Saturday, June 30, 2012

St. James Veterans Memorial


On Saturday, May 19, 2012 there was a dedication of the St. James Veterans Memorial. The granite monument is located near the town hall and St. James Community Center across the street from St. James Plantation on 211 in Southport, NC. The granite monument honors all past and present members of our Armed Forces and was paid for by residents who purchased commemorative bricks to honor those who have served in the military. The 580 bricks sold so far are laid in the sidewalk in front of the memorial stone. Two benches will be installed soon to create a place for reflection and rermembrance of those who have served our country.

DAR member, Fran Carlsen, who also served in the Army was there to represent the Brunswick Town Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.The memorial was dedicated on Armed Forces Day, when our country honors Americans who served in any of the five military services. The keynote speaker was retired Army General Dan K. McNeil, who related a touching story about a young solder who served a greater calling during the Vietnam War. Master of Ceremonies LTG (Ret.) Joe Kinzer praised the Veterans Memorial committee for more than three years of work to bring its vision of a memorial to a reality.  After the monument's unveiling, a reception was held in the Community Center at St. James.

A special thank you is extended to St. James residents, Gayle Allen, who contributed the above article, which was published in the Cat-Tales Magazine, June 2012; Volume 19 Issue 6 as a contributing writer for the magazine, along with professional photographer John Muuss who took the picture above, " A Time to Remember."



Photo contributed by St. James resident, Valerie Schultz.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

The WAR of 1812

http://blog.dar.org/2012/06/18/the-war-of-1812/

Vist the President General Merry Ann Wright's blog for information on the
War of 1812. This is America's Second War for Independnce. There are two
conferences to commemorate the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. One is
being held at North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, North Carolina on Friday,
June 29th, 2012. There is another one being held at Ford Johnston in Southport,
North Carolina, Saturday, October 20, 2012. The Southport symposiumn, which will include a luncheon, will require a modest fee. Call 910-457-0003 to register. Google  War of 1812 Bicentennial
for additional information.


Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans, with Andrew Jackson. Print of a painting by E. Percy Moran, 1910. Public domain.