SCV National Guardian
PURPOSE:
Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) has instituted this program to honor the memory of the Confederate Soldiers and to help ensure the preservation of their final resting places. All compatriots are encouraged to participate in this program to honor our ancestors and protect their final resting places.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
A) He shall care for and protect the GRAVE (NOT a memorial stone) of a Confederate
Veteran, ensuring that the site is kept clean and well maintained year round. He shall perform these duties personally, unless physically prevented from doing so by reason of health problems.
B) He shall be responsible that the grave has an appropriate marker designating it as the resting place of a Confederate Veteran, i.e.: a family stone with reference to Confederate service, and/or a government issued veteran’s stone, and/or a Southern Cross of Honor. He shall also be responsible for replacing or repairing any marker that is destroyed, damaged or badly worn.
C) He shall personally visit the grave a minimum of three times a year, to include Confederate Memorial Day, or at least one month prior, when he shall place either a wreath or small Confederate Flag, or both, on the grave.
D) He shall perform these duties for two (2) years before he can be approved as a full guardian. He may apply the first time he cleans the grave site and be known as a “GUARDIAN PRO TEM” during the two year period. At the end of the Pro Tem period he will be issued his pin and certificate as a FULL GUARDIAN.
E) If an applicant has been performing these duties for two or more years then he may apply for full guardian status.
Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) has instituted this program to honor the memory of the Confederate Soldiers and to help ensure the preservation of their final resting places. All compatriots are encouraged to participate in this program to honor our ancestors and protect their final resting places.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
A) He shall care for and protect the GRAVE (NOT a memorial stone) of a Confederate
Veteran, ensuring that the site is kept clean and well maintained year round. He shall perform these duties personally, unless physically prevented from doing so by reason of health problems.
B) He shall be responsible that the grave has an appropriate marker designating it as the resting place of a Confederate Veteran, i.e.: a family stone with reference to Confederate service, and/or a government issued veteran’s stone, and/or a Southern Cross of Honor. He shall also be responsible for replacing or repairing any marker that is destroyed, damaged or badly worn.
C) He shall personally visit the grave a minimum of three times a year, to include Confederate Memorial Day, or at least one month prior, when he shall place either a wreath or small Confederate Flag, or both, on the grave.
D) He shall perform these duties for two (2) years before he can be approved as a full guardian. He may apply the first time he cleans the grave site and be known as a “GUARDIAN PRO TEM” during the two year period. At the end of the Pro Tem period he will be issued his pin and certificate as a FULL GUARDIAN.
E) If an applicant has been performing these duties for two or more years then he may apply for full guardian status.
