MEMORIAL DAY
-MAY 25, 2026-

Thank you for your interest in the Flags for Fort Snelling 2026 Memorial Day Event!
Your continued support is what will ensure we root this tradition for generations to come.

MEMORIAL DAY
-MAY 25, 2026-

Thank you for your interest in the Flags for Fort Snelling 2026 Memorial Day Event!
Your continued support is what will ensure we root this tradition for generations to come.

Volunteer

Help us place flags around cemetery on Memorial Day to honor the fallen.

GET INVOLVED

Learn

Learn more about our non-profit organization, our mission, values and fundraising.

LEARN MORE

Request

Request a flag to be placed on a headstone of your loved one, if you can not attend.

SUBMIT REQUEST

Donate

All the donations go toward replacing the damaged or weathered flags.

DONATE

Our Mission

To revive and reroot the honored tradition of placing an American Flag at every headstone of Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Memorial Day by organizing the fundraising, volunteers, and flags needed to achieve the massive annual tradition.

FFFS started with a meager three thousand little American flags that hardly stood taller than the beautiful grass of the cemetery grounds. But thanks to the reach of social media and the support of the news media, matched with the effort of masses of Minnesotans, we keep passing our growth milestones at incredible speed!

Within 3 years, our organization went from placing a few thousand little flags, to 10,000 of the 30″ standard size staffs, then onto 50,000 and finally, yes finally we covered the cemetery grounds with nearly 200,000 flags! And we intend to do the same every year for generations to come, but with the new sustainable option of the retractable flags.

9,000+

DONATIONS MADE

20,000+

VOLUNTEERS ATTENDED

YEARS OF OPERATIONS

800,000+

FLAGS HAVE BEEN PLACED

WHAT IS A

Flag Placement Request?

Flag Placement Requests provide a virtual connection between the heroes laid to rest at Fort Snelling and the people who cannot personally visit the cemetery. Our volunteers, Flag Runners, will venture out to locate the site from each request, place an American Flag, take a photo, and share the image on our website and Facebook feed so you can see and share the memorial of your loved one on Memorial Day.

PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
PROVIDE NAME & MILITARY INFO OF YOUR HERO
PROVIDE SECTION & SITE INFORMATION
STAY TUNED TO FLAGSFS.COM OVER MEMORIAL DAY