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Veterans Day Flag-Raising Ceremony Held During Early Season Michigan Snow

A Veterans Day flag-raising ceremony was held in Montrose, Michigan, on November 11 amid an early season snowstorm.

In a video shared by Karen Galindo, an American flag is raised against a snowy backdrop at the Montrose Veterans Bell Memorial in Barber Memorial Park. The flag raiser is Charles Persons, the vice president of the Montrose Area Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum.

Veterans Day is a national American holiday observed annually on November 11. It is a “celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good,” according to the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Credit: Montrose Area Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum via Storyful