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Greetings:
It is my honor to represent the Virginia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans
and welcome you to our web site. We are proud of the many heritage
and preservation activities in which the Sons are involved through our local
Camps, as we continue to work vigorously to improve our organizational
visibility and professionalism. I hope you will take the time to explore
this site and learn who we are and all that we are accomplishing. When
I speak to people about our organization, I often refer to the last word
in our title. We are primarily a Veterans Organization not unlike other
Veterans Organizations. As a 20 year U.S. Veteran myself, I like to think
that I understand the sacrifices made by those who have served in the military.
Even so, we are a very special Veterans Organization. We are not the Veterans,
but rather their proud descendants. We speak for men and women who are
no longer here to speak for themselves.
This year we will meet in New Orleans to reaffirm the charge given to us
there in 1906 by Lt. General Stephen D. Lee:
" To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the
cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense
of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history,
the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles he loved
and which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Remember,
it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future
generations."
Please view this site and consider joining the Sons of Confederate Veterans,
here in Virginia.
We have approximately 4,000 members assembled in 80
Camps throughout Virginia.
Prepare your genealogy, or let us assist you. Discover who your ancestors
were and in what Confederate units they served. I guarantee you will never
view a battlefield or even watch the History Channel the same way ever
again.
It is our Heritage. They fought to defend our freedom. Now we fight to
defend their honor. Join us in that fight.
B. Frank Earnest
Commander, Virginia Division
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Southern Patriot
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