Following the Military Funeral Honors Ceremony that was conducted on March 25, 2014, VFW Post # 8870 presented a new American flag to the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery and Columbarium. Commander Fred Apgar presented the flag to Cemetery Board member Melissa Johnson and Sexton Cliff Edwards, after which they were joined by Junior Vice-Commander, Jim Blossey in raising the new flag.
The Edmonds Memorial Cemetery and Columbarium has played a leadership role in the Edmonds community to honor the memory of deceased veterans and to honor all of those who have served their country as a member of the Armed Forces. Each Memorial Day, the Cemetery is the site of a very moving Memorial Day Ceremony, and each month, the Cemetery is the site of a Military Funeral Honors Ceremony that confers honors on those deceased veterans who did not receive such recognition at the time of their death. The ceremony is conducted by Sgts. Glenn Jones and Oleg Chudak of the Washington State National Guard. Glenn and Oleg are both members of VFW Post #8870. The Military Funeral Honors Ceremony is conducted on the last Tuesday of each month at 10:45 AM.