By Grady Thompson

SHERBURNE – The Sherburne American Legion Auxiliary erected 85 American flags beside the memorial walkway in front of Gaines Park for two weeks surrounding Veterans Day, with each flag dedicated to a local veteran and displaying their name, service branch, and conflicts served.

The flags will adorn the memorial walkway during Sherburne's Veterans Day service on Sunday at 11:11 a.m.

Sherburne American Legion Auxiliary President Angela Jones said she was inspired to erect flags dedicated to veterans as part of a fundraising project for the legion auxiliary after seeing a similar display in another village. She said originally their goal was to have 25 flags, but they ended up easily surpassing that goal with 85 flags dedicated to local veterans.

"It's so impressive, especially at night," said Jones. "I've had many people come up to me and say it's breathtaking to see the flags and it's an honor to have a flag dedicated to a family member."