PHOTOS MEETINGS/MEMBERS PARADE ENTRY FORMS
ESSAY CONTEST POPPY DAY VETS CAN SALUTE FLAG PROTOCOL THANKS
CONTACT OUR POST MILITARY HONORS
Johnsburg VFW –
Post 11496
Dennis Hall, Post Commander
P.O. Box 222 Ringwood, IL 60072
PARTICIPATE IN THE “MILITARY HONORS”
COMMEMORATIVE ENGRAVED BRICKS PROGRAM
A regional program for McHenry and Lake Counties honoring
all who have served in the armed forces at any time
The 1000 square foot Armed
Forces Flag Memorial located at the Johnsburg Community Center incorporates the
flags of each armed service, our state flag and the American and POW flags.
Monies raised will be used for paving this plot with personalized engraved
bricks, future upkeep, lighting, and flag replacement expenses. See link to
subscription form. MILITARY HONORS
Memorial Day – Monday May 28 th 2012
Riverfront Opening Ceremony 9 AM Sharp
View from Chapel Hill Bridge and 7 Days Market river apron
or from boats on the west side of the river. Flying aircraft are again part of these ceremonies
Memorial Day Parade Follows at 9:30 directly to The Johnsburg Community Center via St John’s Street , then to the Johnsburg Community Center for the rest of the Memorial Day Program at the Armed Forces Flag Memorial.
Parade participants click on link to register ASAP
Fill out and press “submit” button. Parade line up and staging will be sent to registrants before Memorial Day
In addition to conducting the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy monetary
prize essay contests in the area schools, we also can be seen donning our universal
VFW uniform hats seeking to raise money for our Veterans Relief Fund
during Poppy Days, May 18 and 19.
“We carry on our
patriotic chores in the hope that the future resolve of our younger citizens,
witnessing and participating in these events, shall not be any less patriotic
in the future,
than
what was required in the past, in order to preserve our American way of life.”