Veterans Memorial Park & Gardens Ellijay Remembrance
Veteran's Memorial Park and Gardens held a day of remembrance for 9/11 and unveiled a new sign with a Ribbon Cutting. The Gilmer Chamber showed their support wearing the T-shirts for the Veterans Memorial Park & Gardens.
Confederate Memorial Day, 2017
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Confederate Flag Protected by Georgia Law Will Continue to Fly at Stone Mountain Park
Confederate flags will continue to fly at Stone Mountain Park
Mary Hoyt is waging a one woman campaign against the Confederate flags flying at Stone Mountain Park.
Hoyt, who is a Clarkston resident, said she wants the flag removed.
I'm fine with it being exhibited, but like my sign said I feel it should be behind glass and not in a position of authority, said Hoyt.
Hoyt echoing the sentiments of Georgia State Representative LaDawn Jones who on Tuesday called on residents to boycott the park until the flags come down.
State Rep. LaDawn Jones said, You know we have a first amendment right for you to express yourself on your shirt on your clothes on your cars but at a state run park it's time for the Confederate Flag to come down.
Park spokesman John Bankhead said, The calls we received have been split pretty evenly.
The Stone Mountain Memorial Association found itself embroiled in controversy in the wake of the June 17th church massacre in Charleston.
Critics want the divisive battle flags flying at the base of the mountain removed.
Flag supporters, who consider it a symbol of a proud southern heritage, are fighting those efforts.
After researching the issue, park officials said the flags will stay.
John Bankhead said, It's covered by Georgia law so unless they change the law the park can't make any changes to the display of these flags.
That's right. The same law that removed the confederate emblem from the Georgia Flag in 2001 ushering in the current state flag prohibits changes at Stone Mountain Park which is preserved by law as a Confederate Memorial.
Hoyt is disappointed but undeterred.
Hoyt said, If it is legally binding that the flag has to fly then we will have to continue to respectfully request that law be changed.
Camping at Three Forks - Georgia
This is a short clip from a recent camping experience at Three Forks on the AT in the North Georgia Mountains.
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Anything by Chris Aumen - Old Souls Album
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Pro-Confederate Flag Rally - Stone Mountain Park
My great, great grandfather:
David Richmond Thrasher
Muster Roll Co. B 18th Georgia Volunteer
Infantry CSA
Army of Northern Virginia
Newton County, Georgia Newton Rifles
Thrasher, David R. --Private -- April 30, 1861.
Captured at Warrenton, Virginia July 1, 1862,
and paroled there September 29, 1862.
Captured at Cedar Creek, Virginia October 19,
1864. Released at Point Lookout, Maryland
June 4, 1865.
The Confederate Flag should have it's honored place in history not to be used as a sign of hate or obliviated from our history books. Stone Mountain Park is a place set aside as a memorial to what our ancestors fought and believed in. You can not change history, but learn from the past. If we were to banish the confederate flag from sight, what would be next? The Christian flag? maybe even the stars and stripes of old glory. Leave the flag and park alone.
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.'
PATH400 - PHASE I
Just three years after the concept was first proposed, construction on a 5.2-mile, multi-use trail running parallel to GA 400 is set to begin. Work on the first phase of PATH400 starts March 2014.
The first phase of PATH400 is a half-mile stretch running from Lenox Rd. at Tower Place to Old Ivy Rd. Construction is expected to take approximately nine months, wrapping up before Buckhead's annual holiday traffic increase. Portions of the work will require lane closures at times on GA400, Lenox Rd., Old Ivy Road and Ivy Road. However, the majority of these lane closures are expected to take place during the summer months to minimize the impact on traffic flow in the area.
One major component of this phase is to make room for the trail to run along the north side of Lenox Rd. To do that, each travel lane will be reduced by approximately a foot, and the median will be narrowed as well. Another key objective is to create a safe pedestrian connection where the trail crosses into Tower Place. The Tower Place intersection will be reconfigured to make it more pedestrian friendly, most noticeably by adding a crosswalk on its eastern side.
This is the first of seven phases to complete PATH400. Roughly half of the project funding has been secured, thanks in large part to $5 million provided by the PATH Foundation and the Buckhead Community Improvement District. By mid-March, LBI anticipates that all design documents for the full length of the trail will be complete, clearing the way for additional phases of the project to be built as additional funds are raised.
The trail will bring much-needed greenspace to Buckhead and will connect recreational, residential and commercial centers in the area. PATH400 will also connect to the Atlanta BeltLine, and to South Fork Conservancy's trails, providing recreational opportunities that stretch well beyond the trail itself.
PATH400 is the spine of the Buckhead Collection, a planned network of parks, trails and greenspaces throughout Buckhead. The Buckhead Collection vision was spearheaded by Atlanta City Council Representative Howard Shook, and is now the responsibility of Livable Buckhead to implement. For more information about PATH400 and The Buckhead Collection, visit the Livable Buckhead website, livablebuckhead.org.
Glory Wagon, Srgt Mike Jones, Milton, WI 25,000 US Flags given out!
Former Marine and Vietnam veteran, Srgt Mike Jones and The Glory Wagon 2012, the only place in the US to hand out 25,000 American Flags at a 4th of July parade in Milton, WI. This year he will reach 30,000. He gathers as many local veterans so he can to distribute the flags to young spectators. Why? For a kid, getting a flag on the Fourth of July is like sitting on Santa Claus's lap, Jones says. It's like Christmas in the summer. Jones says he won't waste words describing what it's like to hand a child an American flag. You'd have to march along once and do it to understand. Donation are accepted. Donations for this year's flags can be made at Dave'ds Ace Hardware.
State workers off on Confederate Memorial Day
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Black Bear
Black bear beside The Deer Lodge on HWY 17 in Towns County Georgia.
Confederate Battle Flag Support Parade
all ages show their support for the Confederate Battle Flag which has been in the news lately.
Near Hiawassee, Ga. Towns County
Confederacy Day Savannah 2016
No Decisions - Can't Let You Go
We (No Decisions) are a new band from Chatsworth, Georgia. This is a preview of just one of our many songs to come. Please let me know what you think.
9/11 Artifact Delivered to Oconee County
WATKINSVILLE, Ga., Aug. 2, 2011 -- Georgia Army Guardsmen using a material transport vehicle helped Oconee County officials today move a half-ton section of steel beam from the World Trade Center from its pickup point in Athens, Ga., to the Oconee Veterans Park Community Center in an effort by Oconee County Parks and Recreation to bring even greater significance to the upcoming 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
It's been a long time coming, said Lt. Col. John Gentry, who commands Savannah's 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery, and serves as the Oconee parks and recreation director. As a Veteran, and as a citizen of this county, I very much appreciate the Guard's assistance with this. Now that the beam is here, we'll temporarily house it in the community center's main lobby until the Board of Commissioners decides where it will be permanently displayed.
Sergeant 1st Class John Smith and Staff Sgt. Tyler Lawver, both from Winder's Company E, 148th Brigade Support Battalion, took time and great care in loading the flag-covered 15-inch by 18-inch piece of I-beam aboard their truck at the FEDEX Freight Terminal. They, and their cargo, were then escorted 14 miles to the park by Oconee and Athens-Clarke county sheriff's deputies, the Oconee Emergency Management Agency, and the Oconee County Fire Department.
Artifact H-055a -- as the beam has been designated -- now sits, still draped with the U.S. flag used to cover it by Soldiers of the New York Army Guard's 369th Sustainment Brigade before it left Hangar No. 17 at JFK International Airport, beneath a picture of the Veteran's Memorial located at the park entrance.
Smith is Company E's full-time readiness NCO. Lawver is its full-time training NCO. Both have seen combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Speaking for myself, I can't recall anything that's made me feel as humbled as handling that piece of steel. Seeing it and touching it has strengthened my belief in why I serve, and who I am as a Citizen-Soldier, said Smith. I hope it reminds those who see it of the loss, the sacrifice and the selflessness that happened on 9/11, and why service to the nation is so important.
Lawver, who joined the Guard in 2004, said he became a Solder because of the 9/11 attacks.
Whether a person has worn the uniform or not, they should never let that tragedy slip their mind, he said of 9/11. When they see this [artifact], they should remember that the way to keep it from happening again is through vigilance, determination, and a heightened sense of who we are as a nation of free people, Lawver said.
Artifact H-005a came to its new home through the efforts of Tom Popps, Gentry's assistant director. It was September 2009 while Gentry was deployed to Afghanistan, Popps says, when he came across an online article that told how remnants from the twin towers could be obtained. Popps says he was motivated to submit an application because of Gentry's service and that of his family, as well as the sacrifice made by all veterans and their families.
It was also in appreciation for the sacrifices of the police and firefighters who died that day and since, and to those who continue to protect and serve our communities, Popps said.
The application was approved in April, and with FEDEX's help -- and the hard work of Brenda Bishop, the Athens terminal's office manager -- the process culminated in today's event.
FEDEX, said Bishop's boss Tom Sanchez, is quite honored for having played a part in that process.
Everyone involved, up to and including the Georgia Army Guard, has given us something very special with which to mark the events of September 11, said Oconee County sheriff Scott Berry. Our military, like our police and firefighters, make great sacrifices every day -- some with their lives -- to keep us safe. Their service and their memories should be honored every day, not just on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
Video by Pfc. Ashley Fontenot
Story and photos by Sgt. 1st Class Roy Henry
Public Affairs Office - Georgia Department of Defense
snow in Whitfield and Murray counties 3/2/10
A few inches of snow covered Whitfield and Murray counties in North Georgia on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. These are pictures by Misty Watson of the Daily Citizen and pictures from our readers.
Confederate monument destroyed in Screven County
Police are looking for the person(s) responsible
Confederate Flag Rally in Easley, SC.
Marble Mine Trail in James Floyd State Park
Marble Mine trail is located in James Sloppy Floyd State Park. Nice little hike (.8 miles) to get to a sweet little Georgia spot that is now one of my favorites!
Gainesville tx July 4 confederate flag run. Ha
Confederate flag
Comal County Fair Parade 2015 - Sons of Confederate Veterans