The nonprofit organization Guardians of Old Glory raises money to replace worn-out American flags with new ones, free of charge.
Volunteers will deploy throughout Riverside National Cemetery to erect miniature American flags alongside roughly 250,000 graves in a Memorial Day weekend salute to the nation's servicemen and women.
Nobody was home when the fire was set and the flames spread to the lawn but a neighbor was able to extinguish them with a hose.
Hundreds of volunteers gathered at the Riverside National Cemetery on Saturday to honor courage, sacrifice and duty by placing small American flags at the gravesites of fallen veterans.
The Huntington Beach city council voted Tuesday night 4-3 to limit flags that can be flown on city property, excluding the rainbow gay pride flag.
Councilmember Pat Burns has proposed a new ordinance that would only allow the American flag, California state flag and the city of Huntington Beach flag to be flown.