Flagging down heroes: Veterans tribute on display on State Road 47

  • Mia Denney, a Columbia High School JROTC cadet holds an American flag as David Donovan drills it to a cross on Saturday morning. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
    Mia Denney, a Columbia High School JROTC cadet holds an American flag as David Donovan drills it to a cross on Saturday morning. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

    The local effort to honor veterans for Veterans Day started early.

    Volunteers and Lake City firefighters used drills, hammers and other tools to place nearly 300 crosses bearing the names of veterans a…