'Fly The Flag' Celebration Event Planned For Sunday

NEW BERLIN, WI — A patriotic event before Flag Day will take place next to Malone Park Sunday.

The New Berlin Veterans Memorial Society will hold a "Fly The Flag" celebration at the New Berlin Veterans Memorial on 16248 W. National Ave.

The celebration will feature the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5716 and the Patriot Guard Riders acting as the Honor Guard to display the colors. Veteran and New Berlin resident Paul Peterson will do a toast to the flag and Miss Sugar Maple Jenna Watkins will do a reading. Mary Jane Whitty, president of the memorial society, will give a brief hello at the ceremony.

"One of our missions is to work within the community to let people know about our memorial to honor our vets. We thought there wasn't any recognition for Flag Day, so we decided it would be our mission to have a Fly the Flag Celebration either on or before Flag Day," Whitty told Patch.

The celebration will be held on Sunday instead of Monday to accommodate more guests.

New Berlin Mayor Dave Ament will attend and read a proclamation that designates the date Fly the Flag Day.

The celebration also includes service like apple pie, ice cream, coffee and water. Complimentary miniature flags and flag pins will be handed out, as well as door prizes.