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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
Rodney Shaw Director #901-543-7005
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
Flag Placement Day
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Saturday, May 29th
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Begins at 8 a.m.
No formal service due to COVID
(No chairs, water or tent)
Bagpiper
Dr. Ben Kemker
Flyovers, 12:00 Noon
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Bird Dog Flight
Philip Free
Mark Cardwell
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Stearman Flight
(one plane with smoke)
Julie Thomas
Dr. Max Langham
21 Gun Salute
Germantown Special Weapons & Tactics
Team
Taps
Sgt. Charly L. Wells, Sr, USMC Bugler
Flag Retrieval Day
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Saturday, June 5th
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Begins at 8 a.m.
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Weather Permitting
(Flags must be dry for storage)
Due to ongoing COVID restrictions, there will be no formal ceremony for 2021.
11:00 AM
National Anthem
11:01 - Flyovers from east to west over the flag pole
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Bird Dog Flight
Phillip Free
Steve Stires
Mark Cardwell
Brian Flax
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Stearman Flight
Julie Thomas
21 Gun Salute
Germantown Special Weapons & Tactics Team
Taps
Sgt. Charly L. Wells, Sr, USMC Bugler
Missing Man Flyover
Please remember to maintain social distancing and wear masks where required.
Flag Placement Day
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Saturday, November 6th
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Begins at 8 a.m.
Nov. 11, 2021
(Thursday)
Dec., 2021
(Date and time to be announced)
Wreath Placement Day
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To Be Announced
Memorial Day
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Veterans Day
Flag Retrieval Day
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Saturday, November 13
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Begins at 8 a.m.
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Weather Permitting
(Flags must be dry for storage)
May 31, 2021
(Monday)
West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery will be the only cemetery with flags displayed on every grave
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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.