Boy Scouts Gabe Ringley, Ethan Sturgill and Tavish Stratton fold a flag prior to its retirement during last weekend’s third annual Celebration of Heroes event celebrating Veterans Day.
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Army veteran and retired Wise County sheriff’s deputy Gene Vanover speaks during the Celebration of Heroes.
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A flag whose service has ended is retired in flame.
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Members of Boy Scout Troop 630 continue the tradition of honoring local veterans.
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Members of Cub Scout Pack 603 salute our veterans and first responders.
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Members of Girl Scout Troops 188 and 389 honoring our veterans and first responders.
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Scouts from Troop 630 stand vigil over the Missing Man Table.
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The Missing Man Table, set to honor veterans who sacrificed all in the service of our country.
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Veterans salute the flag.
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Local veterans commit retired flags to the flames.
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Dr. Donald Sorah of UVa-Wise closes the flag retirement ceremony by playing ‘Taps.’
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Local veterans, first responders and honored guests were fed well by area churches.
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Last weekend, young men and women from Girl Scout Troops 188 and 389, Boy Scout Troop 630 and Cub Scout Pack 603 celebrated Veteran's Day in the third annual Celebration of Heroes.
More than 100 Scouts, along with a collection of veterans, first responders, friends, and family, gathered to honor the selfless spirit of the many heroes who live in our region.
The Celebration of Heroes, along with the Fires on 58 events in Coeburn and Big Stone Gap, continue the Scouting tradition of honoring veterans who call Wise County home.