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Event Specific Details
Flags will be displayed from Friday evening until 4 pm on Monday.
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Find your Hero and Flag Location:
| Field Location | Hero Last Name | Hero | Hero Type | Donor |
| A1 | ALVAREZ | DAVID ROBLES ALVAREZ | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Jim Gilchrist |
| A2 | AMAEFULE | CHINYERE AMAEFULE | Rotary D7620 Assistant District Governor | Nomie Hamid |
| A3 | AMLER | DR. MELVIN AMLER | WWII Army Medical Corps, Uncle | Claude Rollin |
| A4 | APAYDIN | HANDE APAYDIN | Rockville Rotarian | Alicia Hannon |
| A5 | APAYDIN | MELEK APAYDIN | Mother | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| A6 | APAYDIN | EROL APAYDIN | Father | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| A7 | APAYDIN | ALI BURAK APAYDIN | Husband, Father, Rotarian | Hande Apaydin |
| A8 | ASHTON | MONIQUE ASHTON | Mayor of the City of Rockville | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| A9 | ATATURK | MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK | Founder of Republic of Turkey, War Hero, Revolutionary | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| A10 | AUSTIN | ALAN AUSTIN | Rockville City Recycle-Reuse Crew Supervisor | Margie Billian |
| A11 | BAILEY | EDCO & CECILIA BAILEY | Rockville Rotarians | Alicia Hannon |
| A12 | BAILEY | EDWIN BAILEY | WWII Veteran, Grandparent | Claude Rollin |
| A13 | BAILEY | EDCO BAILEY | US Army, Vietnam War | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| A14 | BEDOYA | CARLOS BEDOYA | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Jim Gilchrist |
| A15 | BELL | LT. COLONEL KIM BELL | US Air Force Lt. | Linda Ziglar |
| A16 | BILLIAN | MARGIE & MITCH BILLIAN | Devoted Parents, Rockville Rotarians | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| A17 | BILLIAN | LEIFY BILLIAN | Dog and Family Member | Margie Billian |
| A18 | BILLIAN | GRACIE BILLIAN | Dog and Family Member | Margie Billian |
| A19 | BILLIAN | ZIVA BILLIAN | Dog and Family Member | Margie Billian |
| A20 | BROWN | DEMARIS BROWN | Sister | Alicia Hannon |
| A21 | BROWN | ANTHONY BROWN | Brother-in-Law | Alicia Hannon |
| A22 | BROWN | ANTHONY BROWN JR. | Nephew | Alicia Hannon |
| A23 | BROWN | ELI BROWN | Nephew | Alicia Hannon |
| A24 | BROWN | HANNAH BROWN | Niece | Alicia Hannon |
| A25 | BROWN | ANTHONY BROWN | Rockville City Recycle-Reuse | Margie Billian |
| B1 | BUECHEL | KAT BUECHEL | Professor | Marilyn Nevy Cruz |
| B2 | BUTLER | ROBERT G. BUTLER, JR | Maj. General, U.S. Army | Sue Gordon |
| B3 | CABRERA | ANDY CABRERA | US Marines | Eliseo and Irina Lujan |
| B4 | CAMPBELL | BETSY SMALL CAMPBELL | Creating Friendships for Peace Hero | Linda Ziglar |
| B5 | CARDARELLI | ROSE CARDARELLI | US Army Medical Service Corps, Rotarian | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| B6 | CASTONERNA | PAUL CASTONERNA | US Marines | Eliseo and Irina Lujan |
| B7 | CLARKE | NINA HONEMOND CLARKE | Teacher | Eileen McGuckian |
| B8 | COHEN | GILBERT COHEN | WW2 Veteran, Grandparent | Margie Billian |
| B9 | COHEN | FANNIE COHEN | Grandmother | Margie Billian |
| B10 | COLLINS | DEREK COLLINS | Rockville City Sanitation Operator | Margie Billian |
| B11 | COLLINS | CAPT. CHRISTINE ELMER COLLINS | US Army Nurse | Sue Gordon |
| B12 | COYLE | MICHAEL COYLE | US Army Veteran, Friend | Claude Rollin |
| B13 | CROMWELL | Dr. STEVE CROMWELL | US Navy WWII | Eileen McGuckian |
| B14 | CROMWELL | DR. STEVE CROMWELL | US Navy WWII | C.K. Dheenan |
| B15 | CRUZ | MARILYN NEVY CRUZ | Rotary D7620 Lieutenant Governor | Nomie Hamid |
| B16 | DAVIS | RONNIE TEITLER DAVIS | Rotary D7620 Assistant District Governor | Nomie Hamid |
| B17 | DEAN | SGT. BO (WILLIAM) DEAN | US Air Force Sgt. | Linda Ziglar |
| B18 | DEMMA | JIM DEMMA | Attorney | Eileen McGuckian |
| B19 | DOLGIN | LYLA DOLGIN | Parent | Claude Rollin |
| B20 | DOUGLAS | REV. DELANO DOUGLAS, Ph.D. | Fiancé | Alicia Hannon |
| B21 | DYKES | TERRAN DYKES | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Jim Gilchrist |
| B22 | FAHNBULLEH | SAMUEL FAHNBULLEH | Rockville City Sanitation Operator | Margie Billian |
| B23 | FARRELL | ANDREW FARRELL | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Linda Ziglar |
| B24 | FLORES | VICTOR HERRERA FLORES | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Linda Ziglar |
| B25 | FRAZIER | ANTHONY FRAZIER | Rockville City Recycling Refuse Superintendent | Anonymous Donor |
| C1 | FULTON | KATE FULTON | Councilmember of the City of Rockville | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| C2 | GARCIA-PARKS | THERESA GARCIA-PARKS | Rockville Rotarian | Alicia Hannon |
| C3 | GILCHRIST | JIM GILCHRIST | Former Maryland State Delegate | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| C4 | GILCHRIST | PASTOR CHARLES GILCHRIST | Friend, County Executive | Margie Billian |
| C5 | GINGERY | J. MONTE GINGERY | Montgomery County Patriot | Ricky Mui |
| C6 | GONZALEZ | ISRAEL GONZALEZ | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Linda Ziglar |
| C7 | GORDON | SUE GORDON | Rockville Rotarian | Alicia Hannon |
| C8 | GORDON | LAUREN E. GORDON | Major, U.S. Marine Corps | Sue Gordon |
| C9 | GORDON | KEITH GORDON | Teacher, Poolesville HS | Sue Gordon |
| C10 | GORDON | MARK GORDON | Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army | Sue Gordon |
| C11 | GOWDA | PALLAVI GOWDA | US Army Captain | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| C12 | HAAS | PETTY OFFICER E6 VERN HAAS | US Navy Petty Officer | Linda Ziglar |
| C13 | HAAS | TAMMY HAAS | Creating Friendships for Peace Hero | Linda Ziglar |
| C14 | HAMID | NOMIE HAMID | Rotary District 7620 Governor | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| C15 | HANNON | KEVIN HANNON | Father | Alicia Hannon |
| C16 | HANNON | DR. SANDRA WILLS HANNON | Mom | Alicia Hannon |
| C17 | HANNON | CHERYL HANNON | Mother | Alicia Hannon |
| C18 | HANNON | MADISON HANNON | Sister | Alicia Hannon |
| C19 | HANNON | FERNANDO HANNON | U.S. Marines Veteran | Alicia Hannon |
| C20 | HANNON | RICARDO HANNON | U.S. Army Veteran | Alicia Hannon |
| C21 | HANNON | ALICIA HANNON | Rockville Rotarian | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| C22 | HARRIS | ROBERT HARRIS | Rockville City Sewer Maintenance | Jim Gilchrist |
| C23 | HEMMIG | PHILIP HEMMIG | Parent | Doug Hemmig |
| C24 | HEMMIG | MARILYN HEMMIG | Parent | Doug Hemmig |
| C25 | HOLMES | HAROLD HOLMES | Rockville City Sanitation Operator | Margie Billian |
| D1 | HUBBARD | RON HUBBARD | US Navy Lt. L | Chelsea Garcia Granda |
| D2 | HUTCHINSON | KYLE & JOHN HUTCHINSON | Friends | Alicia Hannon |
| D3 | JACKSON | BARRY JACKSON | Councilmember of the City of Rockville | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| D4 | JOHNSON | ANTHONY JOHNSON | Rockville City Sanitation Operator | Margie Billian |
| D5 | JONES | JAMES JONES | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Linda Ziglar |
| D6 | JUBILEE | JUBILEE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS | Community Service Heroes | Margie Billian |
| D7 | KASEMAN | MANSFIELD KASEMAN | Founder of the Kaseman Clinic | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| D8 | KLEIN | DR. STANLEY KLEIN | Parent | Margie Billian |
| D9 | KLEIN | ROSLYN KLEIN | Parent | Margie Billian |
| D10 | KOUDAYA | KODZO KOUDAYA | Temp Recycling/Refuse Worker | Rusty Morgan |
| D11 | LARSEN | MAJOR DAGFINN T. LARSEN | US Air Force Major | Linda Ziglar |
| D12 | LARSEN | SGT. KEN LARSEN | US Army Sgt. | Linda Ziglar |
| D13 | LARSEN | MAJOR JOHN LARSEN | US Army Major | Linda Ziglar |
| D14 | LAZARUS | DR. ANGELINE LAZARUS | Medical Director of Kaseman Clinic | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| D15 | LEITES | LT. ISRAEL LEITES | Died in WW2, Great Uncle | Margie Billian |
| D16 | LEWIS | BURNHAM M. LEWIS | WW II Veteran | Turk Lewis |
| D17 | LEWIS | FRANK LEWIS | Rockville City Sanitation | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| D18 | LEZAMA | CARMEN LEZAMA | Clinic Managing Director of Kaseman Clinic | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| D19 | LOPEZ | JONATHAN LOPEZ | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Linda Ziglar |
| D20 | LOUIS | BILLY LOUIS | Rotary D7620 Assistant District Governor | Nomie Hamid |
| D21 | LUJAN | ERASMO LUJAN | US Army | Eliseo and Irina Lujan |
| D22 | LUJAN | EFRAIM LUJAN | Army Security Agency | Eliseo and Irina Lujan |
| D23 | LUJAN | ELISEO LUJAN | US Army, Vietnam War | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| D24 | LUJAN | IRINA LUJAN | Rockville Rotarian, Ukrainian, UAC Director | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| D25 | MARTIN | GIL RAMON MARTIN | Rockville City Sanitation Operator | Margie Billian |
| E1 | MATTOCKS | MIKE MATTOCKS | Rockville City Sewer Maintenance | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| E2 | MCCARTHY | TOM MCCARTHY | Creating Friendships for Peace Hero | Linda Ziglar |
| E3 | MCCARTHY | MARGARET MCCARTHY | Experimental Education Advocate & Social Enterprise Investor | Marilyn Nevy Cruz |
| E4 | MCGUCKIAN | EILEEN MCGUCKIAN | Rockville Rotarian, Rockville Historian | Alicia Hannon |
| E5 | MCMILLIAN | GABE MCMILLIAN | Rockville City Sanitation Operator | Margie Billian |
| E6 | MONTOYA | JOSE MONTOYA | Rockville City Sanitation Operator | Margie Billian |
| E7 | MUI | RICKY MUI | US Navy Surface Warfare Officer, Rotarian | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| E8 | MUI | TE CAO MUI | Parent | Ricky Mui |
| E9 | MUIR | WARREN MUIR | Creating Friendships for Peace Hero | Linda Ziglar |
| E10 | MULLICAN | BRIGITTA MULLICAN | Rockville Patriot | Ricky Mui |
| E11 | MYLES | DAVID MYLES | Councilmember of the City of Rockville | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| E12 | NAGHDI | MICHAEL NAGHDI | Rotary D7620 Assistant District Governor | Nomie Hamid |
| E13 | OKON | UKPEME AKPAN OKON | Rockville Rotarian, Peacebuilder | Alicia Hannon |
| E14 | OUAMBO | SERGE OUAMBO | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Linda Ziglar |
| E15 | PESIN | ALAN PESIN | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Linda Ziglar |
| E16 | REICH | JOHN REICH | US Agency Head, Friend, Best Boss | Claude Rollin |
| E17 | REYES | FRANCISCO REYES | Rockville City Sanitation Operator | Margie Billian |
| E18 | ROLLIN | STEPHAN ROLLIN | Parent who survived Nazi Germany | Claude Rollin |
| E19 | SANDERS | JOHN SANDERS | Rockville City Sanitation | David Shiben |
| E20 | SASSAREGO | NICOLA SASSAREGO | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Eileen McGuckian |
| E21 | SAYLES | LAURIE-ANN SAYLES | Montgomery Co. Councilmember At-Large | Alicia Hannon |
| E22 | SHAW | IZOLA (ZOLA) SHAW | Councilmember of the City of Rockville | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| E23 | SIMEO | JAMES SIMEO | Patricia Ritter | |
| E24 | SIMON | JONATHAN SIMON | Rockville City Sanitation | David Shiben |
| E25 | SMITH | HYMAN SMITH | WWII Soldier, US Army | Eileen McGuckian |
| F1 | SMITH | NATHAN SMITH | WWII Soldier, US Army | Eileen McGuckian |
| F2 | SMITH | BERTHA SMITH | Teacher and Mother | Eileen McGuckian |
| F3 | STAMBOUGH | DR. STEPHEN STAMBOUGH | Professor Emeritus | Marilyn Nevy Cruz |
| F4 | STIRN | BECKY STIRN | Creating Friendships for Peace Hero | Linda Ziglar |
| F5 | TEMIZ | ESRA TEMIZ | Mother | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| F6 | TEMIZ | CELIL TEMIZ | Father | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| F7 | THOMPSON | JOHN THOMPSON | US Air Force Major | Linda Ziglar |
| F8 | TRAMMELL | DAMONTA TRAMMELL | Rockville City Sanitation | Susan Greif |
| F9 | TUMMER | MATTHEW TUMMER | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Eileen McGuckian |
| F10 | TURGUT | GOKNUR TURGUT | Rockville Rotarian, Devoted Mother | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| F11 | VALERI | MARISSA VALERI | Councilmember of the City of Rockville | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| F12 | VAN GRACK | ADAM VAN GRACK | Councilmember of the City of Rockville | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| F13 | WELSA | PHILEMON NKALO WELSA | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Linda Ziglar |
| F14 | WILSON | KERON WILSON | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Eileen McGuckian |
| F15 | WINPINGLER | MARK WINPINGLER | Rockville City Sanitation Worker | Eileen McGuckian |
| F16 | WOOLERY | CHUCK WOOLERY | Rockville Rotarian, Environmentalist | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
| F17 | ZIGLAR | LINDA ZIGLAR | Rockville Rotarian, Peacebuilder | Hande & Ali Apaydin |
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Who is Your Hero?
Heroes don’t have to wear a cape. Some wear a uniform; some wear scrubs and others have done something to make a difference in your life such as a coach or teacher. Some have performed service to our community or the world. Honor our present heroes and past fallen heroes. Please join us as we honor them with a field of flags waving proudly to honor every hero!
Sponsor a flag today!
Honor your hero by sponsoring the flying of a flag with a $50.00 contribution. Each of the 300 flags displayed during Memorial Day Weekend at the King Farm Homestead along Rockville Pike will be identified with a commemorative tag attached to show the name of the individual it is in honor of or in memory of someone during the event. Tags will be given to the sponsors following the event. Flags remain the property of the Rockville Rotary Foundation, Inc.
Click here to download the Individual Sponsorship Flyer
Click here to download the Corporate Sponsorship Flyer
Click to view the video of the 2024 Opening Ceremony
Map of the event
Support Our Foundation
The Rotary Club of Rockville and the Rockville Rotary Foundation, Inc. are proud to present this event, which is supported by our corporate sponsors and community flag donors. The Rockville Rotary Club Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible.
Thank you to our corporate sponsors!
