Tickets are now on sale for the ninth annual Purple Heart Banquet on Saturday, Aug. 5, at 5:30 p.m.
Hosted by the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation, the banquet invites the public to help honor those wounded in battle. In addition to Purple Heart Medal recipients and their families, the event at Richland Creek Community Church is open to all veterans, military families, and the public.
Tickets are only $20 (free to WWII and Korean War veterans) and may be ordered online at www.WakeForestPurpleHeartFoundation.org, by email at info@WakeForestPurpleHeartFoundation.org, or by calling 919-760-3520.
Last year’s celebration saluted 60 Purple Heart recipients from around the Triangle. This year’s banquet features retired Army Maj. Gen. Douglas Lanier Carver as keynote speaker and includes the Walk of Honor, entertainment, patriotic tributes, and a catered meal.
Sponsors make this tribute possible. Sponsorship levels are Premier ($1,000), Blue ($500), White ($250) and Red ($100). For details, call Marty Coward at 919-792-0316. Contributions may be made payable to Purple Heart Foundation, P.O. Box 168, Wake Forest, NC 27588.
