Tim Hart Memorial: Flag Raising Ceremony at West Yellowstone

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Flag Raising Ceremony at West Yellowstone

On Wednesday, June 9, 2021 the Honor Guard, West Yellowstone Smokejumpers, Custer Gallatin National Forest, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, and the West Yellowstone community participated in a Ceremonial Flag Raising to honor Tim Hart. About 80 people attended the ceremony conducted by the Honor Guard.

Honor Guard Flag Raising

The same American flag has been with Tim since El Paso and will be presented to his wife Michelle at the memorial service on Saturday. The Forest Service flag will be presented to Tim’s sister.

A crowd of about 80 paid thier respects.

Wildland Firefighters

These men & women who risk their lives,
Who come together, one team united,
To fight the blazing fires.
A valued and respected group of soldiers.

They’re not fighting people…
No governments, no nations.
They’re fighting worthy battles,
They’re fighting Wildland Fires.

Many go out to fight the blaze
Knowing fully well the risks involved in these battles across the nations.
Glad when they can come back home, but with heavy hearts remembering the times when there are a few who don’t.

So here’s to those of many colors, who wear the yellow and green.
Give them the strength and knowledge,
the endurance that they need to continue
the fight of wildfires.

May they return again, home to me.

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

Flag Raising Ceremony at West Yellowstone