Honor Your Loved Ones Lost in the Field of Flags
On Saturday, May 17th, at 9am, the installation of the 2025 Field of Flags at Jones Memorial Hospital will take place. The flags, each one flying in memory of a deceased veteran, will remain in place through Memorial Day on Monday, May 26th. Community members are welcome to attend this ceremony.Since 2014, members of the Wellsville American Legion Riders and volunteers from JMH have spent Armed Forces Day putting up memorial flags on the front lawn of the hospital. Since that first year, The Field of Flags has expanded to include other service organizations.
“This is a community-wide effort that gives the friends and families of deceased veterans a way to honor them and thank them for their service,” said Jim Helms, CEO at Jones and a member of the Wellsville American Legion.
If you would like to be a part of this moving tribute to those who fought in the US Armed forces, please stop at one of these locations and complete a sponsorship tag.
• Jones Memorial Hospital, 191 North Main Street, Wellsville NY
• Wellsville American Legion, 23 Jefferson Street
• Wellsville Brewing Company, 104 North Main Street
• Wellsville Elks Lodge, 77 East Pearl Street
• Wellsville VFW, 250 Maple Avenue
• 2 Sisters and a Smoker, 605 Route 19
• Wellsville Chamber of Commerce, 114 N Main St
• On-Line: WellsvilleFlags.org.
All cards should be turned in by May 16th to ensure inclusion in this year’s field. Every year, the proceeds of the Field of Flags are donated to LEEK Veteran Hunting & Mountain Preserve, located in Northwest Pennsylvania. LEEK provides veterans with a friendly accessible camp environment and therapeutic outdoor activities like hunting and fishing, LEEK believes in encouraging our wounded heroes to focus on their abilities, without compromising their current physical limitations.
4/12/2025