Four members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 1524 attended the UDC Confederate Memorial Day event on Thursday April 27th at Selma's historic Old Live Oak cemetery. The Confederate Memorial Circle there at Old Live Oak was refurbished by Friends of Forrest and was the location for the program. The Circle is the final resting place for hundreds of Confederate veterans and was enhanced to it's impressive current condition with a cannon on pedestal, a President Jefferson Davis memorial chair, historic Confederate flags on display, commemorative pavers around walking paths and the monument pedestals and, a bust on pedestal of Gen. Forrest. Quartermaster Myrick and compatriots Schwartz, Altieri and Paul Whaley were in attendance at the moving tribute which included everyone naming one of their Confederate ancestors and a bell was rung in their honor. SCV Chaplain-in-Chief Gary Carlyle was the guest speaker and also led everyone in singing Southern songs including Dixie. By all reports it was a terrific afternoon made a great success even more so by the afternoon thunderstorms staying away.
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