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The Avengers
Camp is now offering its 6th annual scholarships.
For full details, please view SCHOLARSHIPS
Saturday, June 17, 2017
The Isle of Wight Avengers Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Isle of Wight Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will host an informal genealogy seminar to help the public find Confederate veterans in their family tree with hopes that you would consider joining the SCV or the UDC. The seminar will take place on Saturday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Blackwater Regional Library (14362 New Towne Haven Ln) in Carrollton. Please RSVP Keith Morris at mkmjr@charter.net for seating or for more details.
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The Isle
of Wight Avengers is a proud Camp in the Sons of Confederate Veterans. We meet
on the 1st Tuesday of
"He
who forgets his ancestors is unworthy
Our purpose
is to fulfill the "To
you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the
Cause
for which we fought; Lt. General
Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General |
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Confederate
Monument ~ IOW Courthouse
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May
27,2017
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Commander
Tony Griffin presented $500 scholarships to William A. Keyt and Amber
N. Edwards. Both are recent honor graduates William Keyt
has been accepted to University of Virginia where he will major in Biomedical
Engineering with a future goal of becoming an Amber Edwards
will major in both Interior Design and Business Management at Virginia
Tech. Upon graduation, Miss Edwards wants to open her own interior design
company. |
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Camp Commander Tony Griffin, Amber Edwards, William Keyt, and Keith Morris (Chairman) just after the presentation of the scholarships checks. |
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Commander
Griffin thanked and congratulated David Adams of Smithfield for a wonderful
slide presentation about the
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May
27,2017
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Members
of the Avengers Camp met at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Smithfield to attend
the Confederate Memorial Service hosted by the Smithfield Chapter of
the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Notice the wreath on the left
which was presented by the ladies to the UDC monument dedicated in 1916.
From left to right are Dan Lewandowski, Tom Conley, Cdr. Tony Griffin, Brett Griffin, Ed Whitley, Buddy Jones, Keith Morris, and Frank Hall. |
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The ladies of the U.D.C. who hosted today's Confederate Memorial Service: Karen Griggs, Pat Hall, Linda Conley, Joan Jones, and Marilyn Curtin.. |
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May 20: Volunteers from the Avengers Camp worked at Central Hill
Cemetery to install and paint new Iron Crosses which the Camp had purchased. Others were straightend and painted. All Crosses were reinforced with concrete as needed. From left to right: Brett Griffin, Tom Conley, Tommy Thomas, Ed Whitley, Keith Morris, Tony Griffin, Danny Johnson, and Buddy Jones. |
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May
2 , 2017
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Virginia
Division Commander Tony Griffin presented Division Meritorious Awards
to many members of the Camp.
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Past 1st Lt. Commander Buddy Jones, III |
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Past 1st Lt. Brigade Commander Tommy Thomas, III |
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Color Sgt. Brett Griffin (received 2) |
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Past Commander Keith Morris, Jr. |
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Adjutant Eddie Whitley |
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The Commander also presented Comaptriot Dwight Doggett with a gift from the Camp for contributing so much to our buffet! |
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Not pictured is Past Chaplain Frank Sharon who was home sick. |
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April
4, 2017
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Commander
Tony Griffin decided that our meeting this evening would be devoted
to business aspects of the Camp including news about dues, the forthcoming
Virginia Division Convention, and many other upcoming events. He
allowed a lot of time for questions, discussions, and suggestions.
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Pictures from earlier this year can be found at http://www.iowavengers.com/2017
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This
post card is by courtesy of Commander John A. Sharrett, III of the Stonewall
Camp #380.
The post mark on the back is dated June 21, 1907. |
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| New Virginia Division officers for the 2016 - 2018 term | BRIGADE COMMANDERS |
| Commander - Tony Griffin | 1st Brigade - |
| 1st Lt. Cmdr. - Edwin Ray | 2nd Brigade - |
| 2nd Lt. Cmdr. - Johnny Neville | 3rd Brigade - |
| Inspector - Bob Shirley, Jr. | 4th Brigade - |
| Adjutant - Greg Mays | 5th Brigade - |
| Treasurer - Bill Graham | 6th Brigade - |
| Quartermaster - Ron Moore | 7th Brigade - |
| Chaplain - Fred Chiesa | |
| Archivist - Russ Edwards | |
| Heritage Defense Coordinator - B. Frank Earnest | |
| Past Division Commander - L. Tracy Clary | |
| Past Division Commander - J. Michael Pullen | |
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Avengers
Camp Calendar of Future Events
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Our
monthly meetings are usually on the 1st Tuesday of each month,
but meeting dates may change due to holidays, extreme weather conditions,
or if the club house is being used as a polling place in November. We
also do not meet in July or August because so many of our members like
to take summer vacations.
Gettysburg Virginia Monument 10 June 2017 11-1 Gettysburg Battlefield, Pa.
The Virginia Division web site is now at https://www.scvvirginia.org/
SCV Telegraph
mailing list Old Dominion
Voice For a more
complete listing of events in Isle of Wight County, see: |
SALUTE
TO THE FLAG OF VIRGINIA:
I salute the
Flag of Virginia with reverence
and patriotic devotion to the "Mother of
States and Statesmen" which it represents -
the "Old Dominion" where Liberty and
Independence were born.
-- Written by Mrs. Cassye Gravely, UDC
SALUTE TO THE CONFEDERATE FLAG:
I salute the Confederate flag with affection,
reverence and undying devotion to the
cause for which it stands. Amen.
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COMMANDERS
of the ISLE OF WIGHT AVENGERS CAMP #14:
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UNTIL:
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| Anthony M. Griffin | December 3, 2008 | present |
| M. Keith Morris, Jr. | September 27, 2006 | December 2, 2008 |
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