May 2017 Customer Spotlight 
   
 

        A place to reflect on  Memorial Day



The placing of the flags, in honor of our Veterans at Palm Eastern Cemetery. Local Scout troops assist in placing over 2000 American Flags in honor of our Veterans. The flags remain until the Memorial Day weekend is concluded.


Palm Memorial Day Events

52nd Annual Memorial Day Service
Monday May 29, 2017 at 9:00 am
Palm Downtown Mortuary and Cemetery
1325 North Main Street, Las Vegas

AND
Palm Boulder Highway
In conjunction with the American Legion BMI Post #40 of Henderson
Annual Memorial Day Ceremony
Monday, May 29th, 2017 at 11am
Palm Mortuary Boulder Highway
800 S. Boulder Highway
Henderson, Nevada
 

"Across the country this Memorial Day, families will enjoy backyard barbecues, pool parties, picnics or long-weekend road trips. For some, Memorial Day represents the official start of summer, and school children everywhere welcome it as a sign of another school year coming to a close.

The real meaning of Memorial Day, though, is to remember and honor those men and women of the armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and for our freedom. Originally called Decoration Day for the tradition of placing flowers or flags on the graves of fallen soldiers, the Memorial Day holiday dates back to the American Civil War."
Thank you Palm Mortuary, for being our valued customer.

Arlington Cemetery
"Memorial Day became an official federal holiday in 1971, formally known as Decoration Day. It now falls on the last Monday in May. Today, members of the Old Guard decorate the graves at Arlington National Cemetery with small American flags on the Thursday before Memorial Day. In only four hours, Old Guard service members plant flags in front of approximately 280,000 headstones and the bottom of about 7,000 niche (for cremated remains) rows. This is a tradition that has been in place since 1948."

    
 

Sincerely,


Randy Kopf


Mel Benedict



U.S. Flag Code
Link to the most current and complete compilation 
for the  U.S. Senate.

U.S. Flag Code


USflag

Flag Holidays 

It is appropriate to fly the flag every day. This list of days is declared in the U.S.Flag Code.

New Year's Day - January 1
Martin Luther King Day - Third Monday in January
Inauguration Day - January 20
Lincoln's Birthday - February 12
Washington's Birthday - February 22
Presidents' Day - Third Monday in February
Easter Sunday- Movable- 
                   (first Sunday after the first full moon on  
                    or after the March equinox)     
Mother's Day - Second Sunday in May
Peace Officers Memorial Day (half-staff)- 
 May 15
Armed Forces Day - Third Saturday in May
Memorial Day (half-staff until noon) -Last Monday in May
Flag Day - June 14
Army Day - June 14
Independence Day - July 4
Korean War Veterans Day (half-staff) - 
 July 27
Labor Day - First Monday in September
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance - (half-staff from sunrise to sundown)       
                      September 11
Citizenship Day - September 17
Air Force Day - September 17
Constitution Day -- September 17
POW/MIA Recognition Day - September 21
Columbus Day - October 12
Navy Day - October 27
National Election Day - First Tuesday in November
Marine Corps Day - November 10
Veterans Day - November 11
Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday in November
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (half-staff from sunrise to sundown) - December 7
Christmas Day - December 25
Election Days
and such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States; the birthdays of States (date of admission); and on State holidays. 

Flags Unlimited | 702-895-4885 | c[email protected] | flagslasvegas.com