Central Virginia Honor Guard

09/01/2023

Make plans to join us for a great ride benefitting disabled Veterans!

08/31/2023

Battlefield Chapter is proud to welcome "Jarhead" as our newest, fully patched member.

08/18/2023

The Sentinel’s Creed

My dedication to this sacred duty
is total and whole-hearted.
In the responsibility bestowed on me
never will I falter.
And with dignity and perseverance
my standard will remain perfection.
Through the years of diligence and praise
and the discomfort of the elements,
I will walk my tour in humble reverence
to the best of my ability.
It is he who commands the respect I protect,
his bravery that made us so proud.
Surrounded by well meaning crowds by day,
alone in the thoughtful peace of night,
this soldier will in honored glory rest
under my eternal vigilance.
- Simon 1971

08/17/2023

As many of us get older, we dream about the prospect of retirement. Forgetting about work, getting to do whatever we want with our time, traveling to our hearts’ content... But not John William Boucher. As a young man, he served bravely as a soldier in the American Civil War. But decades later, when World War I rolled around, Boucher wasn’t thinking about retirement. Instead, the veteran signed up to fight yet again, despite being in his 70s!

Signing up to fight as a 70-something-year-old soldier is one thing, but actually being permitted to do so is quite another. How on Earth was this situation able to arise? Well, Boucher had been so determined to serve during World War I that he decided to resort to lying about his age. He told the people at the recruitment office that he was 48, which was the maximum age a person was allowed to be if they wanted to join.

https://doughboy.org/the-72-year-old-who-lied-about-his-age-to-fight-in-world-war-i/

08/17/2023

Got this one out super early. Mark your calendars, come out and test your skills! A great time with a great group of folks !
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08/17/2023

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2nJnhUb1o19CJRdxt1xJHn?si=Cy4gIGghTRWe1VEG7M9pogl

Listen to this episode from Vets' Retreat Virginia, Inc. on Spotify. Located in rural Louisa County, Virginia is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that dedicates itself to ensuring that the military veterans of this great nation receive the respectful recognition that they have earned and when they n...

08/08/2023

Army Pfc. Jessica Kwiatkowski kept her post in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., in the middle of a violent rainstorm.

08/02/2023

Thank you to the anonymous donor for your generous support to our school supply drive for Louisa County Public Schools. You know who you are (and so do we 😉); thank you!!!!! It’s not too late for everyone else out there!

VFW Auxiliary to POST 8947

-John Selfe, COO
Vets’ Retreat Virginia, Inc.

07/28/2023

Rapture Tactical Beginner Pistol Fundamentals for sale from RAPTURE TACTICAL.

07/28/2023

07/19/2023

Central Virginia Honor Guard had a great time at Dominion Energy @ North Anna power plant to accept 10 new wheelchairs for local vets that were assembled by Dominion employees. Thank you to everyone involved for the support.

07/19/2023

Never put anything inside the flag, especially spent brass. First, it's against the Flag Code, second, it's not , and third, the oils and other chemicals destroy the material, getting to work almost immediately. has had to give the bad news of, "Sorry, there's nothing anyone can do to repair your flag" to several people over the years.

Veteran groups, many of you are the main culprit in this egregious action. Please stop it immediately. Give the brass to the NOK later or have a set ready to present just after the flag is presented but not on or in the flag.




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