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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.
We will travel as a club unit in conjunction with the Nomads Motorcycle Club 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
If You would like to purchase an event tee shirt to wear on that day you can order them at the following website: https://www.flagsforfallenvets.com/shirts.php
On Saturday, June 1st, we will return to the cemetery to remove the flags.
Please let us know if you are available by registering for removal duty on our club calendar.
Registration is recommended
Registration cancellations will be accepted until Friday, May 24, 2024 at 12:01 AM