89 Flags on 89A

To honor those who have Served our country and to recognize the ultimate cost of Freedom, SAVCO is proud to fly Flags in celebration and remembrance during major National holidays. Longtime SAVCO member Ray Stueve worked tirelessly over the years with ADOT, Sedona Parks & Recreation, and the City of Sedona to make this Flag Program possible. Starting in 2017, eight times a year we proudly display the U.S. Colors along 89A in West Sedona from Dry Creek Road to Airport Road. This has become known as the “89 Flags on 89A” project. SAVCO expanded this visual display to Uptown Sedona in 2020. Gratefully, the local Kiwanis Club stepped up to manage the installation of 28 additional Flags. Additional Flags authorized include the Military Prisoner of War/Missing in Action and the New First Responders Flag.

2025 Holiday Flag Schedule

  • Presidents Day, February 13 -18

  • Armed Forces Day, May 15 - May 27

  • Memorial Day, May 25 - May 31

  • Flag Day, June 12 - 16

  • Independence Day, July 2 - July 8

  • National Day of Service, September 9 - 15

  • First Responders Appreciation Day/Veterans Day, October 27 - November 12

A dozen volunteers are needed for putting up and taking down the Flags for each holiday. The operation takes approximately two hours each time and is a meaningful morning of camaraderie.

Interested in more information? Interested in helping? Interested in getting your steps in for the day or sharing your time with a worthy community service project? Please text volunteer coordinator Kathryn Stillman @202-906-9528.

Acts of Rememberance

Half-Staff Notifications

SAVCO volunteers execute Half-Staff Notifications from the Arizona Governor’s Office. We are privileged to honor those who have fallen in the line of duty or the passing of current or previous elected officials by lowering and raising the Sedona Military Park Flags.

Memorial Day Ceremony

SAVCO plans with the help of other local organizations the Memorial Day Observance in Sedona at Possee Ground Park in 2024 It is an honor to recognize those who made the ultimate sacrifice for each of us and our nation.

National Vietnam War Veterans Day

In 2022 SAVCO conducted a ceremony honoring 22 Sedona area Vietnam War Veterans. In recognition of this ceremony the Honorable Llyod Austin, Secretary of Defense, recognized SAVCO as a Commemorative Partner and for their “willingness to assist and support a grateful nation in thanking and honoring our Vietnam War Veterans, their families, and those that served with, or in support of, the Armed Forces.”