NC heroes | Durham’s Flags for Heroes honors veterans, first responders, officers, EMS for their service, sacrifice [Video]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (WTVD) — On Sunday, dozens of volunteers gathered at the fields near The Hub at RTP which will be home to Flags for Heroes for the next month. Among them was Larry Campbell, Chairman of the Thomas Mentor Leadership Academy – the Durham-based group that works with young men through education and community service.

“We can only grow by looking at the past and see where we need to go. If we don’t talk about it, if we don’t share the knowledge that we’ve gained, then they will never know,” Campbell said.

TMLA brought over two dozen volunteers – all young men from the Durham area – to help raise the 600 flags on Sunday. Xzavier Edwards, a junior at Cristo Rey Research Triangle HS in Durham, was one of them.

“It’s very eye-opening. It just goes to show, don’t take life for granted. Really cherish the things you have in life, …