West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Flag Placement

Event Details

Entire families are encouraged to participate!

(All Scouts and adult leaders -Full Field Uniforms recommended)

Flag Placement-Saturday, May 23, 2026

When: Saturday before Memorial Day           

Time:  Begin at 9:00 AM - 

Where:     West TN Veterans Cemetery-4000 Forest Hill Irene Rd, Memphis, Tn

FYI:  West TN Veterans Cemetery is the 3rd busiest State owned

Veterans Cemetery with 29,000 headstones and 32,000 graves 

and getting bigger each year.

  

      

Be prepared for hard ground! 
Bring a screwdriver & hammer/mallet to make a pilot hole for flag.

Monday - May 25, 2026 

Memorial Day Ceremony 11:00 am

Speaker is United States Air Force Brigadier General Paul Tibbits Jr.

Grandson of Paul Warfield Tibbits Jr.

There will be a Bird dog flyover!

And the Bartlett Community Band

ENTER Gate 2 only for Monday

 

Flag Pickup – Saturday, May 30, 2026

Flags need to be picked up and anytime you can give will be greatly appreciated

Time – Starting at 9:00 AM

 

Contacts for questions & information:

Martin Hoffert – To volunteer your Troop to help- Martinhoffert9@gmail.com

Renee Leith – Patches – boyscoutrndtable@aol.com

(Only 100 will be ordered this year)First come, first serve!   

All proceeds from patches go to WTVC Support Group

     Cash Only Please - $3 each 




            

Hosted by: CC, EA, ML, NM, TA, TH, WR
When & Where
When: 05-23-2026 9:00AM to 12:00PM

Where: West Tennesseee Veterans Cemetery
            4000 Forest Hill Irene Rd
            Memphis, TN

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