Bob Shaw, an 80-year-old Vietnam vet, stands in the van he uses for deliveries to shelters around Seattle as he volunteers amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
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The Stars & Stripes and a pinwheel also has been placed at a veteran’s grave in Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery at Washelli. How are cemeteries handling Memorial Day this year. The Monday ceremonies have been cancelled, Edmonds Memorial Cemetery and Evergreen Washelli and GAR on Capitol Hills. Saturday May 23, 2020 214045

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