red, white, and blue stood in the grass beside names, dates, and military service etched in stone, honoring those remembered on Memorial Day.

Boy Scouts hold a Flag ceremony before placing flags at the gravesites of people who served in the US Arm Forces at Oak Hill Cemetary in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)Boy Scouts hold a Flag ceremony before placing flags at the gravesites of people who served in the US Arm Forces at Oak Hill Cemetary in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) 
Casen Hansen, 13, and his mother, Bonnie Hansen, place American flags on the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men's Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, took part in the annual event at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael's Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)Casen Hansen, 13, and his mother, Bonnie Hansen, place American flags on the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men’s Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, took part in the annual event at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael’s Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 
Boy Scouts hold a Flag ceremony before placing flags at the gravesites of people who served in the US Arm Forces at Oak Hill Cemetary in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)Boy Scouts hold a Flag ceremony before placing flags at the gravesites of people who served in the US Arm Forces at Oak Hill Cemetary in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) 
A volunteer places American flags on the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men's Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, took part in the annual event at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael's Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)A volunteer places American flags on the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men’s Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, took part in the annual event at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael’s Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 
Boy Scouts Zachary Hwang, 13, of San Jose, left, and Aidan Wu, 13, of San Jose, place flags at the gravesites of people who served in the US Arm Forces at Oak Hill Cemetary in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)Boy Scouts Zachary Hwang, 13, of San Jose, left, and Aidan Wu, 13, of San Jose, place flags at the gravesites of people who served in the US Arm Forces at Oak Hill Cemetary in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) 
American flags stand in front of the gravestones of fallen soldiers as Conni Naylor stands by the gravestone of her husband, Navy veteran Larry Naylor, at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men's Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, placed the American flags for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael's Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)American flags stand in front of the gravestones of fallen soldiers as Conni Naylor stands by the gravestone of her husband, Navy veteran Larry Naylor, at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men’s Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, placed the American flags for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael’s Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 
Boy Scouts place flags at the gravesites of people who served in the US Arm Forces at Oak Hill Cemetary in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)Boy Scouts place flags at the gravesites of people who served in the US Arm Forces at Oak Hill Cemetary in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) 
American flags stand in front of the gravestones of fallen soldiers as Conni Naylor stands by the gravestone of her husband, Navy veteran Larry Naylor, at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men's Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, placed the American flags for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael's Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)American flags stand in front of the gravestones of fallen soldiers as Conni Naylor stands by the gravestone of her husband, Navy veteran Larry Naylor, at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men’s Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, placed the American flags for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael’s Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 
Boy Scouts hold a Flag ceremony before placing flags at the gravesites of people who served in the US Arm Forces at Oak Hill Cemetary in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)Boy Scouts hold a Flag ceremony before placing flags at the gravesites of people who served in the US Arm Forces at Oak Hill Cemetary in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) 
American flags stand in front of the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men's Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, placed the flags during the annual event at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael's Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)American flags stand in front of the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men’s Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, placed the flags during the annual event at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael’s Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 
American flags stand in front of the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men's Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, placed the flags during the annual event at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael's Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)American flags stand in front of the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men’s Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, placed the flags during the annual event at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael’s Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 
Daphne Eddy, 8, center, follows her mother, Rhiannon Eddy, and her brother, Grant, 13, as they place American flags on the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men's Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, took part in the annual event at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael's Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)Daphne Eddy, 8, center, follows her mother, Rhiannon Eddy, and her brother, Grant, 13, as they place American flags on the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men’s Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, took part in the annual event at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael’s Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 
Assal Triolo and her son, Noah Triolo, 16, place American flags on the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men's Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, took part in the annual event at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael's Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)Assal Triolo and her son, Noah Triolo, 16, place American flags on the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men’s Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, took part in the annual event at Memory Garden Cemetery and St. Michael’s Cemetery. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 
About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men's Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, place American flags in front of the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)About 120 mother-and-son teams from the Livermore chapter of the Young Men’s Service League, in partnership with members of American Legion Post 47, place American flags in front of the gravestones of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day weekend at Memory Garden Cemetery in Livermore, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)