Gulf Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony. Special Some Gave All Memorial Open to the Public

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Once again, Historic Gulf Cemetery will host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 27 at 10AM sharp. The 109-year-old cemetery is located at 1466 S County Highway 393 in Santa Rosa Beach.

Approximately 160 veterans are interred in the cemetery. Folks are encouraged to bring umbrellas and/or personal lawn chairs. A limited number of folding chairs will be provided.

This ceremony is a wonderful opportunity for the entire family to join in a dignified, respectful, and patriotic tribute to the men and women who served our country in the Armed Forces and paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. For more information: gulfcemetery.org.

The Gulf Cemetery Association is pleased to announce that in conjunction with this year’s Memorial Day ceremony, it will sponsor the Some Gave All Memorial© coming to Santa Rosa Beach throughout the Memorial Day Weekend 2024. This memorial pays tribute to those fallen in conflicts from the first Gulf War til present day. This traveling memorial stands as a reminder of the great sacrifices made in the war on terror. Special thanks to our wonderful neighbors at the Chapel at Crosspoint who have so graciously agreed to host the memorial in their parking lot, which is located at 1477 S Co Hwy 393, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459.

The memorial will arrive on Thursday, April 23, 2024 between 10:15-10:30am CDT and remain up through Monday, May 27, 2024. The Some Gave All Memorial© will be open to the public 24/7 through Memorial Day weekend, except for Sunday morning from the hours of 6am to 12pm to accommodate traffic flow and parking for Sunday services at the Chapel at Crosspoint. The wall will re-open to visitors on Sunday afternoon through Monday, May 27th.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The Some Gave All Memorial© will arrive and be assembled on Thursday, May 23, 2021 at 10:30am. It will be disassembled and depart on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 8:30am. Adult volunteers are needed to serve as Wall monitors (minimum of two needed per each four-hour shift. For more information and to schedule/sign-up for needed shifts go to the links below:

Some Gave All Set-up/Tear Down Crew Volunteer sign-ups here:Set-up/Tear-down Crews for the Some Gave All Traveling Memorial

Some Gave All Traveling Memorial Monitors Sign-ups here: Some Gave All Traveling Memorial Wall Monitors

 

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2024 Memorial Day Weekend - Call for Volunteers​ Once again, Historic Gulf Cemetery will host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 27 at 10AM sharp. The 109-year-old cemetery is located at 1466 S County Highway 393 in Santa Rosa Beach. Approximately 160 veterans are interred in the cemetery. Folks are encouraged to bring umbrellas and/or personal lawn chairs. A limited number of folding chairs will be provided. This ceremony is a wonderful opportunity for the entire family to join in a dignified, respectful, and patriotic tribute to the men and women who served our country in the Armed Forces and paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. In conjunction with this year’s Memorial Day ceremony, the Gulf Cemetery Association is sponsoring the Some Gave All Traveling Memorial©. This memorial pays tribute to those fallen in conflicts from the first Gulf War 'til present day. This traveling memorial stands as a reminder of the great sacrifices made in the war on terror. Special thanks to our wonderful neighbors at the Chapel at Crosspoint who have so graciously agreed to host the memorial in their parking lot, which is located at 1477 S Co Hwy 393, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The Some Gave All Memorial© will arrive and be assembled on Thursday, May 23, 2021 at 10:30am. It will be disassembled and depart on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 8:30am. Adult volunteers are needed to serve as Memorial Monitors (minimum of two needed per each four-hour shift. RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE 18/56 SHIFTS COVERED. For more information and to schedule/sign-up for needed shifts go to the link here: https://volunteersignup.org/YYDAF The Some Gave All Memorial© will be open to the public 24/7 through Memorial Day weekend, except for Sunday morning from the hours of 6am to 12pm to accommodate traffic flow and parking for Sunday services at the Chapel at Crosspoint. The wall will re-open to visitors on Sunday afternoon through Monday, May 27th. Thanks!

We hope you will join us for this year's ceremony on Monday, May 27, 2023, at 10am at Historic Gulf Cemetery in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. For more information, please visit our website by clicking here.