CCAP students place flags at six Belmont cemeteries

Ten students from Belmont County’s Concentrated Conduct Adjustment Program and CrossFit For Change spent Wednesday, May 20, placing American flags at veterans’ graves with American Legion Post 312 in Belmont County, Ohio. The work covered six cemeteries and more than 700 graves, according to The Times Leader’s May 21 report. The students gathered with veterans ahead of Memorial Day weekend for what the newspaper described as the third straight year of the partnership. WTRF and WTOV9 also reported the effort this week. ### Which students and groups took part? The Times Leader reported that 10 students from the Concentrated Conduct Adjustment Program, or CCAP, and CrossFit For Change joined members of American Legion Post 312 for the flag placement. The effort was organized in Belmont County and tied to Memorial Day observances. Belmont County Juvenile Court oversees both CCAP and CrossFit For Change, according to earlier Times Leader coverage. (timesleaderonline.com) CrossFit For Change is a juvenile-court program based through Ohio Valley CrossFit that pairs exercise with counseling and supervision for youths involved in the court system. ### Where did they place the flags? More than 700 flags were placed across six Belmont County cemeteries, The Times Leader said. (timesleaderonline.com) The report named cemeteries in Belmont, Morristown, Centerville, Chapel Hill and Chestnut Level. A 2025 Times Leader report on the same Memorial Day project listed the six sites as Belmont, Morristown, Centerville, Chapel Hill, Chestnut Level and Jacobsburg. That earlier report indicates Jacobsburg was also part of the cemetery route. (timesleaderonline.com) WTRF reported that volunteers first gathered at the Tri-State Veterans Museum in Belmont before splitting into groups and heading to the cemeteries. The station said the flags would be visible through Memorial Day weekend. ### Why was American Legion Post 312 working with the students? WTRF reported that American Legion Post 312 members sought help because many of the post’s members are older and the cemetery work is labor-intensive. (timesleaderonline.com) The station quoted a participant saying the post is “an old post” with older members, and that student volunteers make the work faster. A 2024 WTRF report and earlier Times Leader coverage show the partnership did not start this year. (wtrf.com) The same youth programs have previously helped Post 312 remove worn flags from graves after Memorial Day and assist with other veterans-related service work in Belmont County. ### How long has this Memorial Day project been running? Wednesday’s outing marked the third year the students have helped the Legion ahead of Memorial Day, The Times Leader reported. (wtrf.com) That timeline fits prior local coverage showing similar collaborations in 2024 and 2025 involving CCAP, CrossFit For Change, Post 312 and the Tri-State Veterans Museum. (wtrf.com) WTOV9 reported on May 20 that rows of flags now mark veterans’ graves across Belmont County. The station identified the event as a community-service project involving young people from the county’s C-CAP program and members of American Legion Post 312. (timesleaderonline.com) ### What happens next? Memorial Day weekend is the immediate next marker for the project, with the flags remaining at veterans’ graves in the six Belmont County cemeteries, according to WTRF. Later in the year, local coverage from 2024 and 2025 shows CCAP and CrossFit For Change students have also returned to help Post 312 remove and properly retire flags after the holiday period. (wtrf.com) (wtov9.com)