[VAcourier] Virginia Division Robert E. Lee Press Conference on January 18

[Virginia Division SCV Communication List]

January 14, 2008

Virginia Division

Sons of Confederate Veterans

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

     The Virginia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans will hold a
press briefing on Friday, January 18, 2008, in the Briefing Room of the
General Assembly Building adjacent to House Room C at 4pm in order to unveil
to the public Virginia's newest automobile license plates honoring Robert E.
Lee.

The briefing is to be held on the official state holiday honoring General
Lee and will be followed at 6pm by a ceremony honoring General Lee in the
Old Hall of the House of Delegates of the State Capitol.

 

    State Senator Frank M. Ruff of Clarksville was the patron of the license
plate bill and will make a few fitting remarks at the briefing. State
Senator Emmet W. Hanger , Jr. of Mount Solon, Chairman of the Virginia
Robert E. Lee Commission will also speak. 

 

     The Lee license plate is the second Confederate oriented license plate
issued by the Commonwealth. The Sons of Confederate Veterans also have an
organizational plate bearing our Confederate Battle Flag logo which was
issued following a lengthy legal battle which reached the 4th Circuit
Federal appeals court and resulted in an SCV victory and an upholding of the
First Amendment. Virginia SCV Commander Frank B. Earnest of Virginia Beach
has stated that "because of massive public interest, the Lee plate will be
the first of many Virginia license plates honoring Virginia's Confederates".

 

     The Lee license plate will soon be available at DMV offices throughout
Virginia and will be available to all citizens.

 

Anyone desiring information on this press release may contact Brag Bowling
at 804.389.3620.

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