On May 15, American Red Cross volunteers and staff placed American flags on the graves of approximately 270 veterans at the Lower Merion Baptist Church Cemetery in Bryn Mawr in advance of Memorial Day. At each grave, volunteers placed or replaced a flag and gave a salute to honor the veteran’s military service.

The project was led by the Veterans Affairs Voluntary Services team, which is part of the Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s Service to the Armed Forces.

According to the church’s website, the cemetery opened in 1811 and includes the graves of 19 Continental Army soldiers, 16 veterans of the War of 1812 and 28 Civil War veterans. A full list of the more than 3,000 people buried at the cemetery is available from the Lower Merion Historical Society.

Photos by James L. Jones are available below. Click here to see the full gallery.