Memorials, Monuments & Flags
Creating enduring places and traditions of remembrance wherever American veterans are laid to rest.
Every cemetery deserves a place of remembrance.
National, state, and tribal veterans cemeteries often contain prominent monuments honoring those who served. Community and municipal cemeteries also hold generations of American veterans, yet many have no central memorial acknowledging their collective service and sacrifice.
WRRF works to help create meaningful monuments in cemeteries where significant numbers of veterans rest. These memorials provide a visible tribute, identify the cemetery as a place of veteran remembrance, and give families and communities a dignified gathering place for ceremonies throughout the year.
Recognition should never depend upon where a veteran was buried.
Veteran monument or community memorial gathering place
American flag flying from a memorial pole in a partner cemetery
A watchful sentinel above those who served.
Most veterans serve in the United States Armed Forces out of a profound love for their country—a love so deep that they are willing to place their lives at risk to defend it. They protect the principles and values foundational to the American way of life so future generations may inherit the freedoms and opportunities that define us as Americans.
For generations, the American flag has represented those freedoms and the enduring ideals of our nation. WRRF believes every cemetery we serve, regardless of size, should proudly fly that symbol.
A memorial flag pole serves as a beacon to the surrounding community and a reminder to every visitor that American veterans rest within those grounds. The flag stands above them as a watchful sentinel—guarding the heroes who gave their lives, or were willing to do so, for the freedoms we hold dear.
Remembrance should be practiced throughout the year.
Our Memorial Services Program honors the veterans we serve through recurring traditions that bring volunteers, families, and communities back to their gravesites during meaningful periods of national remembrance.
Seasonal American Flags
Each veteran’s gravesite is adorned with a 12-by-18-inch American flag. The flags fly from Memorial Day through Independence Day and again from Veterans Day through the New Year.
Poppies of Remembrance
On Memorial Day and Veterans Day, volunteers place a single poppy at each veteran’s grave as a visible symbol of remembrance and gratitude.
Remembrance Tokens
In partnership with the Travis Manion Foundation’s Honor Project, volunteers place Remembrance Tokens at veterans’ graves, ensuring their names and service are remembered.
Christmas Wreath Support
During the Christmas season, WRRF works with numerous volunteer organizations supporting Wreaths Across America at select partner cemeteries to place wreaths in honor of the veterans resting there.
Final Watch wreath beside the grave of an honored veteran
Three days of honor for an extraordinary sacrifice.
Through the Final Watch Ceremony, WRRF gives special recognition to prisoners of war, those killed or missing in action, Purple Heart recipients, and Medal of Honor recipients.
A remembrance wreath is placed at the veteran’s grave for three days surrounding the anniversary of death. The three-day observance symbolizes the three-volley salute—honoring duty, sacrifice, and eternal rest.
- Prisoners of War
- Killed or Missing in Action
- Purple Heart Recipients
- Medal of Honor Recipients
Let every community know that heroes rest there.
Monuments, memorial flag poles, and graveside traditions transform quiet cemetery grounds into enduring places of gratitude. Help WRRF preserve these symbols and carry remembrance forward.