Local volunteer groups host flag planting at Houston National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day<\/a><\/p>\nFor Kristi Capuano, the visit was doubly personal. Her father\u2019s birthday falls on Memorial Day, making the annual trip to the cemetery both a holiday observance and a family celebration.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe try to come out for his birthday, and for Memorial Day, which happens to be on the same day, so 2 in 1,\u201d Capuano said.<\/p>\n
She remembered her father not just for his service, but for the humor he passed down through generations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe get the humor from him, try to pass that onto my kids. They think I\u2019m goofy at times,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Capuano also reflected on the weight that each flag on the grounds carries.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery single one of these flags is a story,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Bruce Wright came to honor both his mother and his father, a Korean War veteran, buried at the cemetery.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my mom and dad buried here. My father was a veteran, he served in the Korean War,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n
For Wright, the true meaning of Memorial Day is something he worries is slipping away in modern culture.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my personal opinion, I think a lot of it\u2019s lost in the celebration. You know? People think of barbecue, or days off from work and everything like that. But, this is it. This is my memorial celebration right here, thinking about my father and all the veterans that I passed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Wright didn\u2019t confuse why that matters.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have the freedoms we have, because of the people that are here,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is important. This can\u2019t be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n
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