23-05-2025
Seneca FFA chapter continues decades-long tradition by placing flags on military graves
SENECA, Mo. — A labor of love – and respect – for a number of students in Seneca.
Members of the high school's FFA chapter spent time after school on this, the last day of school placing American flags on the graves of military personnel at the Seneca cemetery.
The cemetery is unique, in that part of it is in Newton County — and the other part covers a portion of Ottawa County. More than four hundred flags were placed on gravesiteson Thursday.
'We believe that we should give these people honor for what they did. If they — they might have died in service, they might have served, they might have survived, they might have seen a buddy die. It's just something we do in honor of them serving for our freedom and our country,' said Paxton Bruegel, Seneca FFA Chapter President.
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'Fills you with so much emotion and solace just to see how many people there are out here, and how many people served for our country. I feel like that's a life lesson that can be learned just from walking through some of these cemeteries,' said Joshua Roller, Seneca FFA Chapter VP.
The flags will remain on the graves throughout all of next week. This has been a tradition in Seneca for 20 years.
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