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Honoring All Veterans
May 31, 2021
(Monday)
West Tennessee
Veterans Cemetery
4000 Forest Hill Irene Rd, Memphis, TN 38125
Office hours – M-F 8:00am- 4:30pm
Our gates are open 24/7
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. -Laurance Binyon, Poems for the Fallen
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Flag Placement Day
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Saturday, May 25th
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Scout Program - 9:00 am
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Flag Placement - 9:20 am
Master of Ceremonies
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Joseph D Kyles, Retired Shelby County Coordinator for Veterans Services
11:00 AM
National Anthem
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Lonnie Coleman
Flyover
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Bird Dogs
Phil Free
Mark Cardwell
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Stearman
Julie Thomas
Howard Thomas
Posting of Colors
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164th AW Memphis Belle
Color Guard
Pledge of Allegiance
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All
Invocation
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Reverend Robert Clark, Jr., Piperton United Methodist Church
Welcome/Remarks
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Jennifer S. Heiselman, Director
West Tennessee State
Veterans Cemetery
Guest Speaker
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James Lindsey, Former Director
West Tennessee State
Veterans Cemetery
Memorial Day Music
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Bartlett Community Band under the direction of Dr. Rhendle Millen
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Bagpipes, Dr. Ben Kemker
God Bless America
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All
21 Gun Salute
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Germantown Police Honor Guard
Taps
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Steve Guinn
Retiring the Colors
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164th AW Memphis Belle
Color Guard
GOLF CART TRANSPORTATION
PROVIDED AS NEEDED
Flag Retrieval Day
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Saturday, June 1st
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Begins at 9 a.m.
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Weather Permitting
(Flags must be dry for storage)
Flag Placement Day
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Saturday, November 11th
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Begins at 9 a.m.
Nov. 11, 2023
(Saturday)
Begins at 2:00 PM
Memorial Day
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Veterans Day
May 27, 2024
(Monday)
Begins at 11:00 AM
West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery will be the only cemetery with flags displayed on every grave
Master of Ceremonies
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Joseph D Kyles, Retired Shelby County Coordinator for Veterans Services
2:00 PM
National Anthem
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Lonnie Coleman
Flyover
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Bird Dogs and Stearman
Posting of Colors
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Fayette-Ware Honor Guard
Navy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
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All
Invocation
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Reverend Robert Clark, Jr., Pastor Piperton United Methodist Church
Welcome/Remarks
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Rodney Shaw, Director West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
Guest Speaker
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Colonel Elmer Follis
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US Air Force (Ret.)
Veterans Day Music
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Bartlett Community Band under the direction of Dr. Rhendle Millen
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Bagpipes: Dr. Ben Kemker
Armed Forces Medley
God Bless America
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All
21 Gun Salute
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Germantown Police Honor Guard
Taps
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Sgt. Charly L Wells, Sr., USMC Bugle
Retiring the Colors
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Fayette-Ware Honor Guard
Navy JROTC
GOLF CART TRANSPORTATION
PROVIDED AS NEEDED
Flag Retrieval Day
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Saturday, November 18th
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Begins at 9 a.m.
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Weather Permitting
(Flags must be dry for storage)
Dec. 16, 2023
(Saturday)
Begins at 11:00 a.m.
Opening Ceremony
Placement of Wreaths
Veterans
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West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery
All events are hosted by the West Tennessee Cemetery Support Group. Co-Hosted by the Boy and Girl Scouts of America.
West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery is a State of Tennessee run cemetery that opened in 1992. The director is Rodney Shaw and there are presently over 26,172 + graves. Veterans and their spouses are allowed to be buried at the cemetery. Golf carts will assist those unable to walk from the parking area to the program center.