Polish American Fire Co. volunteers place flags on veterans graves ahead of Memorial Day

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Polish American volunteers Helen Selgrade, left, Eric Becker, right, and Allen Palubinsky, background, work on placing flags at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel cemetery in Shenandoah Heights on May 24, 2023.

SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS – Some volunteers from a Shenandoah fire company spent Wednesday afternoon placing flags on the graves of area veterans.

Volunteers from the Polish American Fire Co. began at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel cemetery around 4:30pm Wednesday.

About a dozen volunteers roamed the cemeteries, placing flags on each veteran grave they found.

The effort is an annual one for the fire company ahead of Memorial Day.

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