Please join Troop 28 Scouts (lead by Scout, Johnny Willey) for the Memorial Day Flag Placement at the Golden Gate National Cemetery
Time: 8:00 a.m. - Meet-up by the hill with the flag pole just inside the main entrance.
Ceremony 8:30-9am, 9am Flag planting begins.
Order of the Arrow members will be facilitating the distribution of pokers and flags. If you are an OA member, even if you plan to work with your unit directly, please bring your OA Sash and register at the OA table before the ceremony begins.
Note: We will go to breakfast afterwards at the Millbrae Pancake House.
RSVP: Please rsvp / or questions by Monday 5/21 to Johnny Willey (jonathanwilley.16@gmail.com; j_sobolik@hotmail.com) so the Troop can register.
More info: The Golden Gate National Cemetery is one of a number of National Cemeteries authorized by the United States Congress in the 1930’s and finished in the 1940’s. Construction began in 1937 with the first internments in 1941. Golden Gate National Cemetery is built on the former location of Jersey Dairy, which was owned by the Sneath Family.
California Attorney General, Earl Warren, later governor of California and Chief Justice of the United States, was the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony. Golden Gate National Cemetery is one 131 National Cemeteries located in 39 states. The cemetery grounds are the final resting place of over 137,000 servicemen and women, set on 161 acres.
As befitting the final resting place of our nation’s valiant servicemen and women, please ensure that all members of your group conduct themselves in a dignified and reverent manner. No running is allowed. Park in designated areas only. Obey all signs and follow all traffic instructions. No bicycles or pets are allowed onsite (service animals excepted).
Tips:
• Establish a Central Meeting Place for your group
• Carry your Unit Flag so that you can be easily spotted or identified
• Use FRS/GMRS frequency radios to communicate with each other
• Establish a protocol if you or your group gets LOST or SEPARATED
• Bring a small Snack and a Water Bottle (Practice “Leave No Trace!”)
THERE IS NO POTABLE WATER ON SITE!
