Show your thanks by placing Flags on Veterans graves before Memorial Day
Bob Palmer Day Saturday April 29th
at 9 AM - 4 PM
Milltown Rural Cemetery
Brewster, New York 10509
Milltown Rural Cemetery: MUSTER at 9 am / after directions given- we will have the Chaplain say a prayer and the Putnam Marine Corps League render rifle honors.
Saint Lawrence/ Methodist Cemetery: MUSTER at 1 pm / after directions given we will have the Chaplain say a prayer and the Brewster Veterans of Foreign Wars render rifle honors.
Join this year's event on Facebook here.
Click here for find more about the Bob Palmer Project
Robert Palmer was born in Brewster, New York in May 1921.
He will be 96 this coming Memorial Day
He served in the United States Army from August 1942 to December 1945, achieving the rank of Platoon Sergeant, commanding a sixteen-man gun section.
During his service, Robert Palmer earned the American Service Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal.
Robert Palmer retired after 41 years with Conrail.
Robert Palmer is a Life Member and had served for 20 years as Chaplain for the Brewster Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 672.
For the Past three decades he has categorized and placed over 1200 hundred flags on Veterans graves from Southeast- mostly by himself.
In 2012 the torch was passed and the “The Bob Palmer Project” was begun- not to duplicate his singular effort-but to follow Bob’s intent.
Jack Duncan , a veteran and retired Master Sergeant, was named “Chairmen-Bob Palmer Project”, and with a great team effort.
Our community now places the 1200(+) flags before Memorial Day, to not only honor and remember our veterans, but to honor Bob Palmer and his Commitment to our community and veteran’s.
The last Saturday in April to be “Bob Palmer Day” to kick off the month’s work leading up to Memorial Day services