Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United Sates for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. It was originally known as Decoration Day.
The nonprofit Flags for the Fallen was established on May 14, 2012 for the sole purpose of ensuring that an American flag is placed upon every veterans’ gravesite at each national cemetery in the country in recognition of Memorial Day.
More than 3,000 volunteers, team leaders and area coordinators volunteered on May 28 to ‘plant’ a flag and offer gratitude to honor those buried at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, in preparation for the cemetery’s Memorial Day Ceremony on May 29.
The ceremony included a prelude with patriotic music, an introduction and welcome, the presentation of colors, the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance, an Armed Forces medley, invocation, keynote speakers and special guests, a rifle salute, echo taps and a benediction.
For information about Flags for the Fallen, visit FlagsForFallenMilitary.org.
Wreaths Across America
When: Dec. 16
Where: Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell
Details: Volunteers can sign up to lay remembrance wreaths on the graves of the fallen heroes while saying the name of each veteran aloud.
Info: WreathsAcrossAmerica.org
Published June 07, 2023
