Symbols of Sacrifice

Sunday, May 25, 2025
Fort Scott National Historic Site
199 Old Fort Blvd

Symbols of Sacrifice continues the entire Memorial Day Weekend. The Field of Honor will be open throughout during normal park grounds hours from a half hour before sunrise until a half hour after sunset all weekend.

The Field of Honor with its approximately 8,500 flags commemorate the ultimate sacrifice members of the United States Armed Forces have made to keep this country free. Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. It originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971.