The Brief

The Tahoma National Cemetery canceled its Veterans Day flag placement event for middle schoolers due to the government shutdown.

The shutdown has caused staffing challenges, limiting operations to burials only at the cemetery.

The Tahoma School District is exploring alternative projects to honor service members in the spring.

KENT, Wash. - The Tahoma National Cemetery canceled its annual Veterans Day flag placement event for middle schoolers due to a lapse in funding caused by the government shutdown.

What we know:

The service-learning project brings 8th graders from the Tahoma School District to place over 50,000 flags across the national cemetery grounds, but this year's event was unable to go on.

Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, Washington. (Joe Mabel // CC BY-SA 3.0

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