Jefferson Davis
Birthday Tribute, June
8, 2013
On Saturday, June 8th,
the Va Flaggers attended the Nineteenth Annual National Jefferson F. Davis
Memorial Service at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA. In spite of HEAVY downpours throughout the
ceremony, a crowd of over 200 gathered in memory and honor of our
President.
We handed out over
150 stick flags, and suggested that recipients leave them on the grave of a
Confederate soldier before they left for the day. Several dozen Flaggers were on hand for the
event, serving in many different capacities and, of course, forwarding the
colors.
The President General
of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Commander In Chief of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans were on hand to bring greetings, and I was grateful
for the opportunity to address the attendees on behalf of the Va
Flaggers.
At the close of the
ceremony, I was deeply honored and very pleased to be presented with a flag that
flew proudly over the grave sites of many Confederate Officers and soldiers
during the year at the cemetery. I wish
to express my sincere thanks to Everette Ellis and the Jefferson F. Davis
Memorial Committee for this wonderful gift.
Many thanks to
Commander Ellis and the Jefferson Davis Committee, Jim
Cochrane and the J.E.B. Stuart Camp#1343, SCV and Knibb’s Battery, and all those
who made this ceremony a memorable one.
More photos here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151706783309274.1073741834.698334273&type=1¬if_t=like
Retiring the colors:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OweDBIFG4io#!
God bless Jefferson
Davis…and God save the South!
Susan Hathaway
Va Flaggers
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