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Name: Richard G. Williams, Jr.
Location: Shenandoah Valley, US

"From Virginia sprung the Southern Mind, a mind which favoured the local community, Burkean conservatism, the folkways of ancestors, an unwavering orthodox Christian faith." ~ Alphonse Vinh

12 May 2007

Winchester Trip

This morning, it was my privilege to speak to the Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Winchester, Virginia. My wife and I enjoyed a beautiful drive down the Valley to Winchester via historic Lee-Jackson Highway (U.S. Rt. 11) yesterday and I also enjoyed the company of the gracious and lovely ladies of the UDC. The lady shown here on my right is in her 90's and has been a UDC member since 1948. Much credit goes to the thousands of ladies of the UDC for their perseverence in honoring the memory of Confederate Veterans as well as their broader community service. They are a special group of women.

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