{"id":1286,"date":"2026-05-23T21:31:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T04:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/hundreds-of-volunteers-place-23000-rippling-flags-across-miramar-national-cemetery\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T21:31:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T04:31:48","slug":"hundreds-of-volunteers-place-23000-rippling-flags-across-miramar-national-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/hundreds-of-volunteers-place-23000-rippling-flags-across-miramar-national-cemetery\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of volunteers place 23,000 rippling flags across Miramar National Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><p>Mike Fuqua came to the Miramar National Cemetery on Saturday to take part in a program that he described as \u201cthe least we can do\u201d to honor those who gave the most.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/shot-after-san-diego-mosque-attack-landscaper-says-hes-the-luckiest-guy-on-the-planet\/\">Shot after San Diego mosque attack, landscaper says he\u2019s the \u2018luckiest guy on the planet\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The retired U.S. Navy captain was one of an estimated 550 volunteers for Operation Flags for Vets, which placed 23,000 American flags at veteran headstones at the 313-acre site at the northwest corner of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you come out here and see this,\u201d the 75-year-old said, sweeping his hand over the gravesites, \u201cthere\u2019s a reverence to it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Operation Flags for Vets is done each Memorial Day weekend in coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs and hosted by Rotary District 5340. The project was started in 2024 by Rick Clark, a Navy Seabees veteran of the Vietnam War and past president of the La Jolla Triangle Rotary Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got goosebumps that first year,\u201d Clark said. \u201cI just stood out there and I looked at all these beautiful flags \u2014 red, white and blue, rolling across the hillside \u2014 and I thought, a simple idea but it has so much backing\u201d from veterans, active military and civilians.<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrea Freeman, 61, sits at the gravesite of her husband...\" class=\"wp-image-1279\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/88de650c08d454208785faee190398f9-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/88de650c08d454208785faee190398f9-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/88de650c08d454208785faee190398f9-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/88de650c08d454208785faee190398f9-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/88de650c08d454208785faee190398f9-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/88de650c08d454208785faee190398f9-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/88de650c08d454208785faee190398f9.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Andrea Freeman, 61, sits at the gravesite of her husband and Navy veteran Edward Freeman Jr. at Miramar National Cemetery on Saturday. He died in December 2025 at age 87.    (Kristian Carreon \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rick Clark, 84, is the founder of \u00e2\u0080\u009cOperation Flags for...\" class=\"wp-image-1280\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6938de9287e39ae482416c8c575226ed-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6938de9287e39ae482416c8c575226ed-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6938de9287e39ae482416c8c575226ed-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6938de9287e39ae482416c8c575226ed-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6938de9287e39ae482416c8c575226ed-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6938de9287e39ae482416c8c575226ed-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6938de9287e39ae482416c8c575226ed.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Rick Clark, 84, is the founder of \u201cOperation Flags for Vets\u201d where volunteers place U.S. flags on veteran gravesites for Memorial Day at Miramar National Cemetery on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Kristian Carreon \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"As part of third annual \u00e2\u0080\u009cOperation Flags for Vets,\u00e2\u0080\u009d over...\" class=\"wp-image-1281\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bb43b07edfb78ba58f9c0f0b5ca7c6fc-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bb43b07edfb78ba58f9c0f0b5ca7c6fc-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bb43b07edfb78ba58f9c0f0b5ca7c6fc-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bb43b07edfb78ba58f9c0f0b5ca7c6fc-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bb43b07edfb78ba58f9c0f0b5ca7c6fc-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bb43b07edfb78ba58f9c0f0b5ca7c6fc-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bb43b07edfb78ba58f9c0f0b5ca7c6fc.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>As part of third annual \u201cOperation Flags for Vets,\u201d over 500 volunteers placed 23,000 flags on veteran gravesites in preparation for Memorial Day at Miramar National Cemetery on Saturday. (Kristian Carreon \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Navy veteran Budd Sutliff, 77, a section leader for \u00e2\u0080\u009cOperation...\" class=\"wp-image-1282\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/df38c7df8e9071e9153356bd38b86879-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/df38c7df8e9071e9153356bd38b86879-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/df38c7df8e9071e9153356bd38b86879-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/df38c7df8e9071e9153356bd38b86879-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/df38c7df8e9071e9153356bd38b86879-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/df38c7df8e9071e9153356bd38b86879-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/df38c7df8e9071e9153356bd38b86879.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Navy veteran Budd Sutliff, 77, a section leader for \u201cOperation Flags for Vets,\u201d demonstrates proper flag placement to volunteers. (Kristian Carreon \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"23,000 U.S. flags were placed on veteran gravesites as part...\" class=\"wp-image-1283\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71b25040cba64fc292c735fa915a9642-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71b25040cba64fc292c735fa915a9642-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71b25040cba64fc292c735fa915a9642-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71b25040cba64fc292c735fa915a9642-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71b25040cba64fc292c735fa915a9642-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71b25040cba64fc292c735fa915a9642-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71b25040cba64fc292c735fa915a9642.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>23,000 U.S. flags were placed on veteran gravesites as part of \u201cOperation Flags for Vets\u201d for Memorial Day at Miramar National Cemetery on Saturday. (Kristian Carreon \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Courtney Sanford helps her children Noelle, 11; Aubrey, 3, and...\" class=\"wp-image-1284\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f91cb85307542e156a2e47f8b9162531-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f91cb85307542e156a2e47f8b9162531-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f91cb85307542e156a2e47f8b9162531-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f91cb85307542e156a2e47f8b9162531-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f91cb85307542e156a2e47f8b9162531-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f91cb85307542e156a2e47f8b9162531-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f91cb85307542e156a2e47f8b9162531.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Courtney Sanford helps her children Noelle, 11; Aubrey, 3, and Preston, 6, place a flag on a veteran gravesite for Memorial Day at Miramar National Cemetery. (Kristian Carreon \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aubrey Sanford, 3, holds a U.S. flag as she walks...\" class=\"wp-image-1285\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/099cf70f65cea76f129649971eb34feb-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/099cf70f65cea76f129649971eb34feb-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/099cf70f65cea76f129649971eb34feb-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/099cf70f65cea76f129649971eb34feb-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/099cf70f65cea76f129649971eb34feb-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/099cf70f65cea76f129649971eb34feb-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/099cf70f65cea76f129649971eb34feb.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Aubrey Sanford, 3, holds a U.S. flag as she walks along veteran gravesites at Miramar National Cemetery. (Kristian Carreon \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Clark said the inspiration for the project came from his father, Clyde Clark, a World War II veteran\u00a0whose unit helped liberate the Dachau concentration camp in Germany, where 200,000 prisoners were interned and more than 40,000 died during the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe never liked to talk about it, but I wish he were here to see this,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n<p>With the United States poised to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding in just a few weeks, Saturday\u2019s event took on extra meaning for Daniel Ortega of Chula Vista.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen, in the past, a lot of things \u2014 some of them good, some of them not so good,\u201d said Ortega, who paid respects to his wife Karen\u2019s father and mother, who are buried together at Miramar National Cemetery. \u201cBut I can say that we live in the best country in the world and we all just have to stick together, learn from our mistakes, get better and live together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karl and Cathy Splett, parents of three sons, drove from Carlsbad to help place flags, pay their respects and pause to reflect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re young, many of the guys and women who leave us,\u201d Cathy Splett said. \u201cAs a mother, you just have to open your arms and let them fight for our freedom, fight for the person next to you. And the hole that must be in your heart \u2014 knowing that they are not going to come home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karl Splett\u2019s father, Howard Eugene Splett, served on a PT-Boat, a small and fast patrol torpedo vessel, in World War II.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/driver-arrested-after-suspected-fatal-hit-and-run-crash-in-southcrest\/\">Driver arrested after suspected fatal hit-and-run crash in Southcrest<\/a><\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI learned as a child that supporting the miliary is 100% critical,\u201d the 62-year-old said. \u201cWhatever endeavor, it doesn\u2019t matter, as long as you\u2019re on the same team, and I believe in giving my time in this good cause and supporting these people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eleven-year-old Noelle Sanford of Temecula said she was happy and eager to participate. Along with her mother and a Rotarian from Fallbrook, she joined her three brothers and sisters, ranging in ages from 3 to 13, in taking measuring sticks to insert each flag the correct distance from the markers and place them at the right height.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s very important to be respectful to them because they served our country and they protected our country and that\u2019s why we have what we have now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Jesse Garcia, a 45-year-old from San Diego, led a contingent from Carpenters Union Local 619 that joined the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to come out and pay our respects to the men and women who have fought for our freedom and protection,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>A father of one son serving in the Air Force and stationed in Florida and another stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Garcia regularly attends Memorial Day events at Miramar National Cemetery as well as Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, located on the Point Loma peninsula. Garcia said he often gets choked up placing the flags on each gravesite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about doing it right, saying their name, honoring the individual, saying thank you,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cFor me, there is emotion involved, absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Operation Flags for Vets is a project funded entirely by private donations. Fuqua, a Rotarian and one of the project\u2019s organizers, said the event costs about $16,000 to conduct. Rotary District 5340 comprises 63 clubs and 3,200 members in San Diego and Imperial counties.<\/p>\n<p>Miramar National Cemetery will host a Memorial Day ceremony Sunday at 1 p.m. in which the public can visit the gravesites of military men and women and pay respects. Admission is free.<\/p>\n<p>Rotary District 5340 is seeking volunteers on Tuesday at 3 p.m. to help pull the flags and store them to make them ready for Memorial Day 2027. 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