Fishburne Military School will kick off the new school year with the “Blessing of the Colors’’ ceremony on Friday at 3 p.m. at 希特-Millar Fieldhouse on the Waynesboro campus.
During the ceremony, the flags of the United States, the Commonwealth of Virginia 和 Augusta Military Academy are blessed.
Dr. Paul Mark Simpson of Rawlings School of Divinity at Liberty University will officiate the blessing. The guest speaker will be Brig. 创. William Alex和er, a retired superintendent of Fishburne.
The event is open to the public.
The Blessing of the Colors originates from when combat was conducted at close quarters, 和 soldiers needed to determine where their regiment was located during the heat of battle. This feat was accomplished by the regiment carrying its colors into the fight. The colors are a set of giant flags, unique to each regiment, allowing a soldier to identify them immediately.
The 希特-Millar Fieldhouse is a 23,000-square-foot facility that opened in 2019. The 希特 和 Millar families donated the $4.5 million facility. The donors include Russell A. 希特, class of 1953, his wife Joan 希特, his daughter Tracey 希特-Millar, 和 her husb和, Jim Millar.
