Melinda Kane now serves as a Camden County Commissioner. She uses her platform to speak up for military families and veterans after the loss of her oldest son Jeremy.
For some people, the true meaning of Memorial Day can get lost in a flurry of barbecues and beach trips. But families who have lost a loved one in service are always mindful of what this day really means.
"My life changed in January of 2010 when my oldest son Jeremy was killed in Afghanistan," Kane said, adding that her husband had passed away just a year and a half earlier. " was killed in the Helmand Province stopping a suicide bomber.""He was incredibly proud to be a Marine. There's nothing more in the world that he wanted. But he also wanted to come home alive," said Kane.
Kane is one of the dozens of people who volunteer every year across Camden to place flags on the graves of veterans.
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