Some Will Sell Their Soul For Profit

                                                                                                                                                                     

“Some Will Sell Their Soul For Profit”

It has been debated by many as to how much it takes to sell one’s soul in removing the Confederate monuments in the local cities.  The company that removed the Monument from Conyers and then McDonough is Roper and Sons out of Covington, GA.  They took money that was freely given by those that call themselves elected officials, to remove essentially grave markers for those troops who died in battles far from home.  Those monuments were placed in the towns by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to remember those who did not come home and their bodies were not recovered.   They were removed at the bidding of those racist officials who are doing it for political gain and folly.  Those who are doing the work think of themselves as just a family trying to do a job, but they are following the unlitigated greed that has caused so much angst and furor among many of the citizens.  They see only a way to get rich off the deaths of those ancestors who fought and died for their homes and families.  There is no excuse for what is occurring with the removal of those monuments.   Here is a good symbolic reference to what has occurred.  The commissioners are no different than the Roman ruler of Judea Pontius Pilate.  And the people who are removing the monuments are akin to Judas who sold out Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.  Yes, pure old fashioned treachery.  Always remember those who did this to the dead.

The Staff

Eighteen Years Of Sorrow And Heartache

It’s been eighteen years since I lost the love of my life Lisa in the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001. I have been through every emotion you can imagine and some you can’t. I think of her every day of my life and I miss her so much that it hurts my very soul. My life has changed so much since that day, I am not the same person I was before the attacks that took her away. 

I see my country going down a path of destruction that we may not be able to stop. We are seeing the very kind of people that killed Lisa being elected to public office and that is wrong on so many levels. Seeing this hurts so much. But what hurts me more is people that I thought were my friends have turned out to be just as bad as the terrorists themselves. You see showing the photos and videos of the towers on fire and falling down is very, very hard for the people to see that lost loved ones. I have written a blog about why they should not be posting photos and videos of the event. But they are so ignorant and stupid they keep doing the same thing to try and get a political message out. It shows a lack of intelligence on their part that they have to use the photos instead of their words to get their point across. These people need to be ostracized from the community for being just as bad as the terrorists.

Sweetheart, I miss you so much I think of you every day. I remember all of our plans for our life together. I remember you designing our house your dad was going to have built for us. We were on track to a great life together as man and wife and a few kids. I miss holding you in my arms and telling you how much I love you. When I was hurt in the line of duty you stood by me and told me we would work it out because I was your everything in your life. You told me we would have a beautiful life together full of love and grace. But that did not happen for us. I guess I am still bitter about losing you because I love you so much and would do anything for you. If I could I would have taken your place, but I feel a part of me died that day too. I will never be the same and I will never be happy for the rest of my life. I lost my best friend and my love of a lifetime. I love you, darling. 

Alfred Britt.

Our Song  Love Of A Lifetime

Veterans Wall Of Honor In Bad Shape

A friend had a person from out of town to visit for the weekend who wanted to go to the Veterans Wall of Honor at Heritage Park in McDonough.  So, they took him and he was taken aback by some things he saw there.  This man is a Veteran of the United States Navy and he is an electrician and electrical inspector where he lives.  He said that there is some shoddy electrical work that was done at this site.  He could not believe that it passed inspection.  He also noted that the plaques on the Wall are missing some stars that hold them on the Wall.  He walked down the Walk of Honor and noticed that the black is coming off several of the names.  He said that there needs to be some serious maintenance done to this Veterans military site.  He said the Wall needs a thorough cleaning and wondered if there is regular inspections on this area.  Our friend really did not know how to answer him.  Our friend was embarrassed by what this man found at the Wall of Honor.   Maybe the county needs to look into maintaining this area better than they have in the past.  This place that is used to honor those who have served and died for this nation should have better care.  It looks like those at the County leadership level have different priorities and agendas instead of keeping up what they have already.

A Henry County Resident

Turning Fifty And Missing You Sweetheart

It’s been sixteen years sweetheart since you were taken from me on that clear blue September day. I have thought of you every day and I still miss you so much that tears still flow for you. For some time now I have been thinking of you in a different way. This year I will turn fifty later in September. I still see you as that beautiful twenty six year old that I lost. It’s hard to see you as a forty three year old lady you would have been. I think of what our kids would be now. They would be just a year or two younger than my grand niece Victoria. She was born in late January after you were taken from me. You would have love Vic she is a little like you were a little tom boy, but also a little girly too. She was born just four months after you were gone and she saved me from going crazy over losing you sweetheart. You see my niece Kristie needed someone to watch Vic, so she could work and I said I would watch her for Kristie. Vic helped me to keep my mind busy from your tragic passing.   

After I was injured on the job, and we decided I would run our farm and raise a small herd of ostriches, I think of what our farm would be like now with the horses and the birds. I can see you teaching Vic and our kids to ride horses and how to take care of them. I think of how well you would have done in your architectural and engineering work you loved so much. Whenever I see a couple I can’t help but think of us and how happy we were together and then I think of what would have been, and I get very sad and lonely in my heart. Baby, I miss everything about you. Your long golden hair, your bright blue eyes, your caring heart, your love. But most of all I just miss you being next to me and having my back on things. I look back and I can honestly say the six years we were together were the years I was alive. So, as I am about to be fifty years old I can still say you will always be my love of a lifetime.

Alfred Britt.  

Photographs, Memories Of You.

I look at your photograph and remember there was no mountain we could not climb,

Looking at your beautiful smile takes me back to a wonderful time.

I have photographs of you throughout the house,

My love for you is so strong it cannot be dowsed.

I think of your love that you gave freely,

For you to be in my arms looking into each other’s eyes is what I need really.

I have photographs of you and your bright beautiful smile,

I remember the love you had for me with your own kind of style.

Your photographs remind me of the time I was truly alive,

For the past sixteen years, I have ceased to live without your love by my side.

As I am about to turn fifty years old,  I still see you as the twenty six year old sweetheart I lost,

But I know you would be a beautiful lady now, but without you by my side, I am living in a world of the tumbled and tossed.

Alfred Britt

(c)2017

Nash Farm Park Creating

At the June 6th meeting of the Henry County Board of Commissioners it was mentioned about the military museum that was to go in at Nash Farm Park.  It was a normal military museum dedicated to the more modern wars.  Also, mention was made about the Nash Farm master plan.  Below is some information about both.

The Watchdog Group of Henry County

STATE OF GEORGIA

 COUNTY OF HENRY

 The Henry County Board of Commissioners held a Regular Public Meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in the Community Room, County Administration Building, 140 Henry Parkway, McDonough, Georgia. Notice of this meeting was posted in the entrance foyer of the County Administration Building. The Daily Herald was notified of this meeting. Those present were:

 

                        Elizabeth “BJ” Mathis, Chairman,

Reid A. Bowman, Vice-Chairman, District IV Commissioner

Warren E. Holder, District I Commissioner

Rick Jeffares, District II Commissioner

            Randy Stamey, District III Commissioner

Johnny B. Basler, District V Commissioner

Authorization to reallocate funds to Nash Farm Park and honoring the contributions of Veteran’s Groups contribution to the Military Museum

            Tim Coley, Director of Parks and Recreation presented the agenda item to the Board.  Henry County through the Parks and Recreation Department is creating a military museum to be located at Nash Farm Park. Military groups such as the Vietnam Veteran’s Association and the Marine Corps Guard have worked diligently to acquire uniforms and other military related items from World War I to present to be donated to the museum.  Upon completion the military museum will be open to the public for tours and further serve as a valuable educational tool for school related field trips.  In order to facilitate this in a timely manner the request is for authorization to transfer approximately $42,000.00 from Capital Projects Funds to Nash Farm to finish the Nash Farm House which is the house that will locate the museum.

            Mr. Coley recognized Mr. Bob Van Dunk .  Mr. Van Dunk orchestrated where the Marine Corp Guard, the VFW and other veteran’s groups have consolidated to be known as the Henry County Veterans Association.  They have donated funds, time and efforts to make the museum possible.

            Commissioner Jeffares made the motion to approve the resolution; Commissioner Stamey seconded.  The motion carried 5-0-0 approving the following resolution:

            WHEREAS, the Henry County Board of Commissioners has previously authorized the development of a master plan for Nash Farm Park which includes passive park activities for the benefit of the citizens of Henry County; and

            WHEREAS, in addition to such passive park activities, a portion of Nash Farm Park is to be dedicated to the preservation of certain historical and military actions; and

            WHEREAS, in furtherance of such historical and military actions, Henry County, through its Henry County Parks and Recreation Department, is creating a Military Museum to be located at Nash Farm Park; and

            WHEREAS, military groups such as the Vietnam Veteran’s Association and the Marine Corps Guard have worked diligently to acquire uniforms and other military related items from World War I to the present date to be donated to the Military Museum; and

            WHEREAS, these military groups have worked tirelessly to raise funds for the purchase of mannequins and cabinets to facilitate the display of these uniforms and military related items at the Military Museum; and

            WHEREAS, upon completion, the Military Museum will be open to the public for tours and further serve as a valuable educational tool for school related field trips; and

            WHEREAS, the Henry County Board of Commissioners has determined that the Military Museum will be a vital attraction and benefit to Henry County; and

            WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the timely completion of the Military Museum, the Henry County Board of Commissioners authorizes the transfer of approximately $42,000.00 from the Capital Projects Fund to Nash Farm Park for the purposes specified herein.

            NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of Henry County, Georgia, does hereby express its sincere thanks and appreciation for the valuable contributions that the Vietnam Veteran’s Association and Marine Corps Guard have made and continue to make to the Military Museum to be located at Nash Farm Park.

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners does hereby approve all necessary budget amendments and/or transfers needed for proper accounting of this Resolution.

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Authorization to submit a Recreational Trails Grant Application to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources

            Mike Bush, Finance Director presented the agenda item to the Board.  Henry County has the opportunity to apply for a Recreational Trails Program Grant through the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.  The grant amount is $100,000 and the matching funds would be $30,000 of which $25,410 is in-kind and $4,590 is cash match.  The grant is for the development of recreational trails and maintenance of existing substandard trails at Nash Farm Park.  Recreational trails at Nash Farm Park are delineated in the Master Plan prepared for this site. 

            Commissioner Jeffares asked which department would provide the in-kind match.  Mr. Bush stated it would be several different departments. 

            Commissioner Bowman stated within the package it states volunteer labor, would all the labor from the different departments be volunteer.  Mr. Bush stated no, the volunteer portion would be for example the Friends of Nash Farm, people who would go on their own time under the county’s supervision.

            Commissioner Bowman asked how the Personnel Department would volunteer $1,250.  Mr. Bush stated he believed that was for creating the grant itself.  Commissioner Bowman asked how staff came up with the $2,500 for public works.  Mr. Bush stated he did not have that information. 

            Commissioner Bowman asked if this grant was for one year.  Mr. Bush stated the grant is for construction of the trails and the county would maintain the trails.  Commissioner Bowman asked what the projected maintenance cost on the trails is.  Mr. Bush stated he did not have that information. 

            Commissioner Holder stated he continues to receive calls regarding the sign at Nash Farm.  There was a resolution to change the name of the park to Nash Farm Park.  Commissioner Holder asked when will the sign currently at the park that says Nash Farm Battlefield be changed.  Chairman Mathis stated that in the resolution it states that activities related to the Battlefield would continue to be referred to as Nash Farm Battlefield and those activities related to recreation would be Nash Farm Park.  Commissioner Holder stated the sign still reads Nash Farm Battlefield.  Chairman Mathis stated the sign cost $4,000 and is located next to the historical marker.  The idea was to place the new sign at the Babbs Mill Road entrance to the park.  Commissioner Basler asked if there was a way to move the sign to the battlefield area. If the sign needs to remain near the marker then it needs to be addressed and maybe the resolution needs to be readdressed. 

            Commissioner Jeffares stated this is an application for the grant and it will not be awarded until next year.  Commissioner Jeffares asked if awarded the grant are we obligated to accept the grant.  Mr. Bush stated that was correct the grant will not be awarded until the summer or fall of next year and the grant is for a maximum of $100,000 it could be less if deemed necessary. 

Commissioner Jeffares made the motion to approve; Commissioner Holder seconded.  The motion carried 4-1-0 with Commissioners Jeffares, Basler, Stamey and Holder in favor and Commissioner Bowman opposed.  The following resolution was approved:

            WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is the custodian of the county treasury and of county facilities in Henry County; and

            WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has sponsored preparation of a Master Plan for Nash Farm Park; and

            WHEREAS, this Master Plan incorporates recreational trails to link historical, cultural, and natural resources together along with greenspace; and

            WHEREAS, the need for recreational trails is also referenced in the adopted Henry County Joint Comprehensive Plan; and

            WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is aware of an opportunity to apply for Recreational Trail Grant Funds in the amount of $100,000 to facilitate realization of recreational trails consistent with the aforementioned Master Plan and Joint Comprehensive Plan; and

            WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners desires to formally authorize the filing of said application in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Recreational Trails Grant Program.

            NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF HENRY COUNTY that the Board hereby authorizes the filing of an application for grant assistance with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources relative to the Recreational Trails Grant Program.  The amount of the grant application is $100,000 and the total project cost (including local match) is $130,000.  Local match for this grant shall include cash match of $4,590 and in-kind match of $25,410; cash match funds are available in the Grant Match Account.

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairman is hereby formally authorized to execute and transit the aforementioned application to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources immediately upon adoption of this Resolution.

Poor Misguided Councilman Knows Not What He Does, Or Just Stupid.

The Stockbridge City Councilman Mr. A. S. was at the Nash Farm in Hampton on June 3rd with the NAACP protesting the CSA flag and the people who provided the museum for the farm to represent the Battle of Lovejoy.  This person who knows so little about history and only follows along to create trouble stood there with another man and defiled a historical monument to the Civil War dead of the Battle of Lovejoy.  Listed on that marker are the names of some of the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the area.  This was a wanton disgrace and defaming of all that is decent.  He is the kind who would destroy headstones in a cemetery for his own push for an agenda.  One of his friends spoke there about the flag that should be flying over the park the U.S. flag, but she would prefer the nationalist flag which is one flown by the nation of Islam.  They both stood there holding the only flag that ever flew over a slave ship other than the British and Spanish flags.  Yes, they know about as much about history as to fill a thimble.  They are showing ignorance at a rate that hasn't happened in many years.  There was such a huge crowd there less than twenty showed up.  There was a much larger police presence than there were people there to put down the hallowed people who died for what they believed.  This was a typical socialist event.  There is no telling how many crimes were being committed in the county where those police were needed.  And it boils down to one thing.  They don't want white anything.  They want to support a muslim philosophy that will bring in more and more till one day it will be Ramadan Park.  And you can thank people like those commissioners and city council members who have taken over to run amok in the political world and have no idea what they are doing.  There was an old saying years ago that Atlanta shared and now Henry County is on the threshhold of sharing, "you wanted it, now you have it, what are you going to do with it."

George C. Davis

Spend Not For Those Who Died on 9/11

“Spend Not For Those Who Died on 9/11”

A few years ago the City of McDonough and Henry County entered into an agreement to buy some land for a soccer park next to the Kroger on Jonesboro Rd. The park was never built because it was determined that too much of it was in a floodplain. It was reported on WSB TV that they now plan on building a park for children that died too early. In other words, a passive park for children that have died. They also said it would be like a small Piedmont Park. Now we all know what the real Piedmont Park in Atlanta is known for we just saw reports of the Dekalb Sheriff get caught exposing himself and running from the police. Is this the kind of park we want in the County or City, I think not. I can see it being called the dinga linga ding dong park of Henry County and the County getting laughed at more than it does now.

Henry County has a history of not doing the right thing when it comes to honor. They are cold and callous about people and their feelings. For years they have held what they call a memorial service for 9/11. But they have no clue as how to do it properly. They hold it in the middle of a busy intersection in front of a Walmart in McDonough. This intersection is just yards from the I-75 on-ramp.  Henry County has manipulated Stockbridge into doing the same thing in recent years at the Walmart on North Henry Blvd also known as the crime capital of the southside. This is not the right place to hold a memorial service for the victims of 9/11. It is a slap in the face to the friends and family members that lost loved ones on that terrible day. The County has a very good Veterans Wall of Honor that would be a good place to hold a service. After all, they have a photo of the towers on the wall as part of the military memorial. But alas, the County is either too cold hearted or just plain stupid.

If the County and Cities want to do the right thing why have they not built a memorial for the victims of 9/11. I have talked to family members that have lost a loved one and they are very upset that the County has done nothing to show respect for their loved one. And we don’t want to hear the crap we don’t have the money. I have seen small towns build a good memorial to the victims of 9/11. I know of one in Texas in a County that is three times larger than Henry County and they only have about 13,000 people in the whole County, yet they found a way to honor the victims. But the great Henry County of Georgia has done nothing, but put people in a busy intersection for a service. No place to take your children to teach them of the horrors of that day. It makes me wonder if the County or the people running it are complicit with the terrorist of that day. Something to think about.

The Blog Staff.

A Day For Confederate History Month

 Day for April

Confederate Heritage Month and Memorial

There is a little-known fact about the law that made Confederate Heritage Month and Memorial Day a law for April.  It was made law by the Legislature but never has been repealed.  Governor Deal can change the name on the calendar, but cannot change law.  Here is how GA Law 1-4-20 reads:

(a) The General Assembly hereby finds and determines that tourism is a great economic resource in Georgia; and historical, heritage, and cultural inheritance are among the tourism industry's most popular attractions. Georgia's Confederate heritage, physical artifacts and battle sites, and historic events and persons not only attract visitors, they are potentially of even greater importance and benefit to our state's economy. Increased development of our state's Confederate history and heritage as part of the tourism industry will be enhanced through recognizing, celebrating, and advertising that heritage and history.

(b) The month of April of each year is hereby designated as Confederate History and Heritage Month and shall be set aside to honor, observe, and celebrate the Confederate States of America, its history, those who served in its armed forces and government, and all those millions of its citizens of various races and ethnic groups and religions who contributed in sundry and myriad ways to the cause which they held so dear from its founding on February 4, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama, until the Confederate ship CSS Shenandoah sailed into Liverpool Harbor and surrendered to British authorities on November 6, 1865.

(c) Officials and departments of state, county, and municipal governments, boards of education, elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, businesses, and all citizens are encouraged to participate in programs, displays, and activities that commemorate and honor our shared history and cultural inheritance throughout each April during Confederate History and Heritage Month.

- See more at: http://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-1-general-provisions/ga-code-sect-1-4-20.html#sthash.SAHWo1T7.dpuf

A resolution was introduced this year to have the names put back on the state calender.  It didn't pass because it was introduced too late in the session, but it will be up front next legislative session.

This year once again the City of McDonough the county seat for Henry County, GA will recognized Confederate Heritage Month and Memorial Day on the square in McDonough with a Proclamation by Mayor Billy Copeland.  This by far makes the City of Stockbridge look bad as McDonough has more clout and more class than they will ever have.

The Spalding County Board of Commissioners recently voted unanimously to recognize Confederate History Month and Memorial Day with a Proclamation on April 3, 2017.   The Harlason County Board of Commissioners recently voted to recognize Confederate History Month and Memorial Day with a Proclamation.

There have already been several Confederate Memorial Day events in Georgia and many more to come.  The list below covers some, but not all of them.

United Daughters of the Confederacy®

Alfred Holt Colquitt Chapter 2018

cordially invites you, your family and friends to attend an observance of

Confederate Memorial Day

Saturday, the twenty-second of April Two thousand seventeen

at two o’clock in the afternoon

Awarding of Crosses of Military Service Guest Speaker

Michael K. Shaffer

A Confederate Memorial Day observance has been held at Historic Oakland every year since 1866. Our ceremony is held at the base of the Confederate Obelisk, as it has been since the Obelisk was built in 1873. A reception, hosted by the Alfred Holt Colquitt Chapter 2018, United Daughters of the Confederacy®, will follow near the Confederate Obelisk.

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GA-Griffin Confederate Memorial Day - Saturday, April 15, 10:00 am, Stonewall Confederate Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Griffin GA. The purpose of this observance is to honor the men who are buried here. Keynote speaker is Curtis Harris Collier III, from Athens, GA. FREE admission. 770-412-1646, barrowscv@inbox.com

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April 1, 2017

16th Annual Stone Mountain Memorial Service

16th Annual Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Day Celebration

The annual Confederate Memorial Day celebrations will be on April 1st this year. The lodging will be the same as years past at the Stone Mountain Days Inn. Most will arrive on Friday night for a social evening at the Hotel and leave out for home Saturday afternoon after the celebrations or Sunday morning. As last year we will collect the park entrance fee Friday night and early Saturday morning to speed up going through the gate. When you line up Saturday morning please make sure you have paid the fee. A picnic lunch will be provided for $6 (burger, chips and a drink) at the picnic area by the bike parking area before the celebration begins.

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April 8, 2017, the SCV Camp 141 hosted Confederate Memorial Day in Albany, GA at the CSA Memorial Park with Herman Crain as the guest speaker who writes the historical column for the Lee County Ledger.

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Lt. James T. Woodward Camp # 1399 Warner Robins Confederate Memorial day Services:

Friday April 21, 2017 at 6:00pm - 211 Stevens Street in Warner Robins at the Bason Family Cemetery

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Friday April 21, 2017 at 7:00pm -Cliett Cemetery Byron Ga. The Cliett Cemetery is located two miles west of I-75 on the Georgia 247 Connector

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Lt. James T. Woodward Camp #1399

Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 9:00am Confederate Monument, Macon Ga. At the Corner of 2nd Street and Cotton Ave.

Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 10:00am Rose Hill Cemetery Macon Ga. 1071 Riverside Drive Macon Ga.

Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 12:00 noon. Lt. James T. Woodward Cemetery -Hartley Bridge Rd, Bibb County, Ga.

Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 2:00pm Byron City Cemetery, 101 Murdock Ln. Byron Ga.

Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 4:00pm Oaklawn Cemetery in Ft. Valley Ga. Hwy 49 south side of Ft. Valley

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General E. Porter Alexander Porter # 158, Confederate Memorial Day Service:

Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Our annual Confederate Memorial Day ceremony at Magnolia Cemetery in Augusta, Georgia will feature Mrs. Betty Jean Miller of Kline, S.C. a prominent member of the S.C. UDC. This event will be on Saturday April 22nd starting at 11:00 a.m. featuring black powder salutes and time to honor your ancestors.

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GA-Augusta Confederate Memorial Day Commemoration - Saturday, April 22, downtown Augusta GA. Parade leaving at 11:00 am from the Confederate Veterans Monument in the 700 block of Broad Street, arriving at the Confederate veterans section of Magnolia Cemetery (702 3rd Street) where a memorial service will begin at approximately 11:45 am. Included will be a black powder salute, cannon firing and honor guard. Mrs. Betty Jean Miller of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will be the featured speaker. FREE admission. http://eporteralexander.homestead.com/

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GA-McDonough Confederate Memorial Day Observance - Saturday, April 22, 2:00 pm, McDonough City Square, downtown McDonough GA. You are invited to Henry County’s annual Confederate Memorial Day Observance. Mayor Billy Copeland will be onhand to give a proclamation for Confederate History Month and Memorial Day.  The keynote speaker will be Sons of Confederate Veterans Georgia Division Commander Scott Gilbert. FREE admission. 770-296-5139, zachrycamp108@gmail.com

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GA-Resaca Confederate Memorial Day Service - Sunday, April 23, 2:00 pm, Resaca Confederate Cemetery, Resaca GA. An observance of Confederate Memorial Day will be held at the Resaca Confederate Cemetery, approximately seven miles north of Calhoun on U.S. Highway 41. Turn east on Confederate Cemetery Road. Writer/Historian Ken Herron will be the keynote speaker. Music will be provided by the Company G, 28th Georgia Fife & Drum Corps and Laney House. FREE admission. In the event of bad weather this event will be held at Oakleigh, 335 South Wall Street in downtown Calhoun, the home of the Gordon County Historical Society.706-629-1515, http://exploregordoncounty.com/list/history/oakleigh-gordon-historical-society

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GA-Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Service - Sunday, April 23, 3:00 pm, Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Cemetery, West 6th Street @ Jones Avenue, Waynesboro GA. You are invited to the annual Confederate Memorial Day service to honor Burke County’s Confederate soldiers. Featured speaker is David Hollingsworth. FREE admission. tdlively@hotmail.com

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GA-Marietta Confederate Memorial Day Service - Sunday, April 23, 3:00 pm, Marietta Confederate Cemetery

395 Powder Springs Street, Marietta GA. You are invited to the annual Marietta Confederate Cemetery Confederate Memorial Day Service at the cemetery’s gazebo. FREE admission. 770-427-4662, henrylamonsmith@bellsouth.net

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GA-Brunswick Confederate Memorial Day Service - Saturday, April 29, 10:30 am to 12:00 noon, Newcastle Street and Hanover Park, Brunswick GA. A procession down Newcastle Street from G Street begins at 10:30 am. Meet at Hanover Park, site of Brunswick’s Confederate Monument, for the service beginning at 11:00 am. FREE admission. 912-571-8657

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GA-Bainbridge Confederate Memorial Day - Saturday, April 29, 7:00 pm, Willis Park, downtown Bainbridge GA. Bainbridge’s annual Confederate Memorial Day program will be held at Willis Park, on the square in Bainbridge. FREE admission. 404-456-3393, timfpilgrim@yahoo.com

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GA-Appling County Confederate Memorial Day Ceremony - Sunday, April 30, 3:00 pm, Holmesville, 6 miles south of Baxley on Georgia Highway 15, Appling County GA. The public is invited to the annual Confederate Memorial Day Ceremony at the Holmesville monument site, six miles south of Baxley on Georgia Highway 15 in Appling County. FREE admission. info@applinggrays.org

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It is good to see these localities exercise their right to celebrate Confederate Heritage Month and Confederate Memorial Day.  There are many people here in the state who lost family members in that war and they never owned a slave.  They went because they wanted to protect their homes.  Many people are trying to rewrite history as though the Civil War never existed, but it did.  It is part of the history of Georgia and cannot be whitewashed away to suit certain parties who are no more than racist groups trying to destroy the history of Georgia and the good people of the state.  Please never forget your ancestors to make a group happy.

Deo DeVince

A Man Of Honor

A former Georgia State Trooper rode along with H.K. Edgerton to make sure no one bothered him on his walk up to Hogansville from LaGrange along Hwy 29 or Hogansville Rd.

 He was walking up Hogansville Road, I pulled up to him and we talked for a few. I offered him a ride, but he refused saying he was carrying the colors and marching for the cause. So I made sure I stayed on Hogansville road and he got safely to his resting point in Hogansville.

Mr. Edgerton, born in 1948 in North Carolina, has been a voice for those who wish to celebrate their Southern Heritage.  He was once the head of the NAACP Chapter in his hometown in North Carolina and later realized that what the people needed to understand was the truth.  He became a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans because one of his ancestors was in the war.  He has traveled the nation with the battle flag and has given numerous talks on the heritage that has been attacked by those who don't know better.  As he has said many times that flag does not belong to those pointed head people in the white robes.  It belongs to those poor dirt farmers who left their homes to try and protect them.  He has also remarked that many of the people who call themselves "civil rights workers" are no more than radicals who use the flag of the black panther movement as their symbol.  Mr. Edgerton is so tired of the society today wanting to rewrite the history books to suit what is politically correct for them.  That makes them no better than jackals trying to rape history and trying to make it all for nothing.  He said that the flag he totes never flew over a slave ship, only the United States flag and the flags of the European nations bringing the slaves to the West Indies to work the plantations across the islands, Central and South America and into North America.  Mr. Edgerton has been a voice for what is lacking in the South and that is guts to be able to stand for what you believe.  And he walked the lonely road in Georgia with a retired gentleman to make sure no one bothered him.

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Stockbridge Government Dysfunctional

Stockbridge Government Dysfunctional.

On March 10th 2016,  I emailed the city of Stockbridge Georgia requesting to be put on the agenda of March 29th 2016. The request was for me to address the city council to give a brief history of Confederate Memorial Day and Heritage History Month that is April. I requested for a proclamation to be issued at the April 11th council meeting. Once the agenda came up for the meeting of the 29th I noted I was not on it I contacted the city official and was told by email that it was on schedule for April 11th agenda. 

Upon arriving at City Hall on April 11th I was informed that the city council had denied the proclamation by a consensus of the city council. This is a flagrant violation of a Citizen’s First Amendment rights to ask for the proclamation. I was not even given a chance to ask for this.

 I knew going into this,  that I might encounter some opposition to my request. One Jr. council member has consistently attacked me and my blog. As well as defamed my character on social media. This junior council member lacks the education of the Civil War to make an informed decision. This council member is not liked by many people in the county he is constantly calling and Henry County and Stockbridge South Atlanta.  Atlanta is 35 miles away from us people throughout the county and the City of Stockbridge constantly refer to him as the village idiot.  I feel he was instrumental in getting me taken off of the agenda for the April 11th council meeting. 

 If Stockbridge is to move forward,  it must show the people that it is truly open to all of its citizens and not just a select few.  By  denying the proclamation for Confederate Heritage and History Month. They have denied American veterans a place of honor in Stockbridge. They have denied a Citizen's First Amendment rights. The council is constantly talking about diversity within the city,  what they have failed to understand is that Confederate history and Heritage is diversity.  Anyone that can not understand this does not need to be leading the citizens of Stockbridge.

Below I will post what I had planned to read to the council but was not able to due to the lack of  First Amendment rights that exist in Stockbridge Georgia.

 Good evening Mayor Pro Tem, City Council and Citizens.

I am Alfred Britt founder of the Cemetery Research Group of Henry County and Co founder of the B&M Civil War Research Group.

I come to you to request a proclamation in recognition of Confederate History and Heritage Month in April. 

Now I know some may not like this, but let's remember something it is our history, it happened, there is no denying it. If we are to grow to be a better people we must learn from our past. In some ways, the Federal Government has learned that. They provide Confederate tombstones for the graves of Confederate Veterans. And that was started in 1958 when Congress created a law making Confederate Veterans American Soldiers with all the respect of Union Soldiers. That is just one way they honor them. Even today at West Point Military Academy the tactics of many of the Confederate Generals is taught. Now I have been hearing a lot of talk about wanting to do away with everything Confederate to be a more diverse society. What these people do not understand is diversity includes Confederate heritage and their history.

With that I would like to share a little known diverse Confederate history. 

 While there were only a few hundred Asians living in the South at the time  the War began, records exist for several of these men becoming Confederate soldiers. Charles Chon, a Chinese National, was a private in Company K, 24th Texas Dismounted Cavalry Regiment, C.S.A. He was killed at the Battle of Franklin, TN, on Nov. 30, 1864, and is buried on the battlefield.  

   Another Asian-Confederate was William Henry Kwan of Co. B, 15th (or 12th) Virginia Battalion of Light Artillery. Kwan is a Cantonese (Chinese) name. 

Perhaps the most famous Asian-Confederate soldiers were the two sons of the famed P.T. Barnum Circus world-renowned Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng Bunker. (The Thai twins took the name "Bunker" to Americanize themselves.) Chang & Eng, joined at the chest from birth, were devoted Confederates, tobacco growers, living as farmers in North Carolina after they retired from the circus. In 1865, Gen. Sherman tried to conscript (draft) a most unwilling Eng for the Union Army, but could not, since Chang had not likewise been conscripted! If Sherman had known more about their family, he wouldn't have bothered to even try to draft a Bunker, so fierce was the family's devotion to the Confederacy. The twins had married the Yates sisters and had several children, rotating between each others' houses every few days. During the war, the Bunkers strongly supported the South, providing food, clothing, and nursing to Confederate troops. Chang's son, Christopher, served in Co. I, 37th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry. He was wounded and captured at Moorefield, WV, and spent several months in a POW Camp before being exchanged. He had to eat rats to keep from starving in the POW Camp. Stephen Bunker, son of Eng Bunker, joined the same cavalry unit. He was wounded at Winchester, VA, and again before war's end. He and his brother both became farmers after the war.

If we are to be a diverse society then we must include everyone or exclude everyone and do away with all proclamations as it would be hypocritical and prejudicial towards one sector of our society who only wish to have their dead ancestors remembered. Yes, this war in large part dealt with slavery but the vast majority of those who fought in the war did not own any slaves. It is wrong to own any human being and it is wrong to vilify the poor dirt farmer who went off to fight and to protect their State, families and homes. Stockbridge was a key player in the war during 1864. I humbly ask for this proclamation in their memory.        

Thank you for your time this evening.