Virginia is a beautiful state; especially the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Shenandoah Valley.
I traversed those several times, and lived in Norfolk and in Chincoteague, where the Pony Roundup is held every July.
My second son was born on the Naval Base near the latter.
In Norfolk, there really WERE signs on lawns that said:
Sailors and Dogs - Keep Off The Grass !!
Hopefully, it is a better America now, and we here appreciate ALL the military and their families.