Please join us on Saturday May 27th 10:15am at Forest Lawn East Cemetery for a Memorial Day Flag Placement ceremony. Flags will be provided and leadership will help lead our scouts and families that are in attendance. Class A uniform is preferred, but if comfort/weather is an issue then class B uniform can be worn instead.

Memorial Day is a wonderful holiday where we get to honor and mourn the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

Flag etiquette for Memorial Day: On Memorial Day the flag should be flown at half-staff
sunrise until noon only, then raised briskly to the top of the staff until sunset, in honor of the nation’s battle heroes. Flag mounted from porch: Flags mounted to flagpoles that are too short, or flags that are hung on flat surfaces may not be capable of flying at half-staff. Such circumstances leave many people feeling like they are unable to honor and mourn with the rest of the nation. This is not necessarily the case. Though not mentioned in the U.S. Flag Code, there is a long-standing tradition of using black ribbons to signify mourning akin to flying the flag at half-staff. One streamer of black ribbon, approximately twice the length of the hoist (the short side of the flag), approximately the width of the stripes can be attached below the finial at the top of the flagpole. Be mindful, however, not to attach the ribbon to the flag itself. Again, this is not a practice that is specified in the United States Flag Code, but it is a practice rooted in tradition and honor. “Flag’s In” tradition: At Arlington National Ceremony, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment places American Flags at the gravesites of fallen service members just before Memorial Day. This take’s place every year since the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment was designated as the official “ceremonial unit” in 1948

Location

3700 Forest Lawn Dr, Weddington, NC 28104, USA