Members of American Legion Post 434 raise flags at the cemetery in Quasqueton, Iowa, on Memorial Day, May 27, 2016. The Civil War monument in the cemetery was 100 years old on that day. The Gazette For most of my 77 years, I have attended the Memorial Day ceremonies at our cemetery and listened proudly as the names of the more than 200 veterans buried here were spoken by a representative of our American Legion post.