Apr 16, 2025
Memorial Day signifies more than the end of school or the start of summer. The federal holiday honors all those who have died in military service.
Observed on the last Monday of May, this year’s holiday falls on May 26.
As you and your Posts and Auxiliaries prepare to observe Memorial Day this year, remember to check out the VFW Store.
The Store offers grave markers with the VFW emblem as well as grave markers that specify service in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, plus a grave marker for any U.S. veteran. To see these, go to vfwstore.org/category/memorial/graveitems.
U.S. flags designed to fit these grave markers are also available in two sizes. For those, click vfwstore.org/products/GP110. The flags are made in the USA.
Store your keepsakes in a hand-carved wooden box with branch of service coin. The set includes a blank card with envelope and seal, plus a boxed handkerchief, made in the USA. Shop for the box at vfwstore.org/products/32405. Or purchase the boxed handkerchief separately at vfwstore.org/products/32406.
If you need a casket flag, go to vfwstore.org/products/22290 for a heavyweight cotton flag made in the USA.
And to display your casket flag, check out the various styles of flag cases, from simple boxes to ones with branch of service emblems, or the VFW emblem, and a flag case with an additional memorabilia case. Click vfwstore.org/category/memorial/flagcases for more.
To shop online, go to vfwstore.org. Need help with an order? Call the Member Service Center at 1.833.839.8387.
This article is featured in the 2025 April issue of Checkpoint. If you're a VFW member and don't currently receive the VFW Checkpoint, please contact VFW magazine at magazine@vfw.org.