The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Board of Directors has announced that the 2020 Memorial Weekend is cancelled. On October 4, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation will broadcast a National Tribute to honor America’s fallen firefighters. Additionally, any families for the… Continue Reading →
TAPS across America: The National Moment of Remembrance Memorial Day Taps 2020 from https://www.tapsbugler.com/: The National Moment of Remembrance is an annual event that asks Americans, wherever they are at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day, to pause for a duration… Continue Reading →
Since the first shots fired in the Revolutionary War, Americans have answered the call to duty and given their lives in service to our Nation and its sacred founding ideals. As we pay tribute to the lives and legacies of… Continue Reading →
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day. It was a day to decorate the graves of Civil War dead with flowers, wreaths and flags. in 1868, Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May… Continue Reading →
The President and Governor Walz issue proclamations Honoring the Victims of the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic Our Nation mourns for every life lost to the coronavirus pandemic, and we share in the suffering of all those who endured pain and illness… Continue Reading →
Governor Walz Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff in Honor of Minnesotans Who Have Lost Their Lives Due to COVID-19 [ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz has directed all flags at state and federal buildings in Minnesota to be flown… Continue Reading →
May 15 every year is Peace Officers Memorial Day. On that day unless it falls on Armed Forces Day, flags are lowered to half-staff. President John F. Kennedy declared the first Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15, 1962, as… Continue Reading →
The Hastings and Flint Hills fire departments have announced funeral arrangements following the passing of firefighter Rolf Peterson. Rolf was a Hastings FD firefighter / lieutenant and Flint Hills Fire Chief. He was also a founding member of the Minnesota Fallen Firefighters… Continue Reading →
It is with a heavy heart that the Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial Association (MFFMA) announces that one of the founding members, Rolf Peterson has passed away today (March 1, 2020). Rolf along with five others saw the vision of starting… Continue Reading →
The Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial Association (MFFMA) is working to develop a scholarship program for Fire Explorers who are going to continue into a fire degree after graduation from High School. Please help us with this goal by donating to… Continue Reading →
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