Dale Bramer of Davis and Nancy Gentile of Elgin place flags on Veterans graves in honor of their service Friday at River Valley Memorial Garden in West Dundee. Flags were placed on 964 Veteran graves by cemetery staff and volunteers. May 25, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Scott Duff (from left) and Kim LaFleur are shown by Allison Flowers and Eleanor Mamayek where to place flags after they arrived to join other volunteers in flag placement on Veterans graves Friday at River Valley Memorial Garden in West Dundee. May 25, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Volunteers Allison Flowers of Elgin, left, and Eleanor Mamayek of West Dundee, place flags on Veterans graves Friday at River Valley Memorial Garden in West Dundee. May 25, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Nancy Gentile of Elgin has her hands full as she volunteers placeing flags on Veterans graves Friday at River Valley Memorial Garden in West Dundee. May 25, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Diane Otteman of East Dundee wheels a bucket of flags for placement on Veteran graves Friday at River Valley Memorial Garden in West Dundee. May 25, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Volunteers (from left) Dennis Colborn, Donna Stretch, Nancy Gentile, Marge Colborn and Dale Bramer work as group finding Veterans graves for flag placement Friday at River Valley Memorial Garden in West Dundee. May 25, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
WEST DUNDEE — About 15 people could be found meandering the River Valley Memorial Gardens here Friday morning, placing flags on the graves of the 964 veterans buried there. “This is my first year doing it,” said Elgin resident Nancy Gentile, who was persuaded to …