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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 23rd
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Flag Placement - 9:00 am
Master of Ceremonies
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11:00 AM
National Anthem
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Flyover
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Posting of Colors
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Pledge of Allegiance
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Invocation
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Welcome/Remarks
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Guest Speaker
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Memorial Day Music
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God Bless America
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21 Gun Salute
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Taps
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Retiring the Colors
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GOLF CART TRANSPORTATION
PROVIDED AS NEEDED
Flag Retrieval Day
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Saturday, May 30th
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Begins at 9 a.m.
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Weather Permitting
(Flags must be dry for storage)
Memorial Day
May 25, 2026
(Monday)
Flag Placement Day
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Saturday, November 7th
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Begins at 9 a.m.
Nov. 11, 2026
(Wednesday)
Observance
Nov. 8, 2026
(Sunday)
Begins 2 p.m.
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Veterans Day
West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery will be the only cemetery with flags displayed on every grave
Master of Ceremonies
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2:00 PM
National Anthem
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Flyover
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Posting of Colors
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Pledge of Allegiance
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All
Invocation
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Welcome/Remarks
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Guest Speaker
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Veterans' Day Music
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God Bless America
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All
21 Gun Salute
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Taps
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Retiring the Colors
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GOLF CART TRANSPORTATION
PROVIDED AS NEEDED
Flag Retrieval Day
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Saturday, November 14th
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Begins at 9 a.m.
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Weather Permitting
(Flags must be dry for storage)
Opening Ceremony
Dec. 19, 2026
Saturday, 11:00 am
Placement of Wreaths
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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 Mark Moore and there are presently over 29,000 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.