AMERICAN LEGION POST 210
and
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 3986 & AUXILLIARY
are honoring veterans buried in Titus County by placing a United States flag at each veteran's grave and documenting information about the veteran from information inscribed on the veteran's marker. A comprehensive list of veterans buried in Titus County has never been compiled.
They encourage all local veterans to join the ranks of American Legion Post 210 and/or Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3986.
Flags for this project must be purchased from donations and volunteer help is needed to place the flags and record each veteran's headstone information. The Mt. Pleasant High School graduating class of 1967 is assisting in placing flags and recording information, and anyone else who wishes to participate is encouraged to do so.
You can support this and other programs by sending donations to:
VFW Post #3986 / Aux
Flag Detail
P. O. Box 1281
Mt. Pleasant, TX 75456-1281
The posts plan to conduct regular flag placement details to coincide with military holidays or on the Saturday preceding the actual holiday. The following flag placements are scheduled:
2007
September 8 (Patriot's Day)- Forest Lawn Memorial Park (completed)
November 10 (Veteran's Day) - Cooper's Chapel Cemetery (completed)
December 1 - Nevill's Chapel Cemetery (completed)
2008
May 17 (Armed Forces Day) - Lone Star Cemetery
May 24 (Memorial Day) - Edwards Cemetery
June 14 (Flag Day) - Greenhill Cemetery
Flag placement events are scheduled on the following Saturdays to honor the holidays indicated, but cemeteries to be visited have not been selected yet. We will update this page will as soon as the schedule is completed, so please check back for updated information.
June 28 (Independence Day) -
September 6 (Patriot's Day) -
September 13 (POW/MIA Rememberance Day) -
November 8 (Veteran's Day) -
December 6 (Pearl Harbor Day) -
