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Flags for Fort Snelling Memorial weekend events https://www.kare11.com/article/news/flags-for-fort-snelling-memorial-weekend-events/89-557936915 There will be a full day of events at MOA on Saturday and the flags will be placed at Fort Snelling Cemetery on Saturday and Monday. Author: KARE Published: 2:43 PM CDT May 24, 2018 Updated: 5:51 PM CDT May 27, 2018 BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Flags for Fort Snelling, KARE 11, RBCU, Mall of America, and APi Group teamed up to honor those that have served in the United States Military by raising the funds needed to honor the heroes laid to rest at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery with an American Flag on Memorial Day. BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Flags for Fort Snelling, KARE 11, RBCU, Mall of America, and APi Group teamed up to honor those that have served in the United States Military by raising the funds needed to honor the heroes laid to rest at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery with an American Flag on Memorial Day. KARE 11's Julie Nelson will emcee the Fallen Soldiers Ceremony at the Mall of America on Friday May 25 at 8 a.m. The ceremony will include keynote speakers from the community, MOA, the National Guard, as well as an official Fallen Soldiers Table ceremony detailing the meaning behind this display. Watch the ceremony on KARE 11's Facebook page and on kare11.com. The table will remain in the rotunda through Memorial Day for guests to see. The Fallen Soldier Table is traditionally part of military dining-in ceremonies and service balls. It is also a tradition that is part of Memorial Day and Veteran's Day ceremonies. The Mall of America will continue to host events throughout the Memorial Day weekend. Saturday May 26 will be a day of live music entertainment, Nestle Tollhouse cookie giveaways, red, white + blue themed face painting, meet + greets with mall Security K9s, and many more activities. Throughout the weekend you can see the Remembering the Minnesota Fallen Wall. Minnesota Survivor Outreach Services brings forward this Tribute to the Troops Wall as a way to help survivors cope with their loss. On Memorial Day volunteers (already filled the need) will place flags along memorial pathway and at the headstones. A public ceremony will be held by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at Fort Snelling Cemetery at 10 a.m. Memorial Day. © 2018 KARE More than 5,000 volunteers place flags at Fort Snelling https://youtu.be/i8AJyqIIy1c Because of the vast number of headstones, cemetery staff have not been able to put a flag on every headstone in an estimated 35 years. That all changed on Saturday. https://kare11.tv/2IQEWes MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - More than 5,000 volunteers woke up before dawn to blanket Fort Snelling National Cemetery in stars and stripes for the Flags for Fort Snelling event. The morning marked a historic moment where the 228,000 service men and women and their families have been laid to rest. Because of the vast number of headstones, cemetery staff have not been able to put a flag on every headstone in an estimated 35 years. https://www.flagsforfortsnelling.com/