Fathers and sons traded stories and jokes among the crowd lining the streets for the annual South Norfolk Fourth of July parade. But Gulf War veteran Carl Dozier’s son would not be joining him for the procession Tuesday. “Independence Day is based on the blood of the patriots who came before,” Dozier, 76, said while wearing a wristband on his left arm featuring his son’s portrait and .
Letter writers oppose Old Dominion University students protesting during Gov. Glenn Youngkin's commencement speech, urge that the Lost Class of ‘59 be remembered, and ask the Virginia Beach School Board to vote against a proposed policy to put library books deemed sexually explicit on a public list.