City of Saluda offices will be closed Monday, May 25th, in observance of Memorial Day.
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From the Polk County Memorial Honor Guard :
Friday, May 22 and Saturday, May 23
The Womack Bradley Polk County Memorial Post 9116, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary members will distribute poppies at several local businesses. Please donation at the various location around Polk County, all donations received will be used to benefit local Veterans. Please support this fund raising event to assist local Veterans.
At 9:00 am: Members the American Legion Post 250 and Auxiliary, the VFW 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 23 at 9:00 am:
Members of the American Legion Post 250 and Auxiliary, the VFW 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 25 (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 47th 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 Womack Bradley Polk County Memorial Post 9116, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary, 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
