Memorial Day Flag Placement

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.

 

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