OSU Air Force ROTC cadets placed three wreaths at the start of Saturday’s Armed Forces Day/Peace Officer Memorial Day/Memorial Day Flag Placement event at Mount Union Cemetery. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Marilyn Keller sings “Amazing Grace” during Saturday’s event. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Armed Forces Day/Peace Officer Memorial Day/Memorial Day Flag Placement Event at Mount Union Cemetery on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Flags were placed on veterans’ graves at the end of the Armed Forces Day/Peace Officer Memorial Day/Memorial Day event at Mount Union Cemetery on Saturday. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
A wreath in remembrance of BCSO Mounted Posse member Jimmy Appelgate at the Armed Forces Day/Peace Officer Memorial Day/Memorial Day Flag Placement event at Mount Union Cemetery on Saturday. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
A wreath honors OSU Air Force ROTC cadets Mackenzie Wilson and Enrique Ricky Espinoza at the Armed Forces Day/Peace Officer Memorial Day/Memorial Day Flag Placement event on Saturday. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Josh Towne placed flags on veterans’ graves during Saturday’s event at the cemetery. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Marilyn Keller sings “Amazing Grace” during the Armed Forces Day/Peace Officer Memorial Day/Memorial Day Flag Placement event at Mount Union Cemetery on Saturday. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Kim Jones and Asam Burlock played “Taps” and “Amazing Grace” during Saturday morning’s event at Mount Union Cemetery. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Philomath High School freshman, Jaxon Allen places his hand over his heart after placing a wreath on the Shipley family grave during the Armed Forces Day/Peace Officer Memorial Day/Memorial Day Flag Placement event at Mount Union Cemetery on Saturday. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Philomath High School freshman, Jaxon Allen placed a wreath on the Reuben Shipley grave during Saturday’s Armed Forces Day/Peace Officer Memorial Day/Memorial Day Flag Placement event. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Spectators at the Armed Forces Day/Peace Officer Memorial Day/Memorial Day Flag Placement event at Mount Union Cemetery on Saturday. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Local historian Erin Haynes speaks about the history of the Mount Union Cemetery during Saturday’s event. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Oregon State University Air Force ROTC cadets prepare to raise the new colors at the Armed Forces Day/Peace Officer Memorial Day/Memorial Day Flag Placement event Saturday at Mount Union Cemetery. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Oregon State University Air Force ROTC cadets prepare to raise the new colors at the Armed Forces Day/Peace Officer Memorial Day/Memorial Day Flag Placement event Saturday at Mount Union Cemetery. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Members of the Benton County Sheriff’s Posse watch Saturday morning’s ceremony. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
OSU Air Force ROTC cadets retire the colors during Saturday’s ceremony. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Former Philomath mayor and event organizer Eric Niemann speaks to the crowd during Saturday’s ceremony. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
The Benton County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse arrives to begin Saturday’s Armed Forces Day/Peace Officer Memorial Day/Memorial Day Flag Placement event at Mount Union Cemetery. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Saturday’s event ended with the placement of American flags on the more than 200 gravesites of veterans. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Thomas Smith, front, and Jaxon Allen remove flags from storage for Saturday’s flag-placement portion of the event. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News) 
Mount Union Cemetery was founded in 1861. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
