At 10 am on the 1st Saturday of every month, members of the North Mankato American Legion Post 518 gather to pay a month-long tribute to a deceased Veteran.
At the request of the family, a veteran’s coffin flag (see note below) is raised & flown for one month. A short tribute of the veteran is read and then placed in a display stand in front of the flagpole.
At the next month’s ceremony, the flag is lowered, folded and presented back to the family. The new honoree’s coffin flag will then be received from the new family, unfolded and raised for the current month.
Families of deceased, honorably discharged veterans or POW/MIA’s who desire these honors should call Mark Conrad (507-380-8405) or Post 518 (507-625-1264)
The Veteran does not need to have been a member of any service club or to have lived in our area – Only the requirements listed above.
(NOTE: The coffin flag is removed after the ceremony and replaced by an all weather flag, to ensure that no damage is done to the coffin flag. The coffin flag is raised prior to the next ceremony. If the family does not want to use the coffin flag, we will have a flag available to present for the ceremony.)
2024
2023
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June 2023
- July 2023
- August 2023 VOM
- September 23 VOM
- October 23 VOM
- November 23 VOM
- December 23 VOM
2022
2020
