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Flags For Fallen Veterans (Placement)

       

FLAG PLACEMENT

 
TO ALL VILLAGE VETTES MEMBERS
attending the Flags for Fallen Veterans on Sunday, May 26th.

  
I have receive a confirmation and we are registered as Village Vettes Corvette Club.  We will travel as a club unit and enter the cemetery together. 
   
We will line up at COLONY COTTAGE RECREATION CENTER, 510 Colony Blvd, 32162.  ARRIVE @ 6:45AM and depart at 7:15 AM SHARP!

CARAVAN TO THE NATIONAL CEMETERY:
1. We will have a POLICE ESCORT FROM COLONY TO THE NATIONAL CEMETERY.  The Line-UP will be:
A. Bikers
B. Corvettes
C. All Other (bikes, 4-wheelers, etc.)

ORDERS AT THE CEMETERY:
Flag placement will begin immediately after taps are played at 9:00 AM.  When parking at our assigned section(s) try to avoid parking on the grass as there is possibility of damaging the cemetery irrigation system.  

What/Where/How:
(1) Large screw driver with a tape "marker" 4" from the tip
(2) Your own bottled drinking water
(3) Flags only go on the front of a headstone or marker; none on the back 
(4) Place the flag 12 inches from the CENTER of gravestone/marker, and 4 inches deep (mark your screwdriver a a piece of tape 4" from the end as a guide. 
(5) What to say when placing the flag:  Read the veteran’s name aloud, thank them for their service/sacrifice


On Saturday, June 1st, we will return to the cemetery to remove the flags.
Please let me know if you are available (or not) to participate in the flag removal.

 

When:
Sunday, May 28, 2023, 6:45 AM until 12:00 PM
Where:
COLONY REG REC CENTER
510 Colony Blvd
The Villages, FL  32162
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Richard A ROSE
Category:
CRUISES & EVENTS: VVCC
Registration is recommended
Payment In Full In Advance Only
MEETING PLACE: COLONY COTTATGE RECREATION CENTER
MEETING TIME: 6:45AM
DEPART TIME: 7:15 AM SHARP (BE THERE OR BE SQUARE)
Our club, THE VILLAGE VETTES, will be placing flags at the FLORIDA NATIONAL CEMETERY located in Bushnell, FL. It's a great opportunity for vets, and those that just want to pay homage to our fallen vets who fought for the freedoms we now enjoy.
Capacity:
100
Available Slots:
48
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