An army widow is honoring her husband's sacrifice and asking the community to remember the sacrifices made by all men and women in the armed forces.

A field of 209 perfectly aligned flags waves near Akron Elementary School.

It’s a fundraiser organized by Jayme Patterson. Her husband, Sgt. Nick Patterson, died in Iraq last September.

The Rochester native was nearly done with his second tour of duty in Iraq when his 5-ton truck veered off a highway ramp and fell 40 feet.

He has now been gone longer than the couple was married, but his wife is trying to keep Nick’s sacrifice and the sacrifice of others on everybody's mind. She’s organized a “Field of Honor” to celebrate her husband’s service.

”I look at the American flag in a different way now, just after losing my husband. It’s just a nice sight. I value it more, I understand more what it means, and the sacrifice that goes into keeping our country what it is,” Patterson says.

Each flag brought in a 25-dollar donation. The proceeds will be split between the Wounded Warrior Project and the Nick Patterson Memorial Fund, which sends kids to summer sports camps.

The flags will remain in the school yard until this Saturday, at which point they'll be given to their purchasers or donated for use in Indiana classrooms.

To make a donation via the Northern Indiana Community foundation, call 574-223-2227.

Information on this fund is listed under "Field of Interest Funds" on the following website: http://www.nicf.org/fulton/funds.html.