Milwaukee's Field of Flags Honors Every Wisconsinite Killed in Action Since Statehood

Field of Flags honors Wisconsin's fallen at Veterans Park

More than 27,000 flags have been placed at Veterans Park ahead of Memorial Day, each representing a Wisconsinite lost in battle.

Field of Flags in Veterans Park honors Wisconsin service members killed in action

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6th annual Field of Flags ceremony held to honor Wisconsin's fallen soldiers

Over the past week, 27,316 flags were placed at Veterans Memorial Park.

Milwaukee's Field of Flags honors every Wisconsinite killed in action since statehood

The sixth annual Field of Flags is back at the War Memorial Center in Milwaukee to honor every Wisconsinite killed in action since statehood. READ ALSO: Veterans ask state to pass funding for War Memorial Center in MilwaukeeEach of the 27,316 American flags placed in Veterans Park represents a Wisconsin service member killed since the Civil War.Hundreds of volunteers spent the week building the Field of Flags. Despite two days of rain delays, th…

War Memorial Field of Flags returns for Memorial Day

MILWAUKEE– Milwaukee’s War Memorial Center’s Field of Flags returns for the sixth year. The memorial commemorates every soldier who has died in Wisconsin with a flag, categorized by which war they served in. The Field of Flags features 27,316 flags. MAP OF THE FIELD OF FLAGS “Every ​soldier ​who ​goes ​into ​the ​Army, ​Navy, ​Air ​Force, ​Marines,  ​Coast ​Guard, ​Space ​Force, ​they ​have ​a ​mom, ​dad, ​brother ​and ​sister, ​friends, ​who’s …

Memorial Day: A tribute to heroes and the freedom they died for - Elizabethton Star

The War Memorial in downtown Elizabethton is dedicated to the men and women in Carter County who lost their lives during service to our country. Each year on Memorial Day, a ceremony is held during which the names are read of all those who have died in our nation’s wars since World War I. Across the street, the Veterans Walkway is a commemorative monument dedicated to the men and women from Carter County who have served in America’s armed forces…