[caption id="attachment_47006" align="aligncenter" width="1020"]<a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ReginaCBoldenInCenter_bw.jpg"><img class="wp-image-47006 size-large" src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ReginaCBoldenInCenter_bw-1024x683.jpg" alt="" width="1020" height="680"></a> Regina C. Bolden (center)[/caption]

Three natives of Beaufort — all first cousins and grandchildren of Beaufort’s Ed and Mazie Atkins — celebrated Veterans Day while serving their country. Regina C. Bolden of Lady’s Island, a Beaufort High and USC Aiken graduate, is enlisted in the U.S. Navy.

Her parents are Bernie and Regina Jefferson and Curtis Bolden. Edlynn Atkins of Eustis Community is a major in the U.S. Army stationed at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Her mother is Earnestine Atkins of Beaufort. 2nd Lt. Kevin Atkins is a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. His parents are Curtis and Rachel Atkins of the Eustis Community. Submitted photos.

<em>Top:&nbsp;Edlynn Atkins (left) and 2nd Lt. Kevin Atkins (right)</em>