The removal or destruction of historical monuments with ties to the Civil War-era Confederacy has stirred debate and protest in many parts of America. Amid the controversy, Pecos County recently saw the Iraan-based Judge Roy Bean Camp #2298 granted a charter by The Sons of Confederate Veterans National Head Quarters in Columbus, TN. Stuart Carter, a history teacher at Iraan High School, heads the Judge Roy Bean Camp, which serves the lower trans-Pecos area and has members from Iraan, Sheffield and Ozona. Previously, the nearest camps were in San Angelo and Midland. The group describes itself on its Facebook page as “A non-profit, non-political, non-hate organization. Our objective is to honor our Confederate ancestors as well as all Confederate Veterans.” He said the Sons of Confederate Veterans work to prevent the presentism of judging people’s history by today’s values. Carter is very clear that his group “is not affiliated with any organizations that expose hate.” “The Civil War w...