Honoring the fallen at Saar Pioneer Cemetery in Kent

Civil War veterans buried in Kent’s Saar Pioneer Cemetery received honors Saturday, with a Veterans Day ceremony put on by the South King County Genealogical Society and Puget Sound Civil War Round Table, with assistance from Scout Troop No. 402.

BY Wire Service
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:02pm
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Dave Davis of the American Legion’s Kent Post sets a flag at the grave of a Civil War veteran Kent’s Saar Pioneer Cemetery. He also played “Taps” on the trumpet during the event.

Civil War veterans buried in Kent’s Saar Pioneer Cemetery received honors Saturday, with a Veterans Day ceremony put on by the South King County Genealogical Society and Puget Sound Civil War Round Table, with assistance from Scout Troop No. 402.

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