Watchfire has more than 65,000 LED displays in operation worldwide and has more digital billboard customers in the U.S. Headquartered in Danville, IL, Watchfire has manufactured electric signs for 90 years and LED displays since 1998 using meticulously sourced components from around the world. Watchfire designs and engineers the best looking, most durable outdoor LED signs, indoor displays, digital billboards, and video scoreboards, which help businesses and organizations communicate effectively, increase visibility and drive growth. Capital acquired Watchfire earlier this year. This transaction represents the first add-on acquisition that Watchfire has completed since H.I.G. Circle Graphics purchased a majority stake in Anthem in 2020. We wish the Watchfire team every success going forward,” said Rod Rackley, founder of Anthem displays who now serves as the President of OOH at Circle Graphics. We are very confident that Watchfire will provide a good home for Anthem customers and that existing units will be well-maintained and serviced. “Watchfire is a terrific company with a world-class team, product, and wealth of experience. Key employees will be retained, and the products and services provided by Anthem will be integrated under the Watchfire brand. Steve Harriott, CEO of Watchfire, said, “We fully intend to support legacy Anthem products and will work with customers to ensure a seamless transition.” Watchfire is known in the digital display industry for best-in-class lead times, product quality, customer service and support. The company has produced and installed over 350 digital billboards. Headquartered in Elizabethtown, NC, Anthem Displays has been engaged as a digital billboard manufacturer since 2014 and was previously held by Circle Graphics. Capital, is pleased to announce that it has completed the purchase of the assets of Anthem Displays, LLC. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Watchfire Signs, a leading manufacturer of premium digital displays owned by an affiliate of H.I.G. What one chooses to believe or not is their own personal matter, for those of us in attendance that night, we were and remain in our belief this indeed was a Soldier on his way home.DANVILLE, Ill., Oct. The SOLDIER remained with us for a good three hours before slowly fading away, perhaps he lingered to share some time with other veterans or maybe just to say Thank You before heading back to his final home. Not one of us would or could dispute this figure, Cliff Fromm quickly took his camera to photograph and document what we were witnessing. To say we were all in awe is putting it mildly. Sitting in our lawn chairs and chatting among us, slowly a very clear picture and distinct figure began to materialize directly in the middle of the fire.Įach one of the members in attendance could see the figure which looked to all of us of a SOLDIER/TROOP before our very eyes. On the evening of this particular Eugene Levy Watchfire there were approximately 7 or 8 of Chapter 333 members who stayed over night to ensure the fire was kept ablaze. The Watchfires are observed for the 24 hours of May 30, each year to honor troops that were lost in war and have never returned to enjoy their family and friends as a consequence of war.Īll Veterans are invited to participate in this solemn annual observance sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 333 Rockland County, NY. In 1987, Rockland County Vietnam Veterans led by V V A Chapter 333 President, Jerry Donnellan decided to commemorate Memorial Day by the observance of a Watchfire.Ĭurrently Rockland County has four permanent sites where Vietnam Veterans observe the annual Watchfires located at Bowline Point Park in Haverstraw, Eugene Levy Park on Route 45 in Ramapo, East End of Piermont Pier in Piermont and Clausland Mountain Park in Orangeburg. The Watchfires were also used as a means of helping solders separated from their units return safely. The origins of Watchfires in the Hudson Valley dates back to the Revolutionary War and were used by the Colonists along the Hudson River to alert residents that the British were approaching.
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