JANESVILLE — The sun was out and a cool breeze blew Wednesday as Janesville Patriotic Society volunteers worked alongside veterans to place flags near veterans’ graves at Milton Lawns Cemetery in Janesville.
It’s a task the society has undertaken every year for three decades.
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