CLAY HILL – The Board of County Commissioners, Clay County Libraries and the Garden Club of Middleburg unveiled a new Blue Star Marker Saturday at the Middleburg-Clay Hill Library as a permanent tribute to all men and women that serve in the U.S. States Armed Services.

Congresswoman Kat Cammak’s Office presented an American flag, flown over the U.S. Capitol, to the Garden Club of Middleburg and Blue Star Families in recognition of the outstanding service members of the military.

Middleburg-Clay Hill Library Branch Manager Tiffani Pearson said: “The Blue Star Marker is a symbol of pride and hope for our community and the Middleburg-Clay Hill library is honored to have partnered with the Garden Club of Middleburg to share this marker with the community.”

“This Blue Star Marker is a powerful symbol of patriotism and heroism that reminds us of what is best in ourselves and reminds us of what is best in America,” District 4 Commissioner Betsy Condon said. “The unveiling of the Blue Star Marker here at the Middleburg-Clay Hill library is vital to this community and we are proud to have it as a remembrance and reflection of hope to all.”