6K flags to be planted in Scranton to honor fallen
The setup process began on Wednesday so that the display will be ready for the Memorial Day weekend.
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The display serves as a sign to the community of the sacrifices those who served and have died for our country made.
'It's important for us because we have a lot of military affiliated and veteran students here and a lot of family members throughout the faculty and staff and like I said it's a way for us to honor the people that have lost their lives,' Marywood University Military and Veterans Specialist April Paciotti stated.
This is the 15th year for the annual display.
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