Do you have any Memorial Day traditions? Will you be continuing them or doing something new for Memorial Day 2017?

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Holidays and long weekends usually entail some sort of tradition, whether they be with family and friends, or individual. Do you have any traditions on Memorial Day?

We're trying to rally the military community to visit a national cemetery near you this Memorial Day for the #FlowerOnEveryGrave movement. If you're in the Denver or Dallas area, RP members are already going to lay flowers! Be part of the movement at: http://remember.rallypoint.com/flowers

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Response by Kanika Misra made Apr 19 at 2017 10:47 AM

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Ps. If you're in the Denver, CO area and would like to get involved to help lay flowers on the graves, please check out COL Mikel J. Burroughs's discussion here: https://www.rallypoint.com/status-updates/2504619

NEED YOUR HELP DENVER, CO! RP Members and Connections as the Chairman, Board of Directors for...

NEED YOUR HELP DENVER, CO! RP Members and Connections as the Chairman, Board of Directors for Victory for Veterans (VFV) I'm working as the Key Point of Contact for RallyPoint in their great program to lay a flower on graves across the nation #FlowerOnEveryGrave in the Denver, CO and surrounding cities. I'll be heading up a team of Veterans, Retirees, Active Duty Service Members and their families to place flowers at the National Military...

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Apr 19 at 2017 10:48 AM

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My family travels to Black Hills National Cemetery, Belle Fourche (SD) Cemetery, and now Lemmon (also SD) cemetery to put flowers on the grave stones of our family members who have passed.

Response by SFC George Smith made Apr 19 at 2017 10:50 AM

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Used to work with Vets groups to Place Flags on The Graves of Fallen... and share dinner with Family...

Response by SGT Bryon Sergent made Apr 19 at 2017 10:52 AM

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Been trying since moving to Dallas, to get on the Flagging at the Dallas-Fort Worth Cemetery in Grand Prairie, Tx. Well this year me and my family are going to do the Flowers on every grave with Rally Point in the Dallas-Ft Worth National Cemetery in Grand Prairie, Tx.

We also started in 2014 walking in the Carry the Load walk in Dallas! That we will also be doing!

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Apr 19 at 2017 11:07 AM

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My wife and I will be continuing with our yearly tradition.

Response by SPC Margaret Higgins made Apr 19 at 2017 11:24 AM

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RallyPoint Team:
ON MEMORIAL DAY-
I plan to say fervent prayers for all of our KIA's: Past, Present and Future.
I will also post another photograph of the flag of the United States of America; on our Rally Point
website page.
Thank you so very kindly: for your Memorial Day efforts.
-Most Sincerely, Margaret C Higgins U.S. Army (Ret)

Response by LTC Jeff Shearer made Apr 19 at 2017 8:07 PM

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The family and I are working through the local VFW its a big deal.

Response by CH (CPT) Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 19 at 2017 10:03 PM

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I will be doing a small-scale interfaith Lantern Floating at Fort Riley, a tradition my home temple has been doing in Hawaii since 1999.

Response by SSgt Boyd Herrst made May 25 at 2018 9:08 PM

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Going out here in Tecumseh, Mi. Do the flags. Get ready and do a Military Funeral for a Comrade. In fact our Detsil did a funeral today .. So a busy weekend !
And Memorial. Day Parade on Monday..

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Aug 5 at 2021 10:36 PM

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Thanks for sharing