In preparation for Memorial Day at Jacksonville National Cemetery, American Flags will be placed at each gravesite in advance of Memorial Day to honor our fallen. These flags are placed by volunteers and all are welcome to come help place/pick up flags.
Please plan to arrive 30 minutes before our events to allow time for parking and walking to the meeting place. We have a volunteer parking team which will direct you to a safe place to park. All events are “Rain or Shine”.
Flags In – Thursday May 22. We will place 20,000+ American Flags, one at each gravesite throughout the cemetery. Please arrive by 2:30pm. Kickoff meeting begins at 3pm at Committal Shelter 3. This is a walking event. Please be prepared to walk the cemetery and you may want to bring work gloves to protect your palm as you push flags into the ground. We will have limited water available – you may want to bring your own.
Memorial Day Ceremony – Saturday May 24th. Please arrive by 9:00am. Program begins at 9:30am and will be held at the Assembly Area, near the large America Flag. There will be handicap transportation assistance for our Ceremony on Saturday.
- Our Memorial Day Ceremony this year will include the following:
- Music by US Navy Brass Quintet
- Remarks from Christopher Morris, JNC Director
- Presentation and Massing of the colors
- Black Creek Young Marines,
- First Coast High School US Navy Jr. ROTC
- Sons of the American Revolution.
- Pledge of Allegiance led by Amiyah Smith, Girl Scout Troop 2043
- Flyover by the Dreamland Squadron
- Guest speaker Bob Buehn, USN Retired.
- Presentation of Memorial Wreaths by Local Organizations
- Firing Detail and Taps, Jacksonville Beaches Honor Guard Team
- Presentation of the Steven H Spickelmier Circle of Excellence Award
Flags Out – Tuesday, May 27th. We will pick up all the flags, bundle them into groups of 10, and place them in bins for each section of the cemetery. Please arrive by 1:30pm. Kickoff meeting begins at 2pm at Committal Shelter 3. This is a walking event. We will have limited water available – you may want to bring your own.
