Memorial Mission
Memorial Day Flag Placement and Pick Up
Cypress Hills National Cemetery
All Military Branches
Brooklyn, NY - 05/25 & 06/01/2024
Mission applies to the following Region(s):
Region 7, Region 8
About the Mission:
On Saturday, May 25, volunteers will be needed to place 27,000 flags on the headstones and needed on Saturday June 1 to recover these flags. There will be an honor guard provided by the USN Sea Cadets and a bugler to sound Taps. PGR members are welcome to stand a flag line along side the honor guard or participate in the placement and recovery of the flags. Over 15 groups have been invited to support this mission.
Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:
05/25/2024 at 08:30am
Staging Location:
Cypress Hill National Cemetery
625 Jamaica Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11208
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Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:
Carlos Varon
718-374-1926
Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:
Updated 8 March 2022
Based on the most current COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines: Protect Yourself and Your Family from COVID-19, and CDC Guidelines of 3 March 2022, going forward, the Lead Ride Captain for any mission will be responsible for determining whether PGR members will have to mask up or not. Please ensure that you have a mask with you, should the need arise, and respect the LRC’s decision in these matters.
Special Information:
Quick update:
Saturday-May 25 8:30am official start. (rain or shine)
Official Observance speech: 8:30 SHARP. (Even if you arrive early to place flags, all present will be asked to stop and muster at the office parking lot, where I will officially start the Memorial Day Flag observance speech/prayer.) We will have an honor guard provided by USN Sea Cadets and hopefully a taps bugler.
A quick summary of the agenda:
Introduction
Facts about Cypress Hills, NC
Honor Guard presentation
Pledge of Allegiance
Memorial Day Prayer
taps
Retire the colors
Closing remarks (proper placement of flags on headstones)
Sunday-May 26 11am Memorial Day actual observance at CHNC (ALL INVITED)
FLAG PICK UP-JUNE 1- 8:30 AM!! ALL HANDS ON DECK TO SUPPORT THIS.
Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?
Yes
Second Staging Date and Staging Time:
06/01/2024 at 08:30am
Second Location:
625 Jamaica Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11208
Second Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:
Carlos Varon
718-374-1926
Second Stage - Special Information:
This is the flag recovery day. Volunteers will recover the flags and place them in the blue bins placed by staff. This is a rain/shine event and an all hands on deck request.
Is there a Third Stage to this Mission?
No
Submitted by:
Carlos Varon
BM - 05/16; MER
