The Prattville Dragoons held their annual spring picnic at Confederate Memorial Park on Saturday April 18th with a great turnout on a beautiful Alabama spring day! The Children of the Confederacy held their Confederate Memorial Day program in the CMP chapel just prior including reenactors posting colors, salutes to the flags, recitation of the CofC Creed and tributes to soldiers from of all wars as well as to the women of the UDC and men of the SCV. There were a number of SCV members in attendance supporting the CofC and participated in the naming of their Confederate ancestor for that roll call. Following, they dedicated a wreath at the cemetery with a reenactment honor guard. A number of folks visited the library at CMP while there and toured the museum which is a treasure trove of historical artifacts including flags and weapons from the WBTS and amazing stories of the veterans who lived at CMP when it was the Alabama Confederate Veterans' Home. During this time before the picnic, compatriot Rob Schwartz entertained everyone playing his guitar and singing many country and historic Southern songs including of course leading everyone in Dixie. To start the camp's program, outgoing Commander Harold Grooms said a few words and presented each of his officers with a framed certificate. Then, newly elected officers were officially sworn in for the coming year. Many old flags that had been collected from area cemeteries were destroyed properly in a flag retirement ceremony; new flags were placed at these vetereans' graves in cemeteries including at CMP and around the Prattville area. Once the official duties were completed, a blessing on the food was offered by compatriot Bill Branch and everyone commenced to enjoying a good old fashioned community picnic! The food was amazing including smoked pork butt BBQ, camp stew, conecuh sausages, potato salad, cole slaw, beans, corn casserole, deviled eggs and many delicious desserts. It was a very enjoyable spring picnic with lots of good food and fellowship.
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