Full Notification

City of Saluda offices will be closed on Monday, May 27th, in observance of Memorial Day. 

Please note the VFW's schedule of activities:

2024 Memorial Day Weekend Activities

Friday, May 24: American Legion Post 250 and Auxiliary members will distribute small paper poppies at several local businesses. Donations are welcome. All donations received will be used to benefit local Veterans.

At 1:00 pm: Members the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Post 9116 and Auxiliary as well as the Polk County Memorial Honor Guard will meet to place an American Flag at the grave of each Veteran interred at the Tryon Cemetery (Markham Road). We welcome others who want to participate in this activity.

Saturday, May 25 at 9:00 am: Members of the American Legion Post 250 and Auxiliary, the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Post 9116 and Auxiliary as well as the Polk County Memorial Honor Guard will meet to place an American Flag at the grave of each Veteran interred at Polk Memorial Garden Cemetery in Columbus, NC. The Veterans group welcomes other local groups and individuals who want to participate in this activity.

Approximately 11:00 am: then we will travel to Saluda, NC and place an American Flag on the grave of each Veteran interred at the Saluda Cemetery and the Friendship Baptist Church in Saluda, NC.

Monday, May 27 (Memorial Day) at 10:00 am: Memorial Day Ceremonies will be conducted at Polk Memorial Gardens by members of the VFW Post 9116 and Auxiliary, the Polk County Memorial Honor Guard, and McFarland Funeral Home and Crematory. The public is invited to attend this 46th annual event.

At 3:30 pm:  Memorial Day Ceremonies will be conducted at the Saluda Veterans Park by members of the VFW Post 9116 and Auxiliary and the Polk County Memorial Honor Guard.

The Polk County VFW Post 9116 officers and Auxiliary officers, along with the Polk County Memorial Honor Guard will conclude each Memorial Day Ceremony with the laying of a wreath and flowers whose colors have special meanings for this Day. This will be followed with the presentation of a small American Flag, a 3-round volley Gun Salute and the playing of Taps.

Please join us and help fulfill our commitment to remember and honor those men and women who gave their lives so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have today.

D. Michael Collins
Commander
VFW Post 9116