Raising the American flag
Published 8:12 am Thursday, July 25, 2019
CRYSTAL VANDEGRIFT | HERALD PAVC President Douglas Randolph, left and PAVC co-founder, Ed Dunn prepare to place the flag on the flagpole.
CRYSTAL VANDEGRIFT | HERALD Pictured at left, Quincy Handy, Col. retired, left and Georgian Handy were several citizens who came out to enjoy a community cookout as part of the Piedmont Area Veterans Council’s flagpole dedication ceremony.
CRYSTAL VANDEGRIFT | HERALD PAVC Co-Founder, Ed Dunn, left and PAVC Board Member and Chaplain Charles Rathgeber, right, prepare to raise the flag as Tommy Gleason, chairman of the Amelia County Board of Supervisors, back row left and PAVC Vice President, back row right, Kevin Murphy salute.
The Piedmont Area Veteran Council (PAVC) held a dedication ceremony on Sunday, July 21, for its newly installed flagpole at its building on Longwood Avenue.
The pole and flag were donated by the WoodmenLife Amelia Chapter 355 and Wylliesburg Chapter 179.
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“I want you to remember Woodmen stands behind every veteran. Past, present and going forward,” said WoodmenLife Financial Representative Robert Clowdis during Sunday’s dedication. “We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for everything you have done. Fly this flag proud, and anytime you need a flag, we are a phone call away.”
The PAVC is a Community Veteran Engagement Board (not a Veteran Service Organization) that serves to assist active duty service members, veterans and their dependents/caregivers who reside in the Counties of Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Prince Edward. “We serve as a community partner by connecting veterans to services and resources they made need either at our site or to local, state and national resources,” said PAVC founder and CEO Sarah Dunn. “We are able to do what we do here because of the community and those who are here to help us.”
