The events in Charlottesville, Va., were indeed a tragedy. Removing the history of Gainesville, Ga., will not elevate society to any level. In a recent letter, Kathy Anderson asks of the monument. What does it teach us? What does it help us to become? The answer is inscribed on the monument itself. “Tell ye children of it and let your children tell their children and their children another generation.” This is the message the monument delivers to remember the solders of the South and also has come to symbolize the veterans of all wars from Hall County who made the ultimate sacrifice. It teaches you to revere our veterans who fought in the past and are fighting today.