‘It Is the Fulfillment of Our Mission’
Two years ago, members of VFW Post 1617 in Derry, New Hampshire, embarked on an ambitious journey: to document the more than 1,500 veterans buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, located in East Derry, New Hampshire. The Post noticed that over the years, volunteers for their Memorial Day events had trouble discerning veteran graves from non-veteran graves. Members say that they also were driven to pursue...