FIELD OF HONOR | September 7-21, 2024
Full Display up through Thursday, Sept 19 at 5pm
Flag Pickup | Friday, Sept 20 11am-7pm; Saturday, Sept 21 9am-Noon
Location: Automated Conveyor Systems (ACS)
6 Millrace Drive Lynchburg, VA
Honoring our Heroes for the seventh year in a row! The Rotary Club of Forest proudly presents an inspirational formation of over 1,000 American flags on the grassy fields of Automated Conveyor Systems. This solemn formation pays tribute to our Veterans, Active Duty Military, First Responders, Firefighters, Police Officers, EMTs, Health Care Workers, and those who have made the Ultimate Sacrifice to defend our freedoms.
The Field of Honor display is FREE and open to the public. Taps sounded daily at 7 PM.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 4 PM
Opening Ceremony
SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 5-7 PM
The Patriots BBQ
SEPTEMBER 11TH | 6-8 AM & 12-1 PM
LIVE Radio Remote with WLNI 105.9 FM
SEPTEMBER 11TH AT 6:30 PM
9/11 Ceremony
WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
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Sponsor The Field
Funds raised are distributed directly back into our community through grants issued by the Rotary Club of Forest Foundation. To date, over $100k has been granted to local organizations as a result of the generous support of Field of Honor.
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Honor a Hero
Our inspirational formation of the Stars and Stripes will display one thousand US flags posted in a solemn formation as a tribute to our past and present American heroes.
Honor the First Responders, EMTs, Healthcare Workers, Fire Fighters, Police, Active Duty Military, Veterans and those who have made the Ultimate Sacrifice to defend our freedoms while giving back to your community.
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Attend The Patriots BBQ
Sunday, September 8, 2024, from 5pm - 7pm (Event is rain or shine) All proceeds will go to benefit The Center for Healthy Veterans / Valor Farm.
$25 each. Ticket provides pulled pork barbeque dinner catered by JD's Smokin' Q with sides courtesy of Q-Barbeque and The Honour Bar & Kitchen, a dessert and a non-alcoholic beverage.
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Rotary 50/50 Plus Raffle
50/50 Raffle plus many other prizes! 6% chance of winning! $10.00/1 ticket or $20.00/3 tickets. We will be drawing 18 tickets from the pot. - 1 first for cash and then 17 for certificates from generous local businesses.
About Field of Honor
Traffic traveling along Graves Mill Road will see an explosion of red, white & blue as the Rotary Club of Forest posts 1,000 United States flags on the grassy field in front of the Automated Conveyor Systems. This striking display of the Stars & Stripes brings Lynchburg’s Annual Field of Honor® event to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which is again hosted by the Rotary Club of Forest. The Club’s inaugural display brought organizers, volunteers and community visitors together in tribute to our Health Care Heroes, the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, first responders who rushed to their aid, and the military & veterans who before and since the beginning of the war against terror have risked all to defend and protect us. The Field in 2020 honored all front line Healthcare workers who worked diligently fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Field of Honor® flags fly to honor the men and women who have and are defending our nation around the world. The number of surviving World War II veterans grows smaller each day, and the decades have multiplied since our military served on the battlefields of Korea and Vietnam. In the years since the terrorist attacks of 2001 our military members have fought in the Middle East. With the fall of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, highlighted the sacrifices of first responders reminding us that they too place themselves in harm’s way to also protect us. All these heroes honored the flag and it is fitting that the display of the flag should honor them. It is time to show our appreciation.
At the close of the event, sponsors will retain the flags they dedicated to honor individuals. The Lynchburg display is a gift to the community made possible through donations, sponsorship and the efforts of many dedicated volunteers. You can show your support and gratitude by sponsoring a flag or making a donation.
The panorama of red, white and blue is hard to adequately describe, but once experienced it is not to be forgotten. This is especially true as the flags will fly in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This is an event not to be missed.
Thank You 2024 Field of Honor Sponsors
FREEDOM SPONSOR & FIELD DONATION
OLD GLORY
DAILY SOUNDING OF TAPS SPONSOR: Edgar Brinton “Pat” Rouse
PATRIOTS BBQ
STARS & STRIPES
RED
Jim and Nancy Hunter
WHITE
BLUE
The Field of Honor is the signature fundraiser of the Rotary Club of Forest.
Funds raised are distributed directly back into our community through grants issued by the Rotary Club of Forest Foundation. To date, over $100k has been granted to local organizations as a result of the generous support of Field of Honor.