Honoring our fallen military heroes during this Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic while observing the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rules of social distancing and wearing face covering. While continuing to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. The graves of veterans interred at Carolina Biblical Gardens Cemetery and the Raleigh National Cemetery in Raleigh, NC were flagged with an American flag during Memorial Day. Post 157 is named after Pvt. Charles T. Norwood who died from his wounds and Lobar Pneumonia on January 17, 1919 making him the first Black solider to be killed from Raleigh, North Carolina during World War I. Pvt. Charles T. Norwood was buried in the Raleigh National Cemetery on August 21, 1921.
