Orange Circuit Court Judge the Hon. David Franzén, speaks with Doris Maples Walker outside the historic courthouse at the conclusion of Saturday’s ceremony honoring Orange County’s Capt. Andrew Maples.
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The Rev. Ludwell Brown leads the Maples family into the courtroom for Saturday’s unveiling.
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Culpeper VFW Post 2524 offered a 21-gun salute and performed military “Taps” outside the Orange County Courthouse in honor of Capt. Maples.
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Culpeper VFW Post 2524 offered Maples’ sisters, Doris Maples Walker and Pauline H. Cornelius, with a tri-folded flag, thanking them for his service to the nation.
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Maples’ sister Doris Maples Walker talks with Becky Parrish, who painted the portrait.
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Capt. Maples’ great-nephew, Robert Elliott III, and nephew, Andrew Maples Sr., unveil the portrait.
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Orange resident Jane Ware, who helped get the Maples roadside marker at the rear of Taylor Park, poses with the portrait.
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The Rev. Ludwell Brown, offers remarks at Saturday's ceremony, sharing a moment with Capt. Maples' sisters, Doris Maples Walker and Pauline H. Cornelius.
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Capt. Maples' sister, Doris Maples Walker, speaks with Orange County African American Historical Society board member, Bruce Monroe.
Following the June 26, 1944, death of Capt. Andrew Maples Jr., President Harry S. Truman commended the Orange County pilot and Tuskegee Airman by saying, “He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who dared to die that freedom might live and grow and increase its blessings. Freedom lives and through it he lives—in a way that humbles the undertakings of most men.”
Orange Circuit Court Judge the Hon. David Franzén, speaks with Doris Maples Walker outside the historic courthouse at the conclusion of Saturday’s ceremony honoring Orange County’s Capt. Andrew Maples.
Culpeper VFW Post 2524 offered Maples’ sisters, Doris Maples Walker and Pauline H. Cornelius, with a tri-folded flag, thanking them for his service to the nation.
The Rev. Ludwell Brown, offers remarks at Saturday's ceremony, sharing a moment with Capt. Maples' sisters, Doris Maples Walker and Pauline H. Cornelius.
