103 years ago, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiégne, France. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov.…
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Flag Day 2021
Note: Flags will be posted on the 12th and 13th of June, 2021 and will be left up through Independence Day since the Scouts will be at summer camp and unable to retrieve/post again. Expect pickup on July 10th. The first celebration of the U.S. Flag’s birthday was held in 1877 on the 100th anniversary…
Memorial Day 2021
Thank you to all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure we can live free in this wonderful country. Thank you to all of our customers who share with us to honor the fallen by flying flags in their yards this Memorial Day. The support of this great community has been overwhelming! There…
Thank you!!!
Thank you, Waynesville, for the overwhelming support you have shown to Troop 51 these past 2 years as we have built this fundraiser to show our patriotism throughout our community and support the BSA! We have reached our goal of 400 flags! The fundraiser is helping to keep these boys moving, camping, caving, horseback riding,…
Memorial Day 2020
Thank you to all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure we can live free in this wonderful country. Thank you to all of our customers who share with us to honor the fallen by flying flags in their yards this Memorial Day. The support of this great community has been overwhelming! There…
Support for COVID-19
Per the Governor’s request, Troop 51 will be posting our Flags over Waynesville for 2 weeks starting Saturday, March 21st. Please stay safe everyone!
Time to renew for 2020!
Good day Flags Over Waynesville customers! Thank you for your patriotic support of Flags Over Waynesville!It’s time to renew your subscription for 2020! To renew, please visit our website, FlagsOverWaynesville.com The cost is $35 for BSA Troop 51 to fly the American flag on 5 holidays.Flags will be posted/presented on and around the following holidays:…
Flag Day 2019
The first celebration of the U.S. Flag’s birthday was held in 1877 on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag’s birthday dates back to 1885 when school teacher, BJ Cigrand, first organized a group of Wisconsin school children to observe June…
Memorial Day 2019
Thank you to all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure we can live free in this wonderful country. Thank you to all of our customers who share with us to honor the fallen by flying flags in their yards this Memorial Day. Memorial Day is observed the last Monday of May. It…
Flags Update – May 17 2019
Memorial day is 11 days away. The response to our Patriotic program has been wonderful. Over 80 flags will be bringing a sense of pride and patriotism to Waynesville. There is still time to order! We are trying our best to have everyone’s flag ready for Memorial Day, but we will have to wait on…