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Special Event
Event
Memorial Day Flag Placement
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 32.375174, -90.867753
Vicksburg National Cemetery
Dates & Times
Date:
Friday, May 26, 2023
Time:
9:00 AM
Duration:
3 hours
Type of Event
Volunteer Event
Description
Join us for a morning of service at Vicksburg National Cemetery!
Registration is now open for Vicksburg National Military Park’s Memorial Day Flag Placement.
Date: Friday, May 26, 2023
Time: 8:00am – 12:00pm. Check-In begins at 7:30am
Located within Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for over 18,000 U.S. Veterans – 17,000 of those being Union Civil War soldiers – a number unmatched by any other National Cemetery.
Every year on the Friday before Memorial Day, a United States flag is placed at each individual grave site as a remembrance of the sacrifice so many have made for our country. Join other volunteers and NPS staff as we continue that tradition.
Please follow the link below to register for the event. Registration closes on Tuesday, May 23rd.
Questions? Please contact the park’s Volunteer Program Manager, Taylor Hegler, at taylor_hegler@nps.gov or via phone at (601) 636-0583 ext. 2969.
[Image Description: Volunteer seen carrying bundles of United States flags. Volunteer is in profile and smiling. Headstones with flags placed at them are seen in the background.
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