Our mission since 1961 has been to provide our community with a Memorial Day Service and a Veterans Day Service every year. We also act as a repository for the burial flags of Montgomery County, Iowa veterans. Veterans’ families may dedicate their deceased veterans flag to the Court of Honor for safe keeping. The family retains ownership of the flag. The Court of Honor preserves and stores the flags and on Memorial Day the Court of Honor with the help of hundreds of community volunteers flys them all around Evergreen Cemetery here in Red Oak, Iowa. For more click here

The Court of Honor currently flys all 1350+ veterans burial flags on Memorial Day. Starting at 6:30 AM Memorial Day the Court of Honor hauls the flags and poles to Evergreen Cemetery and the community meets us there and helps us put them up. At 10:45 AM we hold a service at the cemetery stage. We have a military fly over, a military speaker, a band concert, and we have a dedication service for all the flags we have received since last year. The families of the newly dedicated flags are recognized and honored. At 4:00 PM the community gathers again at the cemetery and helps the Court of Honor take down all the flags and return them to storage.

The site of those 1350 and growing full size burial flags flying in the breeze will bring tears to the eyes of any patriotic American.

Please join us on Memorial Day and Veterans Day and help us honor our veterans past and present. It will fill your heart with pride and joy. You will be glad you came.

THE COURT OF HONOR THANKS ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED US. WE COULD NOT ACCOMPLISH OUR VITAL MISSION WITHOUT YOU

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Memorial Day Program this year was May 28th
To view a portion of the 2011 photo gallery of the activity of
the Memorial Day Proceedings, click here
...click here for the History of Memorial Day

Newest Vet Flags Added

Vision and Goals

Court of Honor's website is intended to educate and inform... to be a source for information, resources, and services...for more see our ByLaws

We also want the community to know that...

We incorporate veterans' stories and as well as information on the "United States Flag Code". Be advised also that we sell flags and flag poles, as well as provide a repository for flag disposal. We invite you to browse the 'Flag Library' and let us know if you have questions or comments.

Veteran Stories

This month the spotlite is on Warren "Pete" Rolofson. To see these stories, click here.

We would appreciate your feedback and comments on the stories that we have published and whether or not, in your opinion, they are of interest to our community. Likewise we want to hear from you if you have someone of interest for which we may publish a story.
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The Constitution

I don't know anyone that feels that The Constitution should be memorized by all, but their are many that feel with seemingly never-ending attack on viability of our Constitution that perhaps we all should read carefully the words and absorb the meaning of this unique document... this includes aliens - legal or otherwise - that are relatively new to our country and truly want to better understand what separates our country from all others. We all need to recognize that it is the duty of all of our peoples to be vigilant and constantly review how our elected representatives at all levels of governments are interpreting The Constitution, and that they recognize that they work for us, not we working for them.

Officiers '11-'12

Our Flag

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Meet the Officers of Court of Honor

We want to recognize our organization's officers that have as their goal to make a positive difference in the lives of everyone in the community that they serve. We further want to recognize the oranizations' numerous members and volunteers that dedicate their time, knowledge and experience to be a benefit the community.

...our history

In 1938, a man from Red Oak, Roy (Percy)Breese was visiting friends in Fullerton,California over Veterans Day. The friends took Roy to a cemetery near Fullerton, where he saw an "avenue of flags" on display.... It wasn't until 1961, when Roy Breese returned to Red Oak, that he told his VFW post of what he had seen that day in California.

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Court of Honor history