Memorial Day

Members of American Legion Post 215 gathered at the grave of TEC5 Brooks Flemings, Jr., in Toussaint L'Ouverture Cemetery in Franklin, Tenn. prior to placing flags on 74 veterans graves in advance of Memorial Day. The American Legion post was named in memory of TEC5 Flemings, who was killed in action during World War II. The cemetery was established by freed slaves following the end of the Civil War.