Brookfield Scouts Place Flags at Veterans Graves for VFW

For years, immediately before Memorial Day weekend, the Brookfield Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10201 has placed flags on the graves of veterans at the Town’s burial sites, to symbolize the community’s appreciation for their service. According to Gene Roberts, a VFW and Brookfield Historical Society member, “As our VFW members grow older however, it has became increasingly more difficult for them to accomplish this task on their own."  Earlier this week, Roberts  contacted Don Winkley,  a former Historical Society President and Assistant Scout Master to Brookfield’s Troop 5,  to inquire if the Boy Scouts could help place the flags this year at Central Cemetery,  Brookfield’s largest,  where the remains of nearly 100 veterans are buried. Within a day a volunteer group from the Troop responded and walked the many rows at the cemetery searching for the grave stones of Brookfield’s former military service men and women.  When found, they marked each grave with a flag, to continue a tradition which stretches back nearly 145 years.  After completing the task, the Scouts unanimously agreed that it was an honor to participate and in the future they would not only come back to Central Cemetery but also place flags at all of Brookfield grave sites where their services are needed. Hats off to our local Brookfield Troop 5 who have earned a well deserved salute from all the Town’s veterans and thank you from its residents.