American Legion Post #13 honors area residents
Grady Weaver, Al Lewis, Holly Prescott, and Danny Weaver.
Photos by Jana E. Pye
The American Legion Post #13 honored several community members at their May 12, 2016 meeting. In addition to honoring Albert L. James, Jr. for his years of service (just days before he passed away on May 14; Mr. James would have been 100 on May 29, 2016. Please see his story and obituary in the previous week of the News & Press.
The post honored two members of the Darlington High School Boys State, William “Christopher” Moore, and William “Drake” Adams. A third student, Mark Weatherford, was not present.
W. Christopher Moore, Grady Weaver, and W. Drake Adams.
The Post also honored Holly Prescott and her father, Al Lewis, for planting red, white and blue flowers in the shape of the U.S. flag at the Darlington Veterans Memorial.
Post #13 will host a gathering of all American Legion Posts in Darlington County at the Legion Hut on Highway 151 (across from Mayflower Restaurant) on Friday, May 27, inviting the 5,720 veterans of Darlington County to come out and learn more about the organization.
A Memorial Day Service will be held at the Darlington Veterans Memorial on the corner of Orange and Main Street on Monday, May 30, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.