Join as a volunteer at Dayton VA Memorial Day events
The video above is of 2024 Memorial Day events.
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Dayton VA is looking for volunteers for Memorial Day events taking place at the Dayton National Cemetery.
The Placement of the Avenue of Flags, which are large American and state flags, will be on Friday, May 23. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Administrative Office, on Wisconsin Ave. in the cemetery, at 8 a.m. They will place approximately 270 flags.
The Scouts' Grave Decorating Ceremony will be on Saturday, May 24. Girl Scouts, Boy / Cub Scouts, Explorers/Venturers, Trail Life Trailman, American Heritage Girls and others in local scouting organizations will volunteer to place small flags on the graves. They will begin at 9:30 a.m. on top of Monument Hill in the cemetery.
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There will be no events on Sunday.
The Memorial Day ceremony will be on Monday, May 26. It will start at 11 a.m. in the tent at the top of Monument Hill. The VA said the cemetery will be closed to traffic until 1 p.m. on Monday. There will be parking spots available in the lots on Connecticut and Maine Avenues, which is a brisk walk to the ceremony. There will be a shuttle available.
The flag pick-up will be on Tuesday, May 27. Volunteers are asked to meet outside the Administrative Office at 8 a.m. They will pick up approximately 270 large and over 62K small flags.
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