The Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club's Memorial Day weekend event is truly a Healing Field. 800 large American Flags show strength and serenity. 

The fifth annual "Flags of Remembrance...Healing Field" is a free service of the Noon Exchange Club and is open for display now through Monday. The flags are set up next to the Avenue shopping center on Medical Center Parkway in Murfreesboro.

The Field will opened on Saturday morning and closing ceremonies will be on Monday, May 27, which will include patriotic music, prayer, the reading of the names of Tennesseans who have lost their lives in the War on Terror, the playing of Taps and a 21-gun salute.

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The Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club presenting the flag waving event over the extended Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27, 2013.

The Healing Field, located on Medical Center Parkway next to Belk at The Avenue, will feature 800 3-by-5 foot American flags displayed in a military style layout. Each flag can be sponsored for $30 in memory or in honor of a hero.

“In years past, the Healing Field has been filled with flags that are in memory and honor of those serving in the military,” said Rebecca Talley, event chairperson and assistant vice president for MidSouth Bank. “However, flags can be sponsored for any heroes in life, whether they are family members, friends or colleagues.”

Flag sponsors are encouraged to bring mementos or tags of loved ones to hang on the 8-foot flag poles displaying the flags that are made in the United States. Those interested in sponsoring a flag should do so early, so organizers can be sure that the flags carry the hero’s name on opening day.  

“The purpose of the Healing Field is to remind everyone about the real meaning of Memorial Day,” said Talley. “Every year, we have people tell us how touched they are by our display, and that’s one of the reasons we are so proud to be able to offer it for the fifth time in 2013.”

The Field will opened on Saturday morning and closing ceremonies will be on Monday, May 27, which will include patriotic music, prayer, the reading of the names of Tennesseans who have lost their lives in the War on Terror, the playing of Taps and a 21-gun salute.

Individuals who are interested in either sponsoring a flag or volunteering to assist with the event may call 615-641-0121. To pre-purchase a flag, please visit www.HealingField.org/Murfreesboro.

The Exchange Club is comprised of men and women working together to make the community a better place to live through programs of service in Americanism, community service, youth activities and its national project, the Prevention of Child Abuse. Locally, the Murfreesboro Noon club supports the Exchange Club Family Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Membership is open to all dues-paying participants, and meetings are held at noon each Thursday at the Stones River Country Club. For more information, please visit www.NationalExchangeClub.org and www.familycenterTN.org.

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Katy Francisco Riddle, Director of Communications and Marketing
Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
WGNS' Scott Walker, visited Saturday Morning (5/25/13)