2014 Flag Raising at Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Caribou [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

On a gray Monday in Aroostook County, friends and family gathered at the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Caribou to honor the memory of those who served our country.

While flags rested at half staff, family members, friends and veterans clustered around 30 individual flag poles and waited for their cue to raise each flag to full staff.

Harry Hafford, Chairperson for the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery Corporation, announced the names of those who raised each flag and who they were raising the flags in honor for. Hafford announced the flags will remain at full staff until Monday November 11th, Veterans Day.

Sergeant Major Roger Felix, who led the Loring Job Corps Color Guard, gave the order to begin lifting the flags.

Flag 1: Loretta Hebert raised a flag to honor the memory of her husband USA WWII Veteran Rene J.

Flag 2: Fred Howes and Connie Stevens raised a flag to honor the memory of their father USA WWII Veteran Isaac P. Howes.

Flag 3: Betty Michaud along with her daughter Malena and son Jay raised a flag to honor the memory of husband and father USA Vietnam War Veteran SP-4 Joseph "Junior" Michaud.

Flag 4: Dale and Martha McGlinn raised a flag to honor the memory of Dale's brother USA Veteran Carl McGlinn.

Flag 5: Carl and Brenda Campbell raised a flag to honor the memory of Brenda's dad USN WWII Veteran Leo Clifton Crafts.

Flag 6: Carl McGlauflin raise a flag to honor the memory of his brother USN Seebee WWII Veteran Earl "Lefty" McGlauflin.

Flag 7: Jacqueline Page and her husband along with Jacqueline's uncle Gaylon Lyons raised a flag to honor the memory of Jacqueline's father and Gaylon's brother USA Vietnam War Veteran Lendell M. Lyons.

Flag 8: Jane Zagranis with her daughter Karlyn Korzekwa and son Mark Zagranis raised a flag to honor the memory of husband and father USAF Vietnam War Veteran Rudolph Zagranis.

Flag 9: Robin Fowler raised a flag to honor the memory of her husband USAF Veteran Jon Fowler.

Flag 10: Debra Kinney and her husband Ralph along with DAB Chapter 10 member raised a flag to honor the memory of USAF Veteran Richard Pratt.

Flag 11: Flo Kinney with her daughters raised a flag to honor the memory of USA WWII Veteran George H. Howe.

Flag 12: Audrey Craig raised a flag to honor the memory of her husband USAF, USA & USMC Vietnam War Veteran Donald Craig.

Flag 13: Raymond and Donna Cyr raised a flag to honor the memory of USA WWII Veteran Private Lynwood G. Campbell.

Flag 14: Gaila Bither raised a flag to honor the memory of her husband USCG Veteran Stephan V. Bither.

Flag 15: Diane Allen raised a flag to honor the memory of her husband USAF Veteran Airman 1st Class Dale C. Allen.

Flag 16: Georgene Richards raised a flag to honor the memory of her husband USAF Korean War Veteran Hurbert Richards.

Flag 17: Mike Martin raised a flag to honor the memory of his brother USA Veteran Richard Matin.

Flag 18: His father, Gary Alward and his aunts Linda Scovill and Sherry Alward raised a flag to honor the memory Iraq War veteran SFC Daniel Alward.

Flag 19: Marie Olson raised a flag to honor the memory of her husband USA WWII Purple Heart Veteran Herbert Olson.

Flag 20: Wanda Glovins raised a flag to honor the memory of her father USA WWII Veteran Joseph A. Grivois.

Flag 21: Connor Junkins raised a flag to honor the memory of USA WWII Veteran Lester Junkins.

Flag 22: Patricia Chasse raised a flag to honor the memory of her husband USA Vietnam War Veteran Robert Chasse.

Flag 23: James Judkins raised a flag to honor the memeory of his father USA-NG Veteran Herbert Judkins Jr.

Flags 24-28: Were raised to honor the memories of American Legion Post 147 Members:

• USA Vietname War Veteran James Archhambault
• USA Vietnam War Veteran Clarence Boucher
• USA Korean War Veteran John M. Daigle
• USA Vietname War Veteran Eugene Gendreau
• USAF Korean War Veteran Donald McDermott
• USA WWII Veteran Herman J Plourde
• USA Vietnam War Veteran Robert H. Roy
• USA WWII Veteran Armand Vanier
• USA Vietname War Veteran Gilman Cyr
• USA WWII Veteran Roland Daigle
• USA Korean War Veteran Elmer Dube
• USA Korean War Veteran Armand Dumais P
• USAF Korean War Veteran Melvin Labbe
• USA Korean War Veteran Raymond Morrow
• USA Vietnam War Veteran Reginald Paradis
• USA Korean War Veteran Norman Picard
• USA Vietnam War Veteran Dennis L. Rose
• USA WWII Veteran Joffre Daigle
• USA WWII Veteran Patrick Daigle

Flag 29: Dorothy Libby raised a flag to honor the memory of USA WWII Veteran Blaine M. Libby.

Flag 30: SFC Christopher Holmes and SSGT Jeremy Brown representing the United States Armed Forces raised a flag that was flown over the Nation's Capital, donated for the ceremony by US Senator Susan Collins to honor the memories of all deceased United States Veterans.