Veterans Day tribute recalls Dixie and Confederate past
Washington Tubbs II voices generation gaps among veterans at a ceremony honoring Confederate and World War II veterans. D H Carr urges pride in Dixie while reflecting on slavery days as a “golden age.” United Daughters of the Confederacy leaders award service crosses to World War II descendants and overseas veterans, with musical performances by Maury Barrett and James Elmer Brown.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
B. Northen
Blusfield College
Orena
Northea
Northen
D. H. Carr
69Th Virginia Infantry
Land of Dixie
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Frank Y. Jackson
W. H. Thoman
West Virginia
Tmvid
Thomas Lowman
Charles Franklin Wilson
Lowman
Wilson
Confederacy
Reese~ Bowen
J. Harve Johnston
Maury Barrett
Annie Laurie
Joe
Dixie
James Elmer Brown
Elven By O B Tabor and J B Holcomb Dinner for Old Veterans
Mise Helen Spangler gave two dialect readings that delighted the old soldiers and guests. A bountiful menu featured chicken and dressing, ham, potatoes au gratin, lettuce with mayonnaise, biscuita, strawberry dessert, whipped cream and coffee. Numerous veterans from multiple Virginia units were listed with ages from 6 to 88 years. Seven Wives headline notes conclude with John P Edwards sentenced to a year for each of seven marriages.
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O. B. Tabor
J. B. Holcomb
Helen Spangler
J. M. Carter
M. B. Hancock
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Starks
Longstreet
Picket
J. C. Shorter
60Th Virginia Infantry
T. T. Turnall
21St Virginia Cavalry
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