Happy Memorial Day

The 26 star flag at the Henry Hill Visitor Center, Manassas National Battlefield Park. The flag, which likely predates the war, is said to have been shot down several times during the Federal assault at the Deep Cut on August 30, 1862.

“Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.”

— U.S. Army General George S. Patton