A Patriotic Morning at The Lodge at Old Trail
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On Monday April 14th, with rain clouds threatening, Lodge residents gathered with Old Trail Village neighbors to witness a bright, new American flag and a new Virginia state flag being raised over The Lodge at Old Trail. The American Legion Post 74 Color Guard presided over the ceremony which included a 21 Gun Salute.
Lodge resident Robert Buzzard, an Army World War II veteran and a member of the American Legion Post 74, addressed the crowd with a history of this important and moving ceremony.
Ranging in age from 2 years to 90+ years, the audience joined together to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and then sang The National Anthem and America the Beautiful.
The ceremony was held to retire a previously raised flag, a gift from Virginia Congressman Robert Hurt, which had been flown over the Capital in Richmond, before being raised at The Lodge last year.
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Angela Shaw
Thank you, Mr. Buzzard, for your valiant and faithful service to our country! Thank you, Lodge at Old Trail, for keeping the stars and stripes flying strong!