Oxford, AL – On Saturday, May 20th a t10:30 am join the American Legion Post 111 Oxford Alabama for a Flag Placement Ceremony at the Oxford Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The American Legion Post 111 will be sponsoring the 1st annual Flag Placement Ceremony honoring all the past Veterans by placing Flags at their gravesites. The public is invited to assist in the placement of the flags. The Oxford High School Band Brass Ensemble will play the National Anthem as well as echoing Taps for this ceremony. This is a precursor to the Memorial Day Services that will follow as memorialized across America.
ARMED FORCED DAY FLAG PLACEMENT CEREMONY
MAY 20, 2023
MEMORIAL GARDENS CEMETERY, OXFORD, ALABAMA
DOGWOOD CEMETERY, OXFORD, ALABAMA
10:30 A.M.
Opening Ceremony……..………………….Alabama Artillery Group
MC & Instructions …….…….…………Judge Advocate Preston Hale
Welcome and Ceremony……………..…Commander Jason Benefield
Invocation………………….……….……………….Chaplain Jon Clark
Presentation of Colors………………………….……Oxford Post 111
National Anthem……………..Annie Ingram, Bugles Across America
Pledge of Allegiance……..………………………….………Post 111
Guest Speaker……….…………………………..Oxford Mayor Craft
Song: “Amazing Grace”…………………………………..Amy Minter
Benediction……………………………………………………..Chaplain Jon Clark
Three Round Volley…………………………Alabama Artillery Group
Taps………………………………………………….……Annie Ingram
Flag Placement………………..…….………..………… General Public
Conclusion……………………..……………….Commander Post 111
Please Note:
Both cemeteries have been marked for flag placement with small white marker flags
American Legion is providing flags to decorate the veteran’s headstones
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Sponsors for Ceremony:
Mountain Motor Sports
Miller Monument Company
Hooligan Harley Davis
Benton Nissan
Fresh Value Food Stores
Oxford Lumber Ace Hardware
