Purpose of the Activity:  To place grave markers on all Veterans Graves, as there were very few graves that had Grave Markers with American Flags on them.  It was the goal of the Knights of Columbus Council 6850 and Assembly 2644., Epping NH,

Veterans Grave Markers/Memorial Day 2025

Council 6850 and Assembly 2644 of Epping NH KofC in conjunction with Raymond VFW Post 4479, Epping American Legion Post 51 and the Boy Scouts America Tropp 136, took on the project of placing Grave Markers and American Flags on approximately 130 graves at St. Josph Cemetary for Memorial Day 2025.  As the chairman of the project, I brought it up at our Assembly meeting and  we voted that this needed attention of the KofC.  We also informed the Council we wanted to carry out this project.  We also informed the Veterans groups what we were doing.  The VFW voted to purchase 100 markers.  As we put out the markers, we found that we needed more, so the American legion gave us $200 toward purchasing more, but we still needed more. The Council 6850 voted to come up with $350.  We purchased 50 more markers. The Boy Scouts helped putting the Flags on all the markers.  The Flags were purchased between the Legion and the VFW.  This was the first time in a long time that St. Joseph Cemetary had markers and flags on all the Veterans graves. 

Many thanks go out to the collaboration of the many organizations involved.  PS special thanks to All the Veterans who served and all the members of: VFW #4479, American Legion #51, KofC Council #6850 and Assembly #2644. 

Respectfully Submitted Chair Ronald Metivier.