Healing Field "Flags of Remembrance"

May 06, 2023 at 08:03 pm by WGNS


8AM Sat. - 6PM Mon. (May 27-29, 2023) The 14th annual Healing Field "Flags of Remembrance" at First United Methodist Church (265 W. Thompson Ln.). Walk among 500 large 3 x 5-foot American flags that are on 5-foot tall staffs. You can even purchase a flag to fly in memory or to honor someone for $35. Plus, you get to take the flag home after the event ends. The Healing Field is open 24-hours daily from when it begins at 8:00AM Saturday morning until the closing ceremony at 6:00PM Monday. In addition, The local Boy Scouts will have a Flag Retirement Ceremony at the Healing Field® on Saturday at 6:00 PM. The community is invited to bring old, tattered, worn-out Flags earlier that day by 4:00PM to be properly retired. This is a service of the Exchange Club of Rutherford County and Tri-Star Veterans Resource Center, both non-profits. More information can be found at www.HealingField.org.

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