The South's Memorial Day/ Armed Forces Day, May 20th

Today, May 20th, is the anniversary of the day North Carolina seceded from the Union. May 20th, 1861! She was the last state of the Confederacy to do so. She contibuted more men to the war effort than any other state in the Confederacy, and sustained more deaths and casualties than any other state. 40,000 Tar Heels died as a result of that war.

We remember! "They are asleep in our soil, but alive in our veins!"

It is well to remember all American Veterans on this day as it is Armed Forces Day. In 1958 the US Congress proclaimed that henceforth, Confederate Veterans would be considered "American Veterans". And so it is today we honor ALL our veterans.

Last week, I was unable to concentrate on this blog... as I usually do. Contrary to what you might have heard, I DO have a life away from the Computer.

Confederate Memorial Day was May 10th. Our SCV camp always puts on a big celebration. Last Saturday was that day. Weeks , days, and many hours, go into the plannng of such an event. I thought you might enjoy seeing some photos of the event itself: