1,000 Flags Over Mesquite

A Field of Flags Honoring our Nation's Military and Veterans

November 9-16, 2025

Mesquite Rec Center Field, 100 West Old Mill Road

The VVDAR, in partnership with the Exchange Club of Mesquite is proud to announce the Nineteenth Annual 1,000 Flags Over Mesquite, an awe-inspiring, annual week-long tribute honoring America’s military and veterans.

One thousand full-sized American flags stand with military precision in silent splendor, while VVDAR and Exchange members along with community volunteers stand vigil 24 hours a day.

The field is lighted at night, and visitors are invited at any time to walk among the flags and listen with your hearts to the silent stories of the thousands of brave Americans who have served and are serving our great nation at home and abroad. This is a free event for all.

Attend both the Veteran's Day and closing ceremonies and join your voice with your neighbors as we say “Thank You, and Welcome Home” to those who have served.

1000 Flags Photo Gallery

Ways to Get Involved.

2 Ways to Sponsor a Flag

Honor a veteran, sponsor a flag - watch it fly at the field - dedicate the flag in honor, or in memory, of one who has served, or is currently serving our country. All flags and materials utilized in the display are 100% American Made!

Just stop by the field anytime 24/7 during the Nov 9-16 week to personally sponsor a flag for $35. Receive a dedication ribbon to add your own description and attach it to the flag you choose in the field. After the 2pm closing ceremony on November 16, you can either take your flag to fly it at your home, or you can choose to donate it back to 1000 Flags, and it will proudly fly again next year.

Won't be in town during the week-long tribute? You can still sponsor a flag by completing this form.

Visit the Field

During the tribute (24 hours a day)

Walk among the flags and read the remembrances – witness old Glory flying from 1,000 flags over the Mesquite community, open 24/7 for the entire week
Come to the fields during the ceremony on Veteran's Day November 11 and on November 16, for the closing ceremony, followed by the dismantling of the field

Sponsor the Event

Participate with us as a Sponsor. There are several Sponsorship levels to choose from, including an In-Kind Sponsor (bottled water, volunteer refreshments, printing and copying, event audio system, first aid station supplies, etc)

Event Sponsorship Levels

Volunteer

Opportunities to join the VVDAR and Exchange club members as we stand vigil 24 hours a day from November 9 through the closing ceremonies on November 16 and help us set up the field of flags or take down the flags and prepare them for storage

“___these dead shall not have died in vain,

that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom,

And that government of the people, by the people, for the people

Shall not perish from the earth."

Gettysburg Address

November 19, 1863

All proceeds go to the VVDAR and Exchange Club of Mesquite Foundation, 501( c)(3) charitable organizations, for the benefit of local veterans, charities and projects.