The March 17, 2008, flag ceremony in Pierce County was well-attended. Key participants in the photo, from left to right: SGT 1st Class Eugene Ramos, USA (Ret), Ware County JROTC; Rev. Richard Golden, Emmanuel Baptist Church; Jim Dennison, Chairman Pierce County Commission; Barbara Johns, Navy League Representative; Sammie June Thomas, Mayor City of Patterson; Brenda Dennison, Mayor City of Offerman; Tom Davis, Mayor City of Blackshear; Lace Futch, Executive Director Regional Development Center; PO1 W. Daniel Johns, US Naval Sea Cadet Corps.