John Wayne Godfrey, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, will be honored at the 20th Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday, July 3, in Centennial Plaza in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall on Brooks Street.
Members of Godfrey’s family will participate in the ceremony, which will include patriotic songs, special remarks, a memorial wreath laying and the ceremonial flag-raising. Following the raising of the American flag, the U.S. Army service flag will be raised in recognition of the military branch in which Godfrey served. Both flags will fly in Centennial Plaza throughout July. Photographs and other remembrances of Godfrey will also be displayed in Centennial Plaza during the ceremony, then in the Town Hall lobby through the end of July.
Presented by several local veterans’ organizations to honor the sacrifices of deceased Wake Forest veterans and their families, memorial flag-raising ceremonies are scheduled in Centennial Plaza at 11 a.m., usually on the first Monday of each month from April through October. The services are provided at no cost and intended solely to honor departed veterans and their families.
The Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Committee continually solicits 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, including the complete 2017 Memorial Flag-Raising schedule, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov and search Memorial Flag Raising or contact Pete Lambert at 919-529-3018 or bflambert@mindspring.com.
