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Wednesday, November 14,2018
dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 9A
FROM 1A
Veterans
In the poem, the red
poppy flowers have
grown in Flanders Field,
which was once covered
in the blood of lives lost
in World War I. Since the
poem’s publication in
1918, the red poppy has
become an international
symbol of the lives sacri
ficed and the hope that
none had died in vain.
Costley also noted the
honor of Dawson County
being nationally recog
nized as a regional site
for Veterans Affairs in
Georgia.
“Each year the
Veterans Administration
nationally recognizes
two locations in each
state to be designated as
regional sites for the
VA,” Costley said. “The
other one [besides
Dawsonville], by the
way, in the state of
Georgia is the city of
Atlanta, so I am very
honored, as we all are, to
have this designation
bestowed upon us.”
During the ceremony,
the 2018 Veteran of the
Year award recipient was
announced by Vietnam
Veteran Wayne Watkins.
Sgt. Albert Andrew
Day, an Alpharetta born
Vietnam veteran, serving
in the third infantry,
fourth battalion Delta
company until his honor
able discharge in 1970,
received the award for
his military service and
his continued efforts
within the Vietnam
Veterans of America
Chapter 970.
Day currently serves
on the board of directors
and served as the special
operations officer in
charge of the chapter’s
primary fundraising
event for two years.
“I don’t feel like I
deserve it, but I’ll take it
with honor,” Day said.
“My tour in Vietnam
might not have been as
exciting as some of you,
but it was really an experi
ence, and if I had to do it
all over again, I’d do it.”
The Dawson County High School Chamber Singers perform "Elegy" at the
annual Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 12.
Vietnam Veteran Wayne Watkins presents the 2018 Veteran of the Year
Award to Sgt. Albert Andrew Day, left, Nov. 12.
The audience stands for the presentation of colors and the Pledge of
Allegiance during the annual Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 12.
Dawson County Junior High School Choral Director Kevin Woody performs
"God Bless the USA" during the annual Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 12.
Photos by Jessica Taylor Dawson County News
Veterans stand and pledge during the performance of TAPS during the annual
Veterans Day ceremony hosted by Veterans Affairs of Dawson County Nov. 12.
The Missing ManTable, symbolizing prisoners of war and those missing in
action from the United States military, was on display at Dawson County
Junior High School during the annual Veterans Day ceremony.
JROTC cadets from Dawson County High School wait in the wings before
laying flags representing each branch of the U.S. military on the Missing
ManTable during the Veterans Day ceremony.
A Boy Scout from Troop 422 presents the Georgia state flag during the
Veterans Day ceremony at Dawson County Junior High School Nov. 12.
