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Memorial Day Flags
Hello All, Memorial Day is rapidly approaching and we have a bit of work ahead of us to get ready. On Friday, May 24th at 7:00AM we will be meeting at Cedarvale Cemetery on Golden Ave. at the flagpole to start putting out 1,011 flags - just in Cedarvale! If we have enough volunteers we should be able to finish everything in about 1 1/2 or 2 hours at the most. Bay City American Legion Post 11 has agreed to take over the responsibility of caring for all the veterans interred at Eastview Cemetery starting this year. Our post provided them with 325 flags, 4 carry bags, clipboards and pens and my assurance they would be provided an updated cemetery list every year. At the present time there are 296 identified veterans at Eastview. After we are finished at Cedarvale some of us will drive down to Matagorda and place the flags at that cemetery. This year we have 286 identified veterans there. Combining the two cemeteries we will have a total of 1,297 flags to place this year. Had AL Post 11 not agreed to take over Eastview, we would be looking at 1,593 flags. On Monday, May 27th we will be holding a Sunset Memorial Day Service at 7:45PM at the Cedarvale Cemetery flagpole. Due to the heat we moved to a sunset service several years ago, and it is a lot more pleasant. If you are in the area, please come out and join us. Then, on Tuesday, May 28th starting at 5PM, we will begin picking up all the flags from Cedarvale and Matagorda. For those of you who haven't done this before, we have tried to make it easy for you to identify our flags and not take someone's privately purchased flag. We have used either green, black or white paint sprayed on the staff (wooden stick) of each of our flags. If the flag on the grave does not have one of those colors spayed on it, then we leave it behind for the family that placed it there - it's not ours to take. This year our speaker will be Post Life Member Tom Quirk. With Kindest Regards, Ken Thames |
8th Annual BarBQ Cook-off
Our 8th annual BarBQ Cook-off will be September 7th and 8th 2018 . Come Cook with us!! |
Post Meeting Update
We now only hold one meeting a month on the second Tuesday of the month. For those attending Tuesday July 12 there is a city wide food drive. If you can please bring one or two of my he following. Non-perishable items, regular size. Personal hygiene products. New school supplies for the children are also welcome. |
VFW's Memorial Day Message
Memorial Day Service to be held at VFW Post
The 2016 Memorial Day service will be held at the Bay City post 2438. Service will start at 7:45 PM. Please join us in giving tribute to those who have served in our military. |
Flags not placed for Memorial Day 2016
Due to the wet weather the VFW will not be placing flags in the local cemeteries. |
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