I had been planning to take my father and son to the re-enactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse last weekend. Problem was, my father suffers from Stage 4 lung cancer and is limited to a wheelchair. I was very pleased to find the city had prepared.

We were warmly greeted at the gate by park officials who were very busy handling the crowds but stopped what they were doing to take care of us. "Bill" the park manager, who was dressed in the period of the battle and could have been mistaken for one of the soldiers, came armed with his walkie-talkie instead of a musket. He had another park employee come and meet us with a golf cart-like vehicle, which took us into to the living history camp sites. When we were picked up, the park employee treated my father like a VIP and with dignity, assisting him into the passenger side of the vehicle, then loaded his wheel chair into the back bed of the vehicle and drove us directly to an ideal location.

I want to thank the city, Bill and the two drivers who helped Dad enjoy a great day with his son and grandson.

Dale Holder
Greensboro