Flag Removal- Flags for Fallen Vets at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

Name: Flag Removal- Flags for Fallen Vets at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Start: 2024-06-01T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-06-01T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

Schedule

Sat Jun 01 2024 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery | San Antonio, TX

Bring your friends, family (including kids!) and coworkers out as we join other volunteers in removing the flags that we placed the day before Memorial Day at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery!
Register at https://tinyurl.com/4phzs59u and select FORT SAM HOUSTON National Cemetery and the number of spots (for whoever in your family/group that can receive flags.). Put WVSA for the group, and on the dropdown menu select "5/V/6/19" which is the section we will remove flags from.
Register to participate at https://tinyurl.com/4phzs59u
WHAT: 2023 Memorial Day Flag Removal
WHEN: Saturday, June 1, 9 a.m.
WHERE: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery/section 5/V/6/19
1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, Texas 78209
VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION:
This is not a public event. All volunteers must register to participate at
https://tinyurl.com/4phzs59u. For more information about volunteering, contact Flags for Fallen Veterans Coordinator Russell Cummings at 518-391-9837.
BACKGROUND: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery invite volunteers to remove the approximately 127,000 small, grave flags that were placed on individual gravesites for Memorial Day.