WAKE FOREST, NC – The Town of Wake Forest and several local veterans’ organizations will continue their monthly flag-raising ceremonies in Town Hall’s Centennial Plaza on Monday, July 13, at 11 a.m. The 69th Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony will honor Joseph Clapps, who served our nation in the US Marine Corps.
Friends and members of the Clapps family will participate in the ceremony, which will include patriotic songs, special remarks, a memorial wreath laying, and the ceremonial flag-raising.
During the service, the Wake Forest Fire Department Honor Guard will raise the American flag and the US Marine Corps service flag in recognition of the military branch in which Clapps served. Both flags will fly in Centennial Plaza throughout July. The American flag will then be presented to the Clapps family at the next flag-raising ceremony on August 3.
Photographs and other remembrances of Clapps will also be displayed in Centennial Plaza during Monday’s ceremony, then in the Town Hall lobby display case through the end of the month.
Presented by the Town of Wake Forest and 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. - typically on the first Monday of each month from April through October. Please note: The July service is scheduled one week later due to the Independence Day holiday. The services are provided at no cost and intended solely to honor departed veterans and their families.
The Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Committee 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, visit http://bit.ly/wfflagraising or contact Pete Lambert at 404-668-3985 or bflambert@mindspring.com.