18th Annual Phoenix Memorial Day Rally
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HISTORY of the Memorial Rally
Starting in 2006, a handful of Patriotic Bikers (RidersUSA) considered a way to pay tribute to Service members who gave the ultimate price for their country and the surviving Family members. RidersUSA members would put up some flags and line their motorcycles between flags along Pinnacle Peak Road East of Cave Creek & as a salute to the fallen Service members and the surviving family members who were going to pay their respect at the National Cemetery. They wanted to show their respect before the 8:00 A.M. official State-Sponsored Event. This turned into placing 500 American (MADE) Flags on 10-foot-tall flagpoles, staged along all four corners of the intersection of Cave Creek & Pinnacle Peak and Raising a 20’x40’ US flag over Pinnacle Peak road on Memorial Day.
Please consider driving by and honking your horn or even stopping by our Memorial Day salute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice, very patriotic site! We will be there from Friday night to Monday morning; It is truly something to see!
On Memorial Day, Motorcycles will be staging along the Southeast side of Cave Creek Road early Monday morning, starting at 6:00 AM.
Although this event is free, Donations are Welcome!
Volunteers are NEEDED
We could use HELP:
Saturday morning (Sunrise). Volunteers Drill 500 Holes and place 500 Flag poles and Flags.
On Monday at 10 AM, we need Volunteers to help teardown and remove 500 Flags and flagpoles, repair or replace damaged flags and/or Flagpoles, store all the equipment in the Storage unit, and clean the Grounds.
If you have Really Good Handwriting, we could use Help printing the service members' Names and Branches of Service on the Ribbins.
Have questions or would like to Volunteer? Contact Us Here.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
May 24 FRIDAY
4:00 - 8:00 pm, Set-Up, Volunteer canopy Tables & Chairs, Set up and maintain evaporative Coolers, and park and set up Campers / RV, Trailer
- Mark 500 Flag poll locations
May 25 SATURDAY
6:00 AM - Drill and Place 500 Flag poles and Flags
8:30 - 7:00 pm, Flag repair, installation, Hand Printing of service members' name and Branch of service of Pre-Sponcersd, Grounds clean-up
7:00 - 9:00 pm, Brisket BBQ for Members and Volunteers
May 26 SUNDAY
7:00 am - 9:00 Am, Biscuits and Gravy for Members and Volunteers
9:00 am - 7:00 PM, Hand Print service member's name on ribbons and Place ribbons on Flag polls
7:00 - 9:00 PM, Pork Butt BBQ for Members and Volunteers
May 27 MONDAY
6 AM, Motorcycle arrives and line-up
Raising of the Huge Flag over Pinnacle Peak Road - Takes a Large Crain and about 25 Volunteers to Raise the Flag (It Huge)
Please feel free to participate in a Motorcycle procession to the National Memorial Cemetery - Please have Flags on your Ride!
After 10:00 AM, Sponsors of this year's flags can take their sponsored ribbons.
ALL MOTERCYCLES MUST BE REMOVED FOR ROADWAY!
10 AM-2 PM, Tear Down (WE COULD REALLY USE HELP HERE!
(LONG WEEKEND, Everyone is tired).
LOCATION:
Southeast corner of Cave Creek Road and Pinnacle Peak Road in Phoenix.
CEMETERY INFORMATION: National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
Big thank you to the Catholic Diocese for the use of the land East of the wash!
18th Annual Phoenix Memorial Day Rally