Scouts learn meaning of Memorial Day


PATRIO TIC BOYS—Above, 9-year-old Thousand Oaks residents Gabriel Baxter, left, and Harrington Gwin, both with Cub Scout Pack 3799, along with other Scouts place flags on veterans’ graves May 25 at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Griffin Memorial Park in Westlake Village. JOSEPH A. GARCIA/Acorn Newspapers

PATRIO TIC BOYS—Above, 9-year-old Thousand Oaks residents Gabriel Baxter, left, and Harrington Gwin, both with Cub Scout Pack 3799, along with other Scouts place flags on veterans’ graves May 25 at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Griffin Memorial Park in Westlake Village. JOSEPH A. GARCIA/Acorn Newspapers

RED, WHITE AND BLUE—Thousand Oaks resident Dominic Elia, 10, of Cub Scout Pack 3799 brings flags to put on the graves in preparation for the 29th annual Conejo Valley Memorial Day Service on Monday. Scouts perform the activity dutifully each year.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE—Thousand Oaks resident Dominic Elia, 10, of Cub Scout Pack 3799 brings flags to put on the graves in preparation for the 29th annual Conejo Valley Memorial Day Service on Monday. Scouts perform the activity dutifully each year.