To honor those men and women who died in combat, died in service, or since serving our great nation and to remember that they died so we may live freely, free from tyranny and oppression.
Veterans, members of the American Legion Price Post 3, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Miners Post 2379, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 16, Auxiliarists and friends, would like to place nearly 3,000 American flags at the gravesites of all veterans so that no veteran’s service to this nation goes forgotten; last year over 2,000 graves were decorated by just over 30 people.
We need your help. Unfortunately, there are far fewer veterans alive and able to complete this honorable task of decorating the graves of loved ones and friends with pride. Please consider joining us, even if only to place a flag on your loved one’s gravesite.
Schedule for flag placement (flags will be provided):
– Thursday, May 21st, 2020, beginning at 9:00am until finished: Helper Mt View Cemetery.
– Friday, May 22nd, 2020, beginning at 9:00am until finished: Price City (old) and Cliffview Cemeteries, followed by East Carbon and Sunnyside (sooner if enough people).
– Saturday, May 23rd, 2020, beginning at 9:00am until finished: Green River Cemetery.
– Wellington Cemetery has been and will be decorated by the Wilder family; they’ve been doing so since the mid-1930s.
– Scofield and Carbonville Cemeteries have been and will be decorated by the Leek family.
Everyone is invited to attend and observe Memorial Day ceremonies conducted by the members of the American Legion, DAV, and VFW on Monday, May 25th. All US Armed Forces service members and veterans are invited to participate; if interested, please meet with the Honor Guard 10 minutes prior to each service for coordination; consider wearing your respective service or veteran service organization’s formal uniform.
Ceremonial Services Schedule:
8:00am at Helper Mt. View Cemetery
9:00am at Price City Cemetery
9:30am at Price Cliffview Cemetery
10:30am at Wellington City Cemetery
11:30am at East Carbon Cemetery
11:45am at Sunnyside Cemetery
1:30pm at Green River Elgin Cemetery
Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, was set aside to honor the nation’s Civil War dead by decorating their graves. First observed on May 30, 1868, 5,000 participants decorated the graves of more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Following the Great War, World War I, Memorial Day included all service members killed in all wars. Today, customarily, Memorial Day remembers all service members who died in combat, while serving, or since serving.