To mark the beginning of Memorial Day weekend, Veterans of Foreign Wars members, joined by American Legion Post 6 veterans and Boy Scout Troop 835, will decorate the graves of veterans with flags on Saturday. Flag placement begins at 6:30 a.m. as the sun rises over Memorial Cemetery on Legion Road.
In addition, a ceremony to honor victims of war will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. at the Carrboro Town Commons.
In other Memorial Day weekend activities, VFW veterans will distribute Buddy poppies at University Mall on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m.; a ceremony will be held on Monday at 8 a.m. at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery; and there will be an open house on Monday from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. at American Legion Post 6, 1714 Legion Road.