For thirty-one years the North Carolina Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has sponsored annually Confederate Flag Day, an event commemorating our state’s rich history and Southern heritage, held in the House of Representatives chamber of the historic 1840 Tar Heel State Capitol. First proclaimed by former Governor James G. Martin in 1988, the day has served as an occasion to host a number of major guest speakers: including former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Beverly Lake Jr., distinguished historians Clyde Wilson and Lee Congdon, and internationally-known authors such as Don Livingston and Paul Gottfried.
For all those years, the event has been peaceful and gone off without problems. Indeed, the Sons of Confederate Veterans has been a major contributor to the programs of the State Capitol, providing funding for restoration and preservation projects, and supplying volunteers for Capitol activities.
This year was different.
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In the accompanying photograph, I was pleased to see FOUR (04) military veterans rendering the "PRESENT ARMS!" salute, rather than the civilian hand over the heart.
ReplyDeleteHowever, oddly, all four were doing it incorrectly, British Army style, not as done in our United States Army.
Were these four men members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and is this the prescribed manner of salute for members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans?
By the way, my Confederate ancestor is Corporal Jonathan Trueblood, North Carolina 7th Regiment, Confederate Senior Reserves, which was at the Battle of Bentonville, and he was among those listed as present when General Joseph Eggleston Johnston surrendered to General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Here is the URL where you can view a photograph of this sign that I proudly display on the door to my apartment:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/writesong/45227419181/in/album-72157604041833394/
British Army style, not as done in our United States Army.
DeleteYou've got better eyes than I do and I wonder if this was done in The Late Unpleasantness by the Southern soldiers, something I should check out and thanks.
Push back or get pushed over the cliff.
ReplyDeleteThe choice is ours.
Y'all have a nice day.