The Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation started a virtual gala Tuesday with the goal of raising $100,000 over the month of July to restore its Avenue of Flags.
The 50 American flags line the avenue and welcome visitors to Miramar National Cemetery; the site is the only one of 155 national cemeteries across the country to include such a feature.
According to the foundation, the 13-year-old flagpoles are in a state of disrepair and need the funds to do “major preventive maintenance.”
“It was our honor to gift this Avenue of Flags to the cemetery in 2012 and now, the need could not be more urgent to get the flagpoles fixed,” foundation President Charles Bailey said. “The flags fly over our nation’s veterans and their families. It is our duty to keep them flying over the hallowed grounds.”
Additionally, because the flags are kept flying constantly, the cemetery will likely need to replace the flags twice over the next year, incurring other costs.
Several previous events have raised funds for permanent guest seating and other upgrades to the Miramar National Cemetery Memorial Amphitheater. Those renovations are “close to completion” and the amphitheater will be rededicated later this year.
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