Lake Charles Louisiana Avenue of Flags-Orange Grove Cemetery
This weekend is Memorial Day Weekend which means that it is time again for the 27th Avenue of Flags. This grand display is a reminder that Freedom is not Free.
The event began as a project by the Sons of the American Revolution. Each year on Memorial Day many volunteers along with troops of Boy Scouts work tirelessly to disply large casket flags in what has become known as The Avenue of Flags. The flags line the entrance to the cemetery drive and continue throughout on display from 8-5 Memorial Day weekend in the historic Orange Grove/Graceland Cemetary in Lake Charles, Louisiana
The event was started in 1983 by the Sons of the American Revolution. As a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution I am quite familiar with this event and have attended many times.
The flags donated are casket flags (which are large) and given by many families of deceased soldiers. The Avenue of Flags displays a collection of almost 700 flags!
Visitors can walk through the cemetery and view the large collection of flags and attend a Memorial Ceremony which attracts many of our City's veterans. 
The Avenue of Flags in Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the largest flag displays in our nation! If you are near the City of Lake Charles this weekend it is worth a stop by Orange Grove Cemetery to see this magnificent display.
Enjoy this clip from the 26th Avenue of Flags in 2009!
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