POW/MIA Ceremony

In Remembrance of those who have not yet come home or did not come home with the rest of us.  Ceremony is held at the Moore County Veterans Monument in Carthage, NC.  You are invited to attend and honor those whom we wait for their return.

Field of Honor Ceremony 2022

The Field of Honor Ceremony is for those veterans living and who have passed to include the service of our War Dogs.  The Field of Honor Flags will remain flying through Veterans Day.

When: 16 September 2023

Where: Carthage Veterans Memorial Park beginning at 1100

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Memorial Weekend Ceremony

The Moore County Veterans Monument is a Memorial consisting of two black granite slabs, each 3,000 lbs, on which the names of almost 150 Moore County Veterans killed since America entered WW1, April 6th, 1917, to the present. Completing the monument, three flag poles surround the centerpiece, the sculpted figure of an eagle resting atop a smooth stone base. The black granite pedestal of the centerpiece is inscribed with the five branches of the military. The flags flown include the U.S. flag, the North Carolina flag, and Prisoner of War (POW) flag. You are invited to attend and honor those who sacrificed so much for our community and country.

When:

•  Friday 3 November at 0900 setup stakes and flags;

•  Sunday 5 November at 1400 Official Ceremony;

•  Monday 13 November at 0900 take down and storage of flags

Where: West End Fire Department

When: 2024 TBA

Where: Carthage Veterans Memorial Park

Southern Pines Veterans Parade

Honoring veterans from the Sandhills in a Parade and celebration of their service and sacrifice.  "All Gave Some, Some Gave All"

When: Saturday 4 November 2023 with an assembly tie at 0800 and a start time of 1000.

Breakfast will be available at the Masonic Lodge No. 484 at 230 NW Broad Street.

Where: Southern Pines