National Vietnam War Veterans Day FLAG-RAISING Ceremony
South Alabama Veterans Council Plans
National Vietnam War Veterans Day
Flag Raising Ceremony
MOBILE, ALABAMA, March 28, 2026 – March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day in the United States. First observed in 2012, it honors the US military members who served during the Vietnam War (1955 – 1975)
The South Alabama Veterans Council will hold the Vietnam War Veterans Day Flag Raising Ceremony in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Saturday, Mar 29, at USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park, 2703 Battleship Memorial Parkway. The flag-raising will honor those Vietnam Veterans who came home and those who remain Missing in Action or Killed in Action, whose names are listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorials across America.
More than 58,318 names of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice are engraved in the black granite of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
also known as “the wall.”
How Can I Help Honor Welcome Home Vietnam War Veterans Day?
The first step is the simplest: find a veteran in your area and thank them for their service. You can also attend an event or ceremony near you to give thanks.
The Flag Raising will begin at 7:00 a.m., keynote speaker TBD
The Flag Raising Ceremony is free and open to the public.
POW/MIA Recognition ceremony - September 18, 2026 - Mobile,
Candlelight Ceremony to be held in honor of POW/MIA Recognition Day
September 18, 2026
MOBILE, ALABAMA, September 18, 2026 – USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park will host a POW/MIA Candlelight Ceremony on Friday evening, September 18, in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The ceremony will be held at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the grounds of the park at 6:30 p.m. and will be conducted by the South Alabama Veterans Council.
The evening will include a POW/MIA Table Ceremony followed by the lighting of individual candles. The ceremony will honor those service men and women who were held captive and returned and those service men and women who still remain missing in action. Information on the POW/MIAs from the State of Alabama will be given to all attendees, along with information on National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
“Our Alabama POW/MIAs are important to us, and we all need to recognize them and their contribution to our freedom,” explained Lou Lartigue, president of the South Alabama Veterans Council. “We intend to recognize them on September 15. We invite everyone to join us for this event.”
The POW/MIA Candlelight Ceremony is free of charge and the public is invited to attend. USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park is located at 2703 Battleship Parkway. For more information, please call 251-605-1290 or visit the South Alabama Veterans Council website at www.savc.info
VETERANS DAY LUNCHEON - TICKETS AVAILABLE ON CHAMBER
MORE INFORMATION IN SEPTEMBER 2026 Honors Luncheon
This year is a special celebration as we honor Patriot of the Year and Veteran of the Year. The Luncheon follows the Veterans Day Parade and will be held at Ft. Whiting Armory,
1630 S. Broad St., Mobile, AL
from noon to 1:30 p.m.
veterans day - TUESDAY November 11, 2025- mobile, AL
SOUTH ALABAMA VETERANS COUNCIL FLAG RAISING:
7:00am - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Battleship Memorial Park
ENJOY THE PARADE AND THEN COME TO THE LUNCHEON
PARADE-
10;00am - Downtown Mobile
HONORS LUNCHEON-
Honor the Veterans in your Life!
November 11, 2026, at 12:00 PM.
PURCHASE TICKETS ON CHAMBER LINK
LINK COMING SOON
We hope you’re able to join us!
The Parade of Flags – Battleship Memorial Park
3:00 pm - 4th-grade students from Mobile and Baldwin County schools will present the Parade of Flags. Music, celebration, essay contest- Best Essay winners and keynote speech by DYW of America.
CONCERT-
7:00 PM at the Battleship Alabama’s Aircraft Pavilion. Mobile Symphonic Pops, the event is free.
Mobile Bay Area Veterans Commission Veterans Day Parade
2026 VETERANS DAY PARADE - MOBILE, AL
Parade participants:
COMING IN SEPTEMBER:
Download forms, fill them out, and email them
to Fran or Pete at VetsDayCommission@gmail.com
OR
send them to
Parade Chairman
Mobile Bay Area Veterans Day Commission
P.O. Box 2187
Mobile, AL 36652
Forms also available on website:
FLAGS OF GLORY - MOBILE MEMORIAL GARDENS CEMETERY
FLAGS OF GLORY
DURING THE WEEK OF VETERANS DAY
Mobile Memorial Gardens
More than 250 full-sized U.S. Flags will be placed along the cemetery’s central roadway as a free drive & walk-through display during the week of Veterans Day. The goal is for each Flag to be sponsored as a tribute to a Military Veteran or current Service Member. Please consider honoring one or more military heroes that have served or serve
Flags of Glory
Flags of Glory Ceremony, November 2026
TO BE DECIDED
