Monday's Internet Edition, September 06, 2010.
Bermuda Run Garden Club Honors
Veterans With Rest Area Marker
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| Peggy Schuppert (left) and Kay Gleeson of the Bermuda Run Garden Club stand beside the new Blue Star Memorial marker. |
Just two weeks after Memorial Day and a few days following the anniversary of D-Day, a Blue Star Memorial marker was placed at the Davie County Rest Area on I-40 East in a special ceremony last Wednesday.
“For all the veterans here today, we appreciate so much what you’ve done for us in the past,” said Kay Gleeson, past president of the Bermuda Run Garden Club.
The marker, which honors those who have served and are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, was a project of the club.
The program was started by the National Garden Clubs during World War II with markers placed along the nation’s highways. The Blue Star became an icon during WWII and was seen on flags and banners in homes, churches and businesses for sons and daughters involved in the war.
About 100 people, including many veterans, were on hand for the presentation and the unveiling of the marker, which is strategically placed in a grove of ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, N.C. 28145.