BOSTON – Dozens of military and 9/11 families will join volunteers from throughout the region on Boston Common Wednesday to create the 13th annual Memorial Day flag garden of more than 37,000 flags to honor every Massachusetts fallen service hero since the Revolutionary War.
 
All volunteers will be fully vaccinated and masking will follow the latest guidance from the City of Boston. 
 
On Wednesday May 25, 2022, the flag-planting will begin at 10 a.m. 

On Thursday May 26, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. there will be a public Memorial Day ceremony with families of the fallen heroes, Governor Baker, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard, Major General Gary Keefe and other leaders. 
 

What:   Volunteers to plant a total of 37,360 American flags to honor of every military hero from Massachusetts who has fallen since the Revolutionary War. The final 388 flags honoring those who have fallen as a result of the wars since 9/11 will be placed during a small ceremony Thursday.

Who:    Organizers from the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund and its partners at Home Base
Military, 9/11 and volunteer teams
Governor Charlie Baker
Other state, local leaders
 
When:  Flag planting begins Wednesday May 25 at 10 a.m.
            Ceremony with Governor Baker, organizers, families of the fallen Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
 
Where: Adjacent to the Soldiers & Sailors Monument (Charles Street side)
            Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts