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CANCELED - 2020 VETERANS DAY PROGRAM
PLACEMENT OF FLAGS TO CONTINUE
It is with the deepest regret we must cancel this year’s Veterans Day Program at the
West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery has been canceled. The certainty of past
COVID-19 deaths and the potential impact of failed social distancing requires us to
be mindful of the danger of any size group gathering. At this writing, most of us are
trying to be true to the “social distancing and wearing of mask orders" because that
is the only way to limit the spread of this disease.
Every day we remember and respect our loved ones and other veterans and their
families for sacrifices they made for us every day. The delegated dates on a calendar
give us an opportunity to come together as a group to put on programs to remember
and respect our loved ones and other veterans and their families for sacrifices they
made for us. If we are unable to come together as a physical group on particular
dates, we can still remember and respect our loved ones and other veterans and
their families from our individual homes for sacrifices they made for us. Every aspect
of our efforts to present a program at the cemetery involves consideration for those
attending the program, those volunteers called upon to place the individual flags, and
to work the program to make it meaningful and heartfelt.
With a heavy heart, the prudent thing to do is to cancel this year’s Veterans Day
Program and have volunteers place and retrieve the individual flags while
observing social distancing and wearing a mask when required.
PLACEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL FLAGS - SATURDAY, NOV. 7 - 8:00 a.m.
RETRIEVAL OF INDIVIDUAL FLAGS - SATURDAY, NOV. 14 - 8:00 a.m.
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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
James Lindsey 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
May 27th, 2019
11:00 AM (Monday)
*Assistance is available to the pavilion if required.
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Today's Agenda:
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A US Flag is displayed on all 22,000+ Veteran graves
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Master of Ceremonies
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Joseph D. Kyles, Retired Shelby County Coordinator for Veterans Services
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National Anthem
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Deidra Tolliver
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Flyover
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49th Fighter Training Squadron - Columbus AFB, Mississippi
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Posting of Colors
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US Naval Sea Cadets Corps, TN-BB43 - NSA MID SOUTH
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Pledge of Allegiance
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All
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Invocation
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Reverend Robert Clark, Jr. Calvary United Methodist Church
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Welcome/Remarks
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James Lindsey, Director West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
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Remarks
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James Lindsey, Director WTSVC, reading partial biography of Captain Robert Secher, U.S. Marine Corp., 2006 KIA
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Ken Wells, Captain USAF, POW Vietnam, reading partial biography of Rodney D. Osborne, U.S. Army spec 5, 1971 KIA
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James Lindsey, Director WTSVC, reading of names of known KIA at WTSVC
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Memorial Day Music
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Bartlett Community Band Under the Direction of Mr. James Barns
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Remarks
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Joseph D. Kyles, Retired Shelby County Coordinator for Veterans Services
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God Bless America
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Deidra Tolliver
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21 Gun Salute
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Germantown Special Weapons & Tactics Team
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TAPS (Echo)
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Sgt. Charly L. Wells, Sr, USMC Bugler
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David Skelton (BCB) Trumpeter
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Missing Man Formation
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Bird Dog Flight
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Retiring the Colors
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US Naval Sea Cadets Corps TN-BB43 - NSA MID SOUTH
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Bagpiper
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Donnie Culver
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Flag Placement Day
May 25th, 2018, Saturday 8:00 AM
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and other community groups will place American Flags on all 22,000+ graves. There will be a short ceremony at the pavilion prior to flag placement. Family and all friends are
invited.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
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49th Fighter Training Squadron, Columbus AFB
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Flight Lead, Captain August Derosa 164th Airlift Wing Tennessee Air National Guard
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Bartlett Community Band
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Bird Dog Flight, Phil Free (lead) , Steve Stires, Mark Cardwell
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City of Germantown Fire Department
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City of Germantown Police Department
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City of Germantown Special Weapons & Tactics Team
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Local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
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Deidra Tolliver
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Charly L. Wells, Sr.
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David Skelton
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Donnie Culver, Bagpiper
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Ladd's Golf Carts
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US Naval Sea Cadets Corps TN-BB43 - NSA MID SOUTH
Program Presented by:
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West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Support Committee www.westtennesseeveterans.com
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering and honoring persons who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
Nov 10, 2019
2:00 PM (Sunday)
Events
American Flags proudly displayed on all 22,000 Veterans Graves by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America.
Today's Agenda:
Master of Ceremonies
Joseph D. Kyles,
Retired Shelby County Coordinator for Veterans Services
National Anthem
Jim Cronk
Flyover
Bird Dog Flight
Posting of Colors
US Naval Sea Cadets Corps
TN-BB43 - NSA MID SOUTH
Pledge of Allegiance
All
Invocation
Reverend Robert Clark, Jr.
Calvary United Methodist Church
Welcome/Remarks
James Lindsey, Director
West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
Guest Speaker
Major General Dexter Tutor, Retired
Veterans Day Music
Bartlett Community Band
Under the Direction of Dr. Rendle Millen
Remarks
Joseph D. Kyles,
Retired Shelby County Coordinator for Veterans Services
God Bless America
Jim Cronk
21 Gun Salute
Germantown Special Weapons & Tactics Team
TAPS
Sgt. Charly L. Wells, Sr, USMC Bugler
Retiring the Colors
US Naval Sea Cadets Corps
TN-BB43 - NSA MID SOUTH
Bagpipers
Donnie Culver
Kenneth Hiner
Dr. Ben Kemker
Flag Placement Day
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Saturday, November 9th
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Begins at 8 AM
Flag Retrieval Day
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Tuesday, November 12th
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Begins at 7 AM
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Weather Permitting (Flags must be dry for storage)
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Bartlett Community Band
City of Germantown Fire Department
City of Germantown Police Department
City of Germantown Special Weapons & Tactics Team
164th Airlift Wing, TN Air Nat'l Guard
Local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
Jim Cronk, Vocalist
Charly L. Wells, Sr., Bugler
Donnie Culver, Bagpiper
Kenneth Hiner, Bagpiper
Dr. Ben Kemker, Bagpiper
Jim Cronk, vocalist
Ladd’s Golf Carts
US Naval Sea Cadets Corps
TN-BB43 - NSA MID SOUTH
Bob Greenwald, Sound System
Kroger, Houston-Levee, Collierville donated cases of water
Program Presented by:
West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Support Committee
www.westtennesseeveterans.com and Tennessee Department of Veterans Services www.tn.gov.gov/veteran
Dec. 14, 2019
11:00 AM (Saturday)
Ceremony
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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 James Lindsey and there are presently over 22,526+ 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.