The Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield will host a Veterans Day Ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. The ceremony will be held at the Buford Massacre Battlefield, 262 Rocky River Road, in the Buford community.
The Rev. Larry King of Tabernacle United Methodist Church will deliver the invocation.
Speakers include John Craig of the Historic Craig Farm, who served in the U.S. Embassy during the Vietnam War, and Dr. John Rutledge, U.S. Army veteran and director of security and law enforcement instructor at USC Lancaster.
Bob Gloor will read his poem, “A Veterans Poem,” and Olga Korytko will be the guest soloist. The Honor Guard of VFW Post 12136 of Indian Land will present military honors.
There will be a wreath presentation, with flowers provided by Winona’s Flowers and Gifts, and a special unveiling of a new plaque, which lists the names of 23 additional men who have been identified as being with Col. Abraham Buford at the Battle of the Waxhaws, or Buford’s Massacre.
A plaque that bears the names of 216 men who were at the infamous battle was unveiled in 2017.
Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield
