Flag Retirement Ceremony held at DeJohn Funeral Home
Community Welcome to Honor Old Glory and Armed Forces Veterans
Chesterland, OH (June 4, 2018) – DeJohn Funeral Homes & Crematory is hosting its annual Flag Retirement & Remembrance Ceremony on Saturday, June 23 at 2PM at the DeJohn Funeral Homes & Celebrations Center, 12811 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend and stay for a picnic following the ceremony.
In addition, DeJohn Funeral Homes plans to honor a military veteran or service man/woman from every military conflict/war since WWII during the ceremony. If you know someone who has served that could participate in our ceremony, please contact Melissa DeJohn Capretta at 440-516-5555.
The ceremony will also include the Color Guard as presented by Chardon VFW #6519 and Gun Salute as presented by Willoughby Hills VFW #4358 and Taps as presented by Burton-Middlefield American Legion VFW #459 & Auxillary, as well as participation from Munson Boy Scout Troop #91 and local Girl Scout Troops.
Guests are welcome to stay after the Retirement & Remembrance Ceremony for a hotdog picnic with our local VFW veterans and the Boy Scout/ Girl Scout Troops.
Collected flags will be cremated in the on-site crematory of the DeJohn-Flynn-Mylott Funeral Home in Willoughby Hills.
For more details go to our Community Announcement section of our website
Free for all to attend. RSVP required online at www.DeJohnCares.com or call 440-516-5555.