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By Nola Valente | | Updated

Katy Veterans of Foreign Wars will place flags on veteran graves at 8:30 a.m. May 23. Social distancing and masks will be required.
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Katy VFW canceled its annual Memorial Day program held at Katy Magnolia Cemetery, originally scheduled for May 25. 6801 Franz Road, Katy. 281-391-8387. www.vfw9182.com
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By Nola Valente
A native Texan, Nola serves as reporter for the Katy edition of Community Impact Newspaper. She studied print journalism at the University of Houston and French at the University of Paris-Sorbonne in France. Nola was previously a foreign correspondent in Jerusalem, Israel covering Middle East news through an internship with an American news outlet.

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