Area residents are invited to attend the 4th Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony on Monday, May 4, at 11 a.m. The service will be held in Centennial Plaza, in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 South Brooks Street, to honor Anderson “Mitchell” Munn who served his nation in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Members of Munn’s family have been invited to participate in the ceremony which will include patriotic songs, special remarks, a memorial wreath laying and the ceremonial flag-raising by members of the Wake Forest High School JROTC. After raising the American flag, the JROTC will raise the U.S. Navy service flag in recognition of the military branch in which Munn served. Both flags will fly in Centennial Plaza throughout May.
Photographs and other remembrances of Munn will be displayed in Centennial Plaza during the ceremony, then in the town hall lobby through the end of May.
The May 4 ceremony will begin with the retiring of the colors for Roger Marvin Hockaday who was honored during the 3rd Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony on April 6.
Presented by local veterans’ organizations to honor the sacrifices of deceased Wake Forest veterans and their families, memorial flag-raising ceremonies are held monthly from April through November at 11 a.m. in Centennial Plaza
A committee comprised of representatives from American Legion Post 187, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 187, VFW Post 8466, the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation, Marine Corps League 1257, the Wake Forest High School JROTC and the Town of Wake Forest is soliciting the names of deceased Wake Forest veterans who may be honored during future flag-raising ceremonies. To be eligible for consideration, the deceased veteran must meet one of the following criteria: 1) joined active duty in Wake Forest; 2) died in Wake Forest; or 3) was a member of a Wake Forest veterans’ organization.
For more information, contact Dennis Mecum at 919-327-7887 or cdrvfwpost8466@yahoo.com.
