Members and friends of the Dragoons SCV Camp 1524 enjoyed a beautiful spring day for their annual spring picnic held at Confederate Memorial Park in Marbury on Saturday April 12th. There was a program including music to greet everyone arriving and then after an introduction, new officers were sworn in and a flag retirement cermeony was conducted to burn old flags removed from Confederate veterans graves during recent flag setting efforts at local cemeteries for Confederate History and Heritage month. A certificate of appreciation was prsented to the Walker sisters who attended as special guests; these ladies maintained the Robinson Springs cemetery for yars before Camp 1524 took it over as part of the SCV Guardian program to care for the final resting places of Confederate veterans. Brigade certificates of appredciation were also presented to a few of the men of Camp 1524 for their lomg faithful service in advancing the Charge. The camp provided a couple smoked Dixie pork butts and attendees brought sides to share including Conecuh sausage, camp stew, beans and desserts. The new I-65 flag site banner recently created was also posted on the wall of the pavilion prior to it being hung on the fence at the flag site by a few of the guys after the picnic wrapped on the way back to Prattville.
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