By Barbara Polichetti
Providence Journal photo / Frieda Squires
Peter Terreri of Warwick holds a flag with his father's name, Arnold Terreri, who was a WWII Navy veteran.
WARWICK, RI -- More than 300 American flags stood like proud sentries in Pawtuxet Memorial Park Monday as people came to the cemetery to remember loved ones and honor veterans.Some people came just to see the flag display, which has been a Memorial Day tradition at Pawtuxet Memorial Park since the 1960s.
Relatives of veterans buried in the park are given the option of keeping the full-size military flag that covered the coffin or giving it to the park to be raised in tribute every Memorial Day weekend.
"It's a nice way of knowing that our veterans are remembered," says Mayor Scott Avedisian whose father's flag is part of the display. "... It helps us remember what this weekend is really about."