Town Council Chair Jamie Garvin commemorated the recently relocated War Veterans Monument and new yardarm flagpole with an official flag-raising ceremony at twilight, Monday, April 12, 2021.    The monument and flagpole, located at the center of the new town green, will serve as the new location for future Memorial Day activities.  The new yardarm flagpole was made possible by the generous donation of three community members last August; Thomas Egan, Jeffrey Holden, and James Huebener [Article].

Councilors Jeremy Gabrielson and Gretchen Noonan, Town Manager Matt Sturgis, and Town Planner Maureen O'Meara, and several community members were in attendance for the raising of the flags.  Hadley Johnson performed the traditional "Reveille" bugle song while the flags for the United States of America, Maine, and Cape Elizabeth were being raised. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the event was kept small.  

During the Town Council meeting later in the evening, Garvin thanked Egan, Holden, and Huebener for their donations, as well as Dr. David Jacobson for "working with the town to create an easement on which the town green and flagpole sit."  

Click here to view the ceremony video.

Video and image courtesy of Maureen O'Meara