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Braille American Flag Monument Unveiled at Georgia National Cemetery
The monument is the second one to be installed at a National Cemetery.
Members of local Hightower Trail Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and Cherokee Rose Society, Children of the American Revolution (CAR) recently unveiled the Braille American Flag monument at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton.
DAR and CAR members raised funds to donate the Braille Flag, which was unveiled in a ceremony held on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Over 80 veterans from the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans Foreign Wars, U.S. Submarine Veterans and Georgia Fallen Firefighters Foundation along with the Lions Club and Rotary Club members in attendance.
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The Braille Flag has a dual purpose: to honor of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the DAR and to veterans and active service men and women who suffer from ocular trauma and premature blindness. The Blinded Veterans Association reports 132,000+ American veterans have lost their sight in defending our freedoms.
This is the second Braille Flag at a National Cemetery. The first is in Arlington Cemetery, located at the Welcome Center in Washington D.C.
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The one unveiled at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton is an indoor/outdoor tactile bronzed plaque mounted on a granite pedestal and located on the Memorial Walkway, behind the Flag Assembly area.
The DAR, which is comprised of the descendants of the Patriots who won American independence, founded on October 11, 1890, as a service organization to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism.
The CAR, founded in 1895, is the oldest patriotic youth organization in our country. Membership is open to descendants of patriots of the American Revolution.
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Photo 1: From left to right are, Todd Copley, Georgia National Cemetery Advisory Council president, Jean Vredenburgh, DAR first vice regent and Loriann White DAR chapter regent.
Photo 2: Members of the DAR Hightower Trail Chapter and CAR Cherokee Rose Society
Photo credits: Hightower Trail Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
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