CAMC Honors Veteran With Flag-Raising Ceremonies
Healthcare workers at two Charleston hospitals gathered Wednesday for an annual pre-Veterans Day tribute to military service.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Military Jobs
CAMC/Vandalia Health held flag-raising ceremonies Wednesday outside CAMC General Hospital and CAMC Memorial Hospital to honor a veteran on its workforce. The annual event takes place before Veterans Day.
Why it matters
The ceremony recognizes employees who have served in the armed forces and marks a tradition meant to fill the absence of a formal veterans-honoring event at the system. It gives workers a visible moment of recognition during the lead-up to the national holiday.
Steve Guthrie served 24 years in the West Virginia Air National Guard, joining in 1986 and retiring in 2010 before starting at CAMC in 2011. The tradition honoring veterans has run for ten years, though the number of workforce veterans recognized each year was not reported.
The players
CAMC/Vandalia Health
CAMC/Vandalia Health is a Charleston-based health system operating CAMC General Hospital and CAMC Memorial Hospital.
Steve Guthrie
Steve Guthrie is a CAMC employee who served 24 years in the West Virginia Air National Guard before retiring in 2010.
Music Medics
Music Medics is a barbershop group and subgroup of the Kanawha Chorusmen within the Greater Kanawha Valley Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
The details
Healthcare workers gathered outside CAMC General Hospital and CAMC Memorial Hospital for flag-raising ceremonies, with the National Anthem performed by the barbershop group Music Medics. The flag flying in front of CAMC General Hospital was retired during the ceremony and given to a workforce veteran on behalf of all employees.
Timeline
Steve Guthrie joined the West Virginia Air National Guard in 1986.
Steve Guthrie retired from the Air National Guard in 2010.
Steve Guthrie began working for CAMC in 2011.
Flag-raising ceremonies were held Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
Legacy Tradition
The ceremony continues a veterans-honoring tradition the volunteer auxiliary group began ten years ago to fill a gap at CAMC, where no formal event existed and no ceremony had been held to retire the flags. This year's honoree, Steve Guthrie, follows the pattern of recognizing a workforce member who served in the military.
Charleston-area residents and CAMC workers see the health system publicly recognizing employees who have served in the military. For veterans considering healthcare or employment in the region, the tradition signals the system's ongoing recognition of military service.
The takeaway
Recognition ceremonies like CAMC's show how employers can acknowledge veterans within their own workforce. The tradition's ten-year run suggests it has become an established part of the system's calendar.
Further reading
For related coverage, see Military Jobs in the Charleston business section.
