Celebrate Memorial Day, Wake Forest NCCelebrate Memorial DayWake Forest, NC

Gallery

Snapshots from past picnics: veterans in the front row, the striped tent in the pines, the parade along the pond, and plenty of barbecue.

Two smiling boys in striped shirts, one wearing a medal

2014

Families gathered around the striped tent among the pines
Bill Potter interviewing a veteran in a VFW cap on stage
A speaker at the bunting-draped lectern
Dan the Animal Man showing a vulture with outstretched wings
A crowd walking across the field toward the flagpole

2013

The Front Porch Kids playing mandolin, fiddle and guitar
A speaker in a flight suit at the lectern
The blue Ford tractor leading the parade with an American flag
A young woman playing mandolin on stage
Families on lawn chairs and blankets eating lunch
Dan the Animal Man with an animal in front of the audience
Crowds walking to the tents after the parade
Scott Brown speaking into a microphone
A speaker in a flight suit addressing the crowd under the tent
Veterans seated on stage sharing their stories
A girl playing fiddle on stage as guests listen
Volunteers serving plates of barbecue beside the pond

More from the field

Veterans in VFW caps sitting in the front row
Children riding through the field with an American flag
An army truck with a flag parked on the grass by the pond
Army trucks rolling down the road in the parade