Robert E. Lee Birthday Commemoration

United Daughters of the Confederacy ~ District of Columbia Division
Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol
January 24, 1998
Each year the 42nd Virginia Infantry Regiment provides a color guard for the District of Columbia Division's annual commemoration of the birth of Confederate General Robert Edward Lee. Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC), a surprise attendee at this year's celebration, delivered an impromptu speech on the legacy of the Confederate soldier and posed for pictures afterwards with members of the 42nd in Statuary Hall.

Senator Strom Thurmond with the 42nd Ken Lawson (President, 42nd Virginia), Matt Rzegocki, Dennis McCarthy, and Doug Kopash visit with Senator Strom Thurmond following the ceremony.
Folding the flag Matt and Ken fold the First National.


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