On May 24, 2023 American Legion Post 372 joined the Boy Scouts Troop 70, Cherry Hill Town Council President Dave Fleisher, Vice President Brian Buerle and members of the Cherry Hill Police and Fire Department in the Annual Flagging of the veterans graves at Colestown Cemetery.

Among the heroes buried in this cemetery are Medal of Honor Recipient George R. CHOLISTER and Cpt Greg Dalessio.

George Cholister enlisted in the Navy on April 11, 1916 and was in the eighth year of his enlistment when he sustained the injuries which resulted in his death. During the World War, George served on a submarine in the North Sea and was later transferred to the US Destroyer Fanning, which was officially credited with sinking 3 German submarines. He also served in China and Japan for 4 years, during the earthquake disaster. George Cholister lost his life on October 20, 1924, at Norfolk, VA, when a charge of powder during gun practice was prematurely ignited aboard the USS Cruiser Trenton. He was posthumoutly awarded both the Navy Cross and Medal on Honor.

Army Cpt Greg Dalessio, who grew up in the Knollwood Section of Cherry Hill, was fatally shot on June 23, 2008 as he emerged from a weekly reconstruction meeting with Iraqi officials in the city of Salman Pak. The gunman in that attack also killed another American soldier and wounded three others. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division and was on his second tour. Since his death in 2008, his family has held an Annual Cpt Greg Dalessio 5K Run/Walk on the 1st Saturday in December.