Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of area Memorial Day events. If you have an event that’s not listed here and would like to publicized it in The Daily Journal, send the information to us by 5 p.m. Thursday. We will run the list again in the Weekend Edition. Email information to editors@daily-journal.com, or fax to 815-937-3876. Questions? Contact Metro Editor Rachael Reynolds-Soucie at 815-937-3351.

Lincoln National Cemetery

Volunteers are wanted to place flags in the Flag-In ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.

Participants should enter the cemetery by the temporary access road west of the main entrance. They will congregate on Thomas Jefferson Drive at 9 a.m. to receive flags and instructions.

Volunteers also will be needed for the Flag-Out ceremony starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Kankakee County Veterans Council

The Kankakee County Veterans Council is looking for volunteers to help place small flags on veterans’ graves in the three major Kankakee cemeteries: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Memorial Gardens in Aroma Township and Mound Grove Gardens of Memories.