Boy Scouts placed flags on each of the 77,000 graves at the Veterans National Cemetery in Westwood in observance of Memorial Day. Scout Marcello Trejo, 11, of Troop 154, planted 200-300 flags that day. Originally a 20-acre tract of land, the Los Angeles National Cemetery opened as one of 11 facilities operated by the Veterans Administration on lands shared with national veterans' homes or asylums for disabled soldiers. It was dedicated on May 22, 1889, and through the years has expanded to 114.5 acres. Those interred there are war veterans from the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and other American conflicts; the number of interments through fiscal year 2006 was 85,160. The Los Angeles National Cemetery is located at 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard. Photo dated: May 23, 1987.
Trejo, Marcello Boy Scouts of America Los Angeles National Cemetery Cemeteries--California--Westwood (Los Angeles) Veterans--United States Flags Memorial Day Westwood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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