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First Brigade ~ Virginia Division ~ Department of the Army of Northern Virginia |
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The Isle
of Wight Avengers is a proud Camp in the Sons of Confederate Veterans. "He who forgets his
ancestors is unworthy
Our purpose
is to fulfill the "To
you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication Lt. General
Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General
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Confederate
Monument ~ IOW Courthouse
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The
Avengers are happy to announce that we are offering 2 scholarships
to area high school graduating seniors! The scholarships are for $500 each!
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On
April 20, 2013 many Avengers turned out for our first annual Confederate
History and Heritage Month Memorial
Service in front of the court house. Josh and Brett Griffin were the Color Guard. Byran Britt laid the wreath. Most of the Camp's officers were present along with the three Hall brothers, and Frank & Myrna Sharon. |
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April
2, 2013: The Avengers had 2 special guests. The first was
Dennis Frazier from The Smithfield Times where he is
employed as an advertising consultant. He spoke on his Confederate ancestry and is a SCV member. He assisted the Camp with the advertisement for Confederate history month. |
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Our guest speaker was Marcus Robbins, Command Historian and Achivst for the NNSY. He discussed the history of the Gosport shipyard before,during, and after the War Between the States. |
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Congratulations
to 2 Avengers who were elected April 28
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| New Virginia Division officers for the 2012 - 2014 term | BRIGADE COMMANDERS |
| Commander - Mike Pullen | 1st Brigade - Kenzy Joyner |
| 1st Lt. Cmdr. - Tracy Clary | 2nd Brigade - Everette Ellis |
| 2nd Lt. Cmdr. - Ken Parsons | 3rd Brigade - David McCorkel |
| Adjutant - Tony Griffin | 4th Brigade - Bill Graham |
| Archivist - Edwin Ray | 5th Brigade - Ted Crockett |
| Treasurer - Joe Wright | 6th Brigade - Vacant |
| Quartermaster - Cecil Thomas, III (has since resigned for medical reasons) | 7th Brigade - Ron Graves |
| Chaplain - Michael Virts | |
| Inspector - Tim Hamilton | |
| Heritage Defense Coordinator - TBD | |
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Avengers
Camp Calendar of Future Events
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Our next
monthly meeting: Our meetings are usually on the 1st Tuesday
of each month, but meeting dates may change due to holidays, etc.
For a more
complete listing of events in Isle of Wight County, see:
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SALUTE
TO THE FLAG OF VIRGINIA:
I salute the
Flag of Virginia with reverence
and patriotic devotion to the "Mother of
States and Statesmen" which it represents -
the "Old Dominion" where Liberty and
Independence were born.
-- Written by Mrs. Cassye Gravely, UDC
SALUTE TO THE CONFEDERATE FLAG:
I salute the Confederate flag with affection,
reverence and undying devotion to the
cause for which it stands. Amen.
WORDS FOR THOUGHT!
"The democracy
will cease to exist when you take it away from those who are willing to work
and give it to those who would not."
~ Thomas Jefferson
"The real
problem in America is not so much what people don't know but, rather, what
they think they know that just ain't so."
~ Will Rogers
"I have no
purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery
in the States where it exists.
I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do
so."
~ Abraham Lincoln quote from his first inaugural address on March 4, 1861
"A nation
which does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today."
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"The education of a man is never completed until he dies."
~ Robert E. Lee
"Those Rebel
bastards couldn't hit an elephant at this dis..."
~ Last words of Union General John Sedgewick
at Spotsylvania
Court House May, 1864
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COMMANDERS of the ISLE OF
WIGHT AVENGERS CAMP #14:
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| Anthony M. Griffin | December 3, 2008 | present |
| M. Keith Morris, Jr. | September 27, 2006 | December 2, 2008 |
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