SAR Summer 2025

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President General Michael J. Elston,

First Lady Julie and Family

ON THE COVER President General Michael J. Elston with his wife, Julie, son Will and daughter Emily at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia; below, Western Reserve Society Archibald Willard Color Guard Commander Zackary Hoon leads, from left, Matthew Smith, Galen Swab, Greg Arnold and Mark Tyler in the presentation of colors at the Cleveland Guardians vs. Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game on Memorial Day (see page 47).

Contents

SAR Magazine, 809 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202.

Staff Directory

As indicated below, staff members have an email address and an extension number of the automated telephone system to simplify reaching them.

Interim Executive Director and Executive Director, SAR Foundation: Phil Bloyd, (502) 315-1777, pbloyd@sar.org

Director of Finance: Megan Krebs, ext. 6120, mkrebs@sar.org

Accountant: Brittany Austin, ext. 6153, baustin@sar.org

Administrative Coordinator: Kelly Moore, ext. 6123, kmoore@sar.org

Director of Education and Outreach: Rae Ann Sauer, ext. 6130, rsauer@sar.org

SAR Museum Curator & Director of Collections: Zachary Distel, MA, MPA, ext. 6149, zdistel@sar.org

Librarian: Joe Alexander, ext. 6144 jalexander@sar.org

Librarian Assistant: Robin Christian, ext. 6130, library@sar.org

Registrar: Jon Toon, ext. 6142, jtoon@sar.org

Marketing and Public Relations Manager: Drew Hight, ext. 6199, dhight@sar.org

Director of Merchandise: Daniel Brashear, ext. 6157, dbrashear@ sar.org

Asst. Director of Merchandise: Jaqueline Olvera, ext. 6158, merchandise@sar.org

PubliSher: Michael J. Elston, Esq. P.O. Box 336 Lorton, VA 22199-0336 703.680.0866

Email: elston.sar@gmail.com

eDitor: Stephen M. Vest aSSociate eDitor: Patricia Ranft coPy eDitor: Cait Smith P.O. Box 559 Frankfort, KY 40602

502.227.0053 (P); 502.227.5009 (F) Email: sarmag@sar.org

heaDquarterS Staff aDDreSS: National Society Sons of the American Revolution 809 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 502.589.1776 (P), 502.589.1671(F) Email: nssar@sar.org Website: www.sar.org

Our Mission for Posterity

Compatriots,

I am honored to serve as your 121st President General. My wife, Julie, and I are excited about what the year ahead has in store for us, for you and for the SAR.

I ran for this position not simply to be the President General but to lead the SAR in what should be an amazing year, as we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. That milestone is less than a year away. We must continually focus on commemorating the events that led to that vital moment in history and those following, until peace was made in 1783, or what we are calling “the Decade of the Revolution.”

This is our year to grow and to raise our profile. It’s now or never, gentlemen.

First Vice President; Reese Holmes, National President; Taryn Holmes, 250th Anniversary of the USA Co-Chairman; Lila Elliott, National Vice President for the New England Region; Oliver Head, Indigenous History Chairman; Henry Head, Rhode Island State President.

To that end, this year I will be drawing your attention to our Strategic and Operational plans. We’ve had these for some time, but we have not fully integrated them into what we do at the national, state or chapter levels. I have appointed the chairman of our Strategic Planning Committee, Adm. Jay DeLoach, as a senior adviser to the Executive Committee, and at all national meetings, we will highlight different aspects of the plans and assessing progress.

First, I am not going to spend much time saying, “We need more members.” That’s obvious. Second, we can’t grow the membership by talking about recruitment and retention. Instead, we must build an organization that eligible men want to join. That’s what the Strategic and Operational plans are designed to do.

If we build on our past successes and create an SAR that is meaningful to current and future generations, we will attract new members and grow.

We’ll start by making the SAR fun again! “Let us not take ourselves too seriously,” compatriots. Our members will only continue to spend their spare time with us if what they’re doing is meaningful—accomplishing something—and fun.

The roadmap is the Strategic Plan. Strategic Goal #1, for example, is to “Build an organization and culture that advances the mission and grows membership.” In other

words, “Build it, and they will come.” Objective D. is to “[a] ppeal to the values expressed in the mission statement and core SAR and American values and principles to attract, train, involve and retain members that aggressively grows our membership by 2030.”

In that pursuit, we will engage our 35,000-man army and give them things to do. When I joined the SAR nearly 20 years ago, I was sworn in and encouraged to do … nothing, other than come to meetings and pay my dues.

The old approach may have been right for the Baby Boomers, but it will not succeed in the years ahead. There have been numerous studies analyzing the generational differences in the approach to joining voluntary organizations such as the SAR. Boiling them down, here is what has been discovered about the four primary generations with us today:

Baby Boomers prioritize stability and career progression within a traditional hierarchy.

Gen Xers—like me—appreciate autonomy and flexibility, and are less likely to be driven by hierarchical structures. We are resourceful and adaptable, and we want to join organizations that are flexible, agile.

Millennials—those in their 30s and 40s—seek purposedriven work and growth opportunities. The organizations

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PG Elston with the record number of C.A.R. members attending the PG installation ceremony. Front, from left: Boston F., Asher Foxwell and Mallory Voris, National Registrar. Back, from left: Noah Tindall, Georgia State President; Will Elston, National

General Officers, National Society Sons of the American Revolution

President General Michael J. Elston, Esq., P.O. Box 336, Lorton, VA 22199-0336, (703) 680-0866, elston.sar@gmail.com

Secretary General William Allen Greenly, 34 Tiffany Drive, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, (404) 788-8824, wagreenly@gmail.com

Treasurer General T. Brooks Lyles Jr., 557 Lincoln Quarters Trail, Tega Cay, SC 29708, (913) 680-1602, brooks.lyles@gmail.com

Chancellor General Peter M. Davenport, 8625 Cherry Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031, (703) 407-9321, peter.m.davenport@gmail.com

Genealogist General Gary O. Green, 4225 Dutch Cove Court, Castle Hayne, NC 28429-1301, (910) 612-3676, garyogreen@gmail.com

Registrar General Keith A. Weissinger, 7217 65th Avenue West, Lakewood, WA 98499-2369, (253) 224-4108, kweiss47@gmail.com

Historian General Jeffrey D. Thomas, 6608 White Post Road, Centreville, VA 20121, (703) 449-1157, jthomas4sar@gmail.com

Librarian General James E. Osbourn, 453 Melanie Meadows Lane, Ballwin, MO 63021-6337, (314) 787-8121, jeo@subon.lib.mo.us

Surgeon General Joe R. Hamill, 204 Stonewall Road, Ardmore, OK 73401-1152, (580) 226-0627, jrhamillmd@hotmail.com

Chaplain General Christopher W. Grimes, 1700 Holly Neck Road, Roper, NC 27970-9548, (252) 799-1512, chrisgrimes@embarqmail.com

ExEcutivE committEE

Paul R. Callanan, 611 Brookstone Court, Marquette, MI 49855-8887, (704) 756-0363, ltcmrsc@aol.com

PG John L. Dodd, Esq., 17621 Irvine Blvd., Suite 200, Tustin, CA 92780-3131, (714) 602-2132, johnldodd@twc.com

William D. Greaf, 232 Yorkshire Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23185, (631) 219-6616, hsaprof@gmail.com

Hans E. Jackson, 705 Coral Avenue, Manchester, NH 031041658, (603) 548-5746, hejnh@comcast.net

Samuel P. Massey Jr., P.O. Box 326, Huntsville, TX 773420326, (713) 665-4015, sampmasseyjr@gmail.com

vicE PrEsidEnts GEnEral

New England District – James L. Holmes, 28 Praying Indian Way, Holliston, MA 01746, (518) 265-5213, jlholmes0716@gmail.com

North Atlantic District – Peter K. Moller, 214 Landis Way South, Wilmington, DE 19803-6409, (302) 477-1545, hobokenpete@gmail.com

Mid-Atlantic District –Eric H. Troutman, 252 East 5th Street, Bernville, PA 19506-9506, (610) 914-4449, ehtroutman13@gmail.com

South Atlantic District – Earl F. “Mat” Mathews Jr., 5251 Fort Road, Greenwood, FL 32443, (850) 272-1840, emathewsjr@comcast.net

Southern District – Dr. John F. Fulwider, P.O. Box 479, Amory, MS 38821-0479, (662) 315-7585, drjff@aol.com

Central District – Timothy C. Brown, 304 Stonehaven Drive, Nicholasville, KY 40356, (859) 421-5985, kysareaglescout@gmail.com

Great Lakes District – Michael S. Campagnolo, 14062 Verbend Path, Huntley, IL 60188, (630) 464-4904, mscfoxvalleysar@att.net

North Central District – James E. Sly Jr., 8833 South 97th Street, La Vista, NE 68128-7040, (402) 972-1525, drjslysar@gmail.com

South Central District – Philip H. Hunt, 10304 North 142nd East Court, Owasso, OK 74055-4582, (918) 406-1967, philhuntsar@gmail.com

Rocky Mountain District – Robert E. Vance, 143 Saddleback Road, Alto, NM 88312, (575) 336-1840, revance58@gmail.com

Intermountain District – Lt. Col. Frank A. Gagliardi Jr., HC 82 Box 1497, Duck Creek Village, UT 84762-1497, (435) 682-3762, gagliardi_frank@hotmail.com

Western District – James W. Klingler, 33 Bethany Drive, Irvine, CA 92603-3519, (949) 854-7698, klingler@sbcglobabl.net

Pacific District – Perry Von Taylor, 20968 Nordby Drive NW, Poulsbo, WA 98370, (408) 841-6207, ptaylor350@aol.com

European District – Patrick M. Mesnard, 14 Rue de la Mairie, La Chapelle, FR 27930, patrickmesnard@yahoo.fr

International District – Kenneth L. Bonner, 42512 Flemming Drive, South Riding, VA 20152, (703) 722-2043, kenneth.l.bonner@gmail.com

PrEsidEnts GEnEral

1995-1996 William C. Gist Jr., DMD, Zachary Taylor House, 5608 Apache Road, Louisville, KY 40207, (502) 751-8813, gistwcg897@aol.com

2006-2007 Nathan E. White Jr., P.O. Box 808, McKinney, TX 75070, (972) 562-6445, whiten@prodigy.net

2007-2008 Bruce A. Wilcox, 3900 Windsor Hall Drive, Apt. E-259, Williamsburg, VA 23188, (703) 208-9363, baw58@aol.com

2008-2009 Col. David N. Appleby, P.O. Box 158, Ozark, MO 65721-0158, (417) 581-2411, applebylaw@aol.com

2009-2010 Hon. Edward F. Butler Sr., 8830 Cross Mountain Trail, San Antonio, TX 78255-2014, (210) 698-8964, sarpg0910@aol.com

2010-2011 J. David Sympson, 5414 Pawnee Trail, Louisville, KY 40207-1260, (502) 893-3517, dsympson@aol.com

2013-2014 Joseph W. Dooley, 3105 Faber Drive, Falls Church, VA 22044-1712, (703) 534-3053, joe.dooley.1776@gmail.com

2014-2015 Lindsey C. Brock, 2567 Karatas Court, Jacksonville, FL 32246-5538, (904) 504-5305, lindsey.brock@comcast.net

2015-2016 Hon. Thomas E. Lawrence, 840 Eagle Pointe, Montgomery, TX 77316, (936) 558-8405, tomlaw840@gmail.com

2016-2017 J. Michael Tomme Sr., 724 Nicklaus Drive, Melbourne, FL 32940, (321) 425-6797, mtomme71@gmail.com

2017-2018 Larry T. Guzy, 4531 Paper Mill Road SE, Marietta, GA 30067-4025, (678) 860-4477, larryguzy47@gmail.com

2018-2019 Warren M. Alter, 7739 East Broadway Blvd., #73, Tucson, AZ 85710, (520) 465-4015, warrenalter@gmail.com

2019-2021 John T. Manning, M.Ed., 10 Old Colony Way, Scituate, MA 02066-4711, (781) 264-2584, jack@manning.net

2021-2022 Davis Lee Wright, Esq., P.O. Box 8096, Wilmington, DE 19803, (302) 584-1686, davis.wright@verizon.net

2022-2023 C. Bruce Pickette, 7801 Wynlakes Blvd., Montgomery, AL 36117, (334) 273-4680, pickette@att.net

2023-2024 John L. Dodd, Esq., 17621 Irvine Blvd., Suite 200, Tustin, CA 92780-3131, (714) 602-2132, johnldodd@twc.com

2024-2025 Darryl S. Addington, 5038 Ashford Crest Lane, Charlotte, NC 28226, (423) 753-7078, cutterdoc@hotmail.com

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they join have a demonstrated purpose and a real impact, along with a strong sense of social responsibility. They are less attracted to hierarchies and more interested in collaborative experiences and organizations that use technology to achieve their objectives. These are the men we need to recruit and engage.

Those born in 1997 and later, Gen Z—such as my children—have an even stronger sense of social responsibility, and they are drawn to organizations with strong social impact and a focus on technology and innovation. Even less interested in hierarchies, Gen Z is technologically savvy and often want to go it alone, preferring entrepreneurial opportunities to traditional corporate and government roles. Obviously, we’re nowhere near ready to speak to them!

We must evolve quickly to be attractive to Gen X and Millennials—because achieving our mission depends on us having members.

The youngest Baby Boomers turn 61 this year, and the youngest of my fellow Gen Xers are already 45. We may not want to admit it, gentlemen, we won’t live forever. If SAR is to thrive and survive—if we want our posterity to carry on our mission—we must evolve.

To start the evolution, I will give our 35,000 members things to do from Day 1. First, I have delegated my authority to award Flag Certificates and Flag Retirement Certificates to each of our individual members, and I have called on the Flag Committee and Medals & Awards Committee to make that delegation permanent. Second, I have asked the Medals & Awards Committee to bring forward a proposal to make it possible for every member to award a Bronze Good Citizenship Medal to non-members who meet our stated criteria.

Change is necessary. The challenge of the future isn’t outside our wheelhouse. If you think about it, embracing change is the best way to follow in our Patriot Ancestors’ footsteps. Who among them failed to embrace change? They not only embraced it; they led it. They saw the need for change; they saw the possibilities of the future.

We must do likewise now.

Remember, gentlemen, our mission is not about our past; rather, it is about the future. Like our Patriot Ancestors, our mission is about our posterity.

That mission is critically important today, as so many schools fail to provide basic education about citizenship and history. Together, we can advance that mission. And we will.

First, this year, we will raise SAR’s profile by strengthening existing partnerships and forging new ones. In Louisville, we’ll engage the business community and with local political leaders, supporting other local

businesses and organizations so that they, in turn, will support our Education Center and Museum.

To that end, we will focus on partnerships at the national, state and chapter level to better achieve our objectives.

We will honor successful existing partnerships, and we will encourage new ones with appropriate awards to recognize our state societies and chapters. I will ask the Council of State Presidents and the Medals & Awards Committee to lead that effort.

We will publicize our partnerships and give appropriate credit on our website.

Second, we will strengthen our relationship with the Children of the American Revolution, because today’s youth are our future leaders. The members of the C.A.R. are, quite literally, our posterity.

Third, we will raise the funds to complete our Education Center and Museum, and we will support our First Lady’s project, which will raise funds for the display to tell the story of Gen. George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy, a critical moment in the lasting success of the Revolutionary War, and one that few people understand or appreciate. This portion of our museum will allow visitors to learn about this important aspect of Washington’s leadership away from the battlefield. I ask you to be generous in support of Julie’s project.

Fourth, we will travel to the United Kingdom and Bermuda. In the UK, we will honor the British ancestry of so many of our Patriot Ancestors, especially Gen. Washington. We will celebrate one of our most famous members, Winston Churchill, at his birthplace, Blenheim Palace. We may even spend some time at Highclere Castle, better known to us as Downton Abbey. From there, we’ll head to the beach in Bermuda to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Bermuda Gunpowder Plot.

To get ready for Bermuda, we will have beach night and a Jimmy Buffet cover band on Friday, Oct. 3 at the Fall Leadership meeting. Pack your Hawaiian shirts and shorts and join us!

We will have an adventure this year. And we will make SAR fun again!

The SAR has much to offer, not just now but for the future. That’s why I want to build a better SAR, an SAR that will attract future generations.

Join me.

From the Desk of …

It is my honor to be elected as your Secretary General for 2025-26, and I am delighted. This coming year will be exciting! Our country will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and we will honor our Patriot Ancestors in a variety of events across this great country. I hope you can attend many of these celebrations and help us show our support for the SAR!

conduct SAR’s business. The Secretary General is responsible for the safekeeping of the National Society Seal and the George Washington Ring.

I also will work with these committees: Americanism, Color Guard, Communication and Marketing, Council of Youth Programs, DAR Liaison and the Ladies Auxiliary.

You will notice some exciting changes to the magazine with the addition of new articles from the Treasurer General, the Registrar General, the Genealogist General and myself. These articles will inform you of the SAR’s current objectives for the Strategic Operating Plan. Our hope is that your chapters, state societies and districts will jump on board and become a big part of helping us achieve our objectives. We can only meet our goals with your help. We need you!

As your Secretary General, my official duties are to serve as the secretary of all national meetings, including the Executive Committee, Board of Trustees and other meetings of the National Society that may be required to

We are publishing the Strategic Plan objectives for 2025-27. These objectives have been approved by your ExCom and the Trustees. Please review these objectives and choose the ones that interest you to get involved.

I encourage you to attend your chapter meetings, bring your ideas and discuss ways your chapter can be involved in our 250th celebration.

Items on Which the Trustees Voted

The items below were presented by the Executive Committee.

1. Approval of the 2024 Audit.

2. Dues and Fees – no change for 2026. Approved

3. Form a committee to review the VPG Districts every 10 years. Approved

Changes to the Bylaws were proposed by various committees.

1. A change to Bylaw 24, Section 2 – George Washington Endowment Fund was proposed that would allow the GWEF fund to enjoy similar rates of return as the other invested funds. This change required the consent of threefourths of each of the groups listed: the GWEF Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, the Trustees and the Delegates. Three-fourths of the state societies must also approve. A ballot will be sent to each state president, and it must be voted upon by Sept. 1, 2025.

2. The Chaplains Committee requested a change to Bylaw 14 to bring the definition of the chaplain into compliance with the IRS definition. Approved

3. The Council of State Presidents requested changes to Bylaw 21 replacing the automatic succession of the

chairman of the council with a recommendation and selection procedure outlined in the council’s Bylaws. Approved

4. The Canada Society proposed revisions to Bylaw 22 requiring a written ballot if there is uncertainty whether a majority consent exists, a change from majority consent to two-thirds consent, and if a change in fees was to be voted on, notice to the state presidents and secretaries would have to be mailed 45 days prior to Congress. Failed

5. The Genealogist General requested revisions to Bylaw 22, Section 1, changing “admission” fees to “application” fees, removing the phrase “has been elected a member of a state society” and that we would no longer accept Sons of the Revolution (SR) applications for membership. Approved

The Virginia Society proposed the following changes, and the Delaware Society voted to support all but one.

1. Request a change to Article IV, Section 1, of the Constitution and Bylaws 3, 5A (new) and 6. The proposed amendment will expand the availability of memorial memberships beyond relatives of the current

members of the SAR and will introduce new genealogical lines of descendants for future generations. Failed

2. Amend Bylaw 1, Section 2, to provide for the status of “Provisional Member” while an application is pending at National Headquarters. The proposed amendment would designate an applicant whose application was at National Headquarters as a Provisional Member and could begin integrating into the chapter and state societies and could be an officer, except for president, vice president, secretary or treasurer. Failed

3. Amend Bylaw 2 to provide for a national at-large membership. This proposal would change the current requirement that compatriots also be members of a state society and a chapter.

a. An amendment was proposed to limit the at-large membership to active-duty military. Approved b. A second amendment was proposed to also include civilian military contractors and state department employees. Failed

4. Amend Bylaw 7 to require professional credentials for the Treasurer General and to create a presumption of two years of service, and to change “insure” to “ensure.” This proposal would require anyone running for Treasurer General to have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting, finance or business, or significant professional experience (at least five years during which such experience was the individual’s primary profession). Failed

5. Amend the Constitution and Bylaws to create the position of Executive Vice President General. The proposed amendments would divide the current responsibilities of the President General so that the PG can focus on the externalfacing role of the position, while the new position of Executive VPG would have primary responsibility for the internal affairs of the organization. This would create a relationship similar to a CEO and COO or a commanding officer and executive officer. Failed

6. Amend Bylaw 18 to add the Executive Vice President to the Executive Committee. Withdrawn

7. Amend Bylaw 19 to streamline the role and purpose of the Genealogy Committee and bring them into

alignment with the interests of the National Society. It was argued that the committee as constituted is too large and makes changes to the genealogy policies, making it impossible to rely on approved applications from prior years. Failed

8. Amend Bylaw 21 to expand the role of the Nominating Committee to include the recruitment of qualified candidates for every office, to exempt the Secretary General and Executive Vice President General from the restrictions relating to announcements and endorsements for higher office, and to authorize the committee to nominate more than one candidate for each office. These changes were designed to recruit and nominate the best qualified candidate for each office, allowing an officer who is presumptively a future President General candidate to discuss his ideas and objectives openly during the two years prior to the Congress during which he would be elected PG. Referred to the Bylaws Committee for further discussion.

9. A motion was made to offer a one-third reduction ($50) in new member application fees for anyone who attends this year’s American Legion and VFW national conferences and subsequently submits a new application. Passed

In Honor of the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America in 2026 and the sacrifice of our Patriot ancestors and other veterans who have served our country, the Sons of the American Revolution are planting 250 Liberty Trees across our nation. The goal is to plant at least one tree in each state, ideally in cities or counties named after a Patriot.

To help plant a Liberty Tree in your State visit the Liberty Tree website at https://bit.ly/4ebUrI0

Bulloch Hall - Roswell, GA - February 17, 2024
Milton City Hall - Milton, GA - November 4, 2019

Mission Statement

National Society Sons of the American Revolution

Operational Plan 2030 (2025-27) Objectives

The SAR honors our Revolutionary War Patriot Ancestors by promoting patriotism, serving our communities, and educating and inspiring future generations about the founding principles of our country.

Vision Statement

We will be a leading promoter of the study of the American Revolution and an advocate for our nation’s founding principles.

Strategic Goals and Operational Objectives for 2025-26

Strategic Goal #1: People – Build an organization and culture that advances the mission and grows membership. [Registrar General]

Operational Objectives

A. Develop and implement a comprehensive national online onboarding program by 2026 whereby all societies have access to the onboarding program for new members.

1) Identify and benchmark DAR, Society of Cincinnati and C.A.R. by early 2026.

2) Incentivize participation of new members in the onboarding program by 2026.

3) Identify participation within SAR by early 2026.

B. Increase membership retention to 95% through increased participation in SAR programs at the national, district, state and local levels by 2030. Intermediate retention rate targets are: 1/1/2024 (87.5%), 1/1/2026 (90%), 1/1/2028 goal (92.5%), 1/1/2030 goal (95%). The Registrar General reports appropriate data monthly, including trend analysis.

C. Establish a 3% annual net membership growth by 2028.

D. Membership Committee, Council of State Presidents: Appeal to the values expressed in the mission statement and core SAR and American values and principles to attract, train, involve and retain members to aggressively grow our membership by 2030.

1) Membership Committee recommends annual targets for recruitment and retention to the Executive Committee for approval and publication to the membership at each Spring Leadership.

2) Information Technology Committee, in conjunction with the Registrar General,

Genealogist General and the Genealogy Committee, will create and implement a digital, paperless online membership application as soon as possible, no later than 6/1/2027.

3) Membership Committee will update and issue new recruitment, retention and reinstatement tools and best practices for state societies and chapters to support the annual recruitment and retention targets as approved by the senior leadership annually.

4) Grow the net number of chapters by 3% per year.

5) CoSP and the VPGs will conduct an annual reinstatement program to re-engage inactive members, with a goal of 100% contact from the last five years.

6) Grow the number of junior members by 5% per year.

E. Executive Director: Develop a plan to build and retain a professional staff to meet the society’s future growth and needs by June 15 annually.

1) The Executive Director, with support from the Human Resources Committee and related committees, shall periodically assess the plan.

2) The Executive Director shall provide the budget inputs and resource requirements to implement the goals of the strategic plan.

Strategic Goal #2: Historical Programs –Commemorate people, events and documents; preserve records and artifacts; and support the study of the American Revolution. [Historian General]

Operational Objectives

A. Commemorate the people, events and documents of the American Revolution by promoting and growing public engagement in our ceremonies.

1) Each state and chapter will develop their signature event: one annual event that they will be known for in their local community. Events identified by 6/1/2026.

2) Each state and chapter will support SAR 250 signature events with a parallel event they sponsor in partnership with local historical, veteran and/or civic organizations annually starting in January 2026.

3) Participate in state and local 250 commissions to promote the SAR commemorative events during

the Decade of the American Revolution by 6/1/2026.

4) Partner with the DAR, C.A.R. and other groups to plan and execute a joint 250th Anniversary celebration on July 4, 2026.

B. Support the study of the American Revolution by developing a center of excellence in history that will grow SAR brand recognition within the historical community.

1) Develop an Advisory Council of Professional Historians by 1/1/2026.

2) Develop an annual SAR Book Award by July 2027.

C. Work with the Education Committee, Museum Board and IT Committee to make the Virtual Component of the Education Center and Museum available globally.

1) Work with bookstores, libraries and other organizations to schedule author presentations by July 2026.

2) Develop and expand the list of qualified speakers and presentations to be made available via Zoom or through subscription services by July 2027.

Strategic Goal #3: Patriotic Programs – Inspire a sense of patriotism based on America’s founding. [Secretary General]

Operational Objectives

A. Grow our color guard and the scope of its mission.

1) Train and safety certify every society color guard by 2030.

a. 100% Youth Protection trained and certified by the end of 2025.

b. State color guard commanders will enforce compliance and ensure Youth Protection Training is tracked locally by the end of 2025 and updated annually.

c. NSSAR Color Guard commander will publish an updated Black Powder Program by 12/31/2025.

i. 100% of state color guard commanders which fire black powder will implement the National Black Powder Safety Training program by 12/31/2025. i.i. 100% of state societies which fire black powder will have an appropriate level of insurance coverage for all SAR events in which black powder is fired.

d. NSSAR Color Guard Artillery commander will establish safety standards for cannon and mortar firing and publish them in the NSSAR Color Guard Handbook by 12/31/2025.

e. NSSAR Color Guard commander will establish a uniform Safety/Risk Management Training program by 12/31/2026.

B. Honor America’s first veterans by recognizing those who

have served and continue to serve in today’s Armed Forces.

1) Expand the number of SAR representatives at Veteran’s Administration Medical Centers (VAMCs), Center for Development and Civic Engagement (CDCEs), by 20% annually until 100% representation is achieved by 12/31/2029. Targets to achieve are 77 VAMCs with SAR representation by 12/31/2026, 92 VAMCs by 12/31/2027, 112 VAMCs by 12/31/2028.

2) Increase chapter-level USS Stark Memorial Report (Stark Report) submissions by 50% from the 2023 submission target of 250 (219 actual) to 375 by 2030.

a. Increase chapter-level Stark Report submissions by 18 additional chapters to the previous year’s submission, each year.

b. Prepare, deliver and post annual training on the Stark Report on SAR University by 3/31/2026 and annually thereafter.

3) Increase compatriot veteran recognition.

a. Each state will establish a Veterans Committee and appoint a state Veterans Committee chairman by 6/30/2026.

b. Identify and recognize compatriot veterans by state societies by 12/31/2026.

c. 100% applicant identification of veteran status by state societies by 12/31/2027.

4) Establish Active Duty, Guard and Reserve individual and unit recognition programs.

a. Each state society president will implement/ monitor a program in which returning MIA/POWs are honored by July 4, 2026.

5) Partner with local veteran’s organizations to sponsor a joint event for veterans by 12/31/2026.

a. Appoint an SAR liaison officer to the American Legion by 12/31/2025.

b. Appoint an SAR liaison officer to the Veterans of Foreign Wars by 12/31/2025.

6) Conduct at least one Joint Flag Retirement Ceremony with a local veteran’s group by 12/31/2026 and annually thereafter.

Strategic Goal #4: Educational Programs – Educate the public with an accurate understanding of our nation’s founding and history, and its importance today. [Historian General]

Operational Objectives

A. SAR Education shall establish a professionally recognized Education Center by 1/1/2028.

1) Shall be a recognized clearinghouse of American Revolution education materials by 1/1/2026.

2) Shall become recognized as an authority on American Revolution history through the

establishment of a Historian Advisory Council by 1/1/2026.

3) The SAR Education Center and Museum will be accredited (Bronze Level) by American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Standard and Excellence Programs for History Organizations (STEPS) by 1/1/2028.

4) A fundraising effort shall be established to raise funds for education programs by 1/1/2026.

5) Appoint state society education directors who will champion the SAR’s Education and Youth Awards programs with their local schools, achieving 80% society participation by 7/1/2026.

B. SAR Education Programs shall research, fund and establish the Virtual Education Center in 2028.

1) A fundraising effort shall be established to supplement funds to support the expansion of a virtual education infrastructure by 1/1/2026.

Strategic Goal #5: External Relations – Promote our public image as a patriotic, historical and educational service organization. [Secretary General]

Operational Objectives

A. Communications and Marketing Committee will research and implement a comprehensive public relations campaign by the end of 2028 with the goal of increasing name recognition.

1) Establish a Crisis Communication Policy and Plan by 3/31/2026.

2) Establish a Communication Policy and Plan by the end of 2027.

B. Create and fund a program, process and presentation booth package/traveling tool kit by July 2027.

1) Identify and solicit SAR participation with external organizations or entities where current participation is absent.

2) Leverage Patriot Research System (PRS) data with other external websites (e.g., Ancestry, FamilySearch) as a marketing tool.

3) Enhance interaction with business and civic groups in Louisville and at the chapter, state and national levels.

C. Continue to build relationships with other organizations, especially the C.A.R. and DAR, to enhance our common mission.

1) C.A.R.:

a. Increase senior leadership by 5% by 2028.

b. Increase transition to membership rate by 5% by 2028.

2) DAR:

a. Increase and enhance SAR/DAR presences at each other’s respective meetings or activities with a goal of at least once per year per SAR chapter by the end of 2026.

D. Communications and Marketing Committee will plan, fund, and staff assets to promote and advertise the NSSAR utilizing social media by the end of 2027 with the goal of increasing name recognition.

1) Author a procedure for social media and public relations content for committees, programs, etc.

2) Identify Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Research and understand the value, in dollars and member numbers, of each advertising modality.

3) Create a comprehensive inventory of society assets and establish a marketing strategy for each.

4) Create a comprehensive inventory of social media assets and establish a marketing strategy for each.

5) Integrate social media strategies with relevant committees’ goals and objectives.

6) Implement social media advertisements and communication programs.

Strategic Goal #6: Internal Operations – Provide the necessary resources and infrastructure to support members and staff in accomplishing our goals. [Treasurer General]

Operational Objectives

A. Develop a personnel plan for SAR HQ to support the membership needs as defined by the Strategic Plan 2035 by 2026 Spring Leadership.

1) Determine staffing needs based on priorities in operational plan.

2) Recruit best qualified personnel to fill staffing needs.

3) Review compensation annually based on performance and market comparisons.

4) Review and update job descriptions as needed.

5) Provide training tools and seminars for staff to improve skills.

B. Fund and digitize the member application process from submission to approval by 2027.

1) Standardize the application form.

2) Digitize supporting documents.

3) Marketing of online access to the PRS and supporting documentation for record copies.

C. Utilize the IT Special Purpose Operating Fund to pay for the internal operations IT projects listed above to supplement the Alexander Hamilton Fund annual distribution beginning in 2025.

1) Publicize and solicit donations to the IT Special Purpose Operating Fund.

D. Form a task force of relevant committees and staff to identify and prioritize IT projects by the end of 2025.

1) Communicate to members the amount of funds needed and project purpose and invite donations.

2) Provide progress updates on projects funded and completed.

Director Megan Krebs on the 2026 Budget.

An Unfunded Requirements List, or UFR, is a prioritized list of things we want to do but cannot afford to do within the current operations budget. When income is exceeding programmed expenses, or when a donor drops money on the SAR, that windfall is applied to the top-ranked unfunded requirement. That item or program then comes off the list and the next one moves up.

Compatriots, I am honored to have been elected and to be serving as your Treasurer General. There are several things I’d like you to know about decisions made at Congress, our plans for 2025-26, the near-term financial objectives of the organization and our current financial situation. This recurring column in the SAR Magazine will be my opportunity to speak directly to the membership and to let you know how your dues and fees are being spent.

First, I’d like to assure you that I intend to continue the zero-based budgeting process—an approach where each year’s budget is built based on actual membership numbers rather than estimates—put in place by past TG Allen Greenly. It has proven effective in reducing our debt and reducing the need for large lines of credit, and we will continue that approach.

Oracle defines zero-based budgeting as “a budgeting technique in which all expenses must be justified for a new period or year starting from zero, versus starting with the previous budget and adjusting it as needed.”

For the SAR, this means our proposed budget for the next year is based on the actual membership numbers, as of January 1 of the current year—no estimates, no annual projected growth and no wishful thinking of supposed income, just facts. Using this conservative budgeting process, we should never overestimate our income or, in the worst-case scenario, find ourselves increasing our current deficit or having to extend our current line of credit.

We are learning how to live within our means, and we will continue to do so. If recruiting and retention trends continue upward and we exceed our projected income, we have surplus, which we can use to pay down our current debt, then apply the remainder to the most important items on our Unfunded Requirements List.

When we begin next year’s budget process, we start over again, potentially with higher membership numbers at our baseline. Chairman Ed Hoak and his Budget Committee are working closely with SAR Finance

Items on the UFR come from the SAR’s 5-Year Operational and 10-Year Strategic Plans. These plans constitute the SAR’s roadmap for the future. The plans developed by the Strategic Planning Committee are presented to National Leadership, then to the Trustees, for approval.

In effect, the goals and objectives identified in the operational plans, which are approved by your elected representative, the Trustees, become the funding priorities for how dues-generated income more than the requirements of the annual operating budget are spent.

At Congress, your delegates approved a change to Bylaw 24, Fund Management, Section 2, Investment Policy. The change removed the requirement for the George Washington Endowment Fund Board that 50 percent of their funds be invested in obligations of the U.S. Government or agencies of the U.S. Government. The management of a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization like the SAR can be confusing, even to longtime compatriots. I am working with Finance Committee Chairman Jim Klingler; the leaders of the Budget, Investment and Audit committees; and the SAR Foundation and George Washington Endowment Fund boards to develop an SAR Financial Report. This will become an annual report to members that shows where the money goes and how these various entities interact with and support each other and the SAR’s mission.

Transparency and fiscal discipline remain at the heart of our approach. Every dollar you contribute is accounted for with rigorous oversight, and each financial decision is guided by the principles laid out in our operational and strategic plans. We want every member to feel confident that resources are being directed judiciously, not only to sustain the core functions of SAR, but to enable innovation and growth where it matters most. By maintaining clear priorities and adhering to a zero-based budget, we preserve the financial health of our organization and safeguard its future for generations to come.

From the Desk of …

It is approaching the end of the baseball season, and discussions during family gatherings or around the bar are supporting one player or another for Most Valuable Player. The discussion can be supported by statistics; however, there is also the “gut feel” for your personal pick.

We are also approaching the end of the calendar year in the SAR, and chapter presidents are ruminating about their choice for the Chapter Distinguished Service Medal. Quite normally, the thought is to identify the fellow who has positively impacted the chapter the most during the past year. More than likely, that person has been attending every meeting and supporting the color guard at every event; truly, he is a valuable member of the chapter.

I want to make the case for your chapter registrar as Most Valuable Player for the chapter. His effort to introduce a prospective new member to the SAR—by assisting in preparing an application for membership that will include one of his Patriot Ancestors—is the only first impression the prospective new member will have to the SAR. Your registrar is also making a personal connection that may last a lifetime by gathering information about the new member’s lineage and discussing the facts about each generation. Sometimes the facts are surprising but add a connection for the new member to his extended family.

Filling out the application takes knowledge and training; more than likely, the registrar completed the national, 11-hour Registrar Training program available through SAR University. He has implemented the 71-page Application Preparation Guide and has probably also glanced at the 30-page Genealogy Committee Policies; both are available on the Genealogy portion of the SAR website. He has communicated with other chapter registrars across the state society to ensure the applications he prepares are approval ready.

With that training, he has assisted in obtaining proper sources for each fact on the application and has coordinated with the prospective new member to get signatures and funds necessary to submit the application. He has “held the hand” of the applicant to make sure the applicant is aware of the progress of the approval of his application. He has periodically reviewed the Application Status Report on the Patriot Research System website. He more than likely invited the new member to each chapter meeting to get the newest applicant acquainted with current chapter members.

Has he been successful? Yes! From January to May this year, the society-wide approval rate for new member applications has reached 97.6% – quite an improvement from the 77% approval rating that we observed in 2022.

I ask for your support in giving a hug to your chapter registrar for me; he is the primary reason your chapter is growing. He is, indeed, your chapter’s Most Valuable Player.

From the Desk of …

Let’s start by clearing up a common area of confusion. You are familiar with the duties of your chapter and state registrars. They are usually the first point of contact for prospective members. They are also responsible for aiding in the research and completion of the membership application. However, at the national level these are the purview of the Genealogist General.

a. Develop and implement a comprehensive national online onboarding (website sign-in) program by 2026.

b. Increase membership retention to 95% by 2030.

c. Establish a 3% annual net membership growth by 2028.

Briefly, the Registrar General “is responsible for the policies and procedures of the membership database of the NSSAR, serving as the primary official of the society responsible for the digitization, storage, preservation, and release of data to the public and members.” He works closely with the staff registrar and is responsible for duties generally performed by a secretary at the chapter and state levels.

In addition, the Registrar General is the liaison to the following committees:

• Membership Committee

o Military Affiliated Members Committee

o Veterans Recognition Committee

o Younger Member Committee

• Veterans Committee

o Operation Ancestor Search

o Patriotic Outreach Committee

He coordinates with the various chairmen and participates in planning discussions. The Registrar General is essentially involved in “all things membership.”

Despite meticulous planning and execution, any plan has a high degree of failure without a definitive objective. Our roadmap to success was recently adopted. The SAR Operational Plan 2030 is available for your review and it is highly recommended that you do.

The Registrar General’s purview in this plan is briefly summarized below:

1. Strategic Goal #1: People – Build an organization and a culture that advances the mission and grows membership.

d. Attract, train, involve and retain members that aggressively grow our membership by 2030.

i. Annual targets

ii. Digital/paperless online membership application

iii. New recruitment, retention and reinstatement tools and best practices

iv. Training continuum (SAR University)

v. Increase net number of chapters by 3% per year

vi. Grow the number of Junior Members by 5% per year

Some of these goals will be hard to achieve, but they focus our intention and illuminate our path. They also facilitate working together in a coordinated fashion. Fortunately, some of these goals are already under way. Progress reports will be forthcoming in future editions of The SAR Magazine

Former Registrar General Tony Vets initiated a program to send a personal email to every prospective member upon approval of their application. This program was continued and improved by his successors. Rest assured these emails will continue to flow out to all new members, but the program is now expanded further. Since the close of Congress, all new members will receive a personalized follow-up email at approximately six months inquiring about their SAR journey. This small dose of preventive medicine should help with our lessthan-optimal retention record. Chapter and state presidents may be contacted to assist with this program in specific cases.

This article is the first of a series. It is a deliberate effort to improve communication between the General Officers and the chapter members. We are intentionally working to bridge the gap, and we are inviting you to a two-way conversation. We need to know what you know, and you need to know what we know. We trust you will participate as we work for the betterment of our noble society.

Congress Convenes in Uncasville, Conn.

July 12-18, 2025

The 135th Congress, hosted by the Connecticut SAR, drew more than 470 compatriots, guests and dignitaries to the Mohegan Sun Resort in Southeastern Connecticut.

Early arrivers enjoyed trips to either Fort Griswold/Norwichtown or the Mystic Seaport, but several stayed back for a town hall meeting to discuss numerous suggested bylaw changes. The Welcome Reception was held in the Earth Ballroom of the massive resort.

Following a modified schedule, the Memorial Service took place on Monday afternoon at the resort. The First Lady’s Tea followed the Memorial Service. On Monday afternoon, Zac Distel, curator and director of collections, presented a program on “Connecticut in the Revolution” and pertinent items from the SAR collection. The evening was topped off by the finals of the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Oration Contest.

The Tuesday morning opening session began with greetings from distinguished guests, the presentation of gifts, and reports from general officers and major committees. The Congress endorsed a unanimous vote of the Trustees to begin construction on the items needed for a “soft opening” of the NSSAR Education Center and Museum in time for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in July 2026.

President General (2006-07) Nathan E. White Jr. of Texas was attending his 30th consecutive Congress. He has attended 52 Leadership Meetings. Other PGs in attendance included David N. Appleby,

Congress photos by Convention Photography Services

Joseph W. Dooley, J. Michael Tomme Sr., Warren M. Alter, John “Jack” T. Manning, Davis L. Wright, C. Bruce Pickett and John L. Dodd.

FEES AND DUES UNCHANGED

As required of Congress, the fees were adopted without change for 2025-26.

NEW OFFICERS ELECTED

Running from the floor, Registrar General T. Brooks Lyles edged out Chancellor General Edmon McKinley for Treasurer General.

Genealogist General Gary O. Green survived a challenge from Gary R. Neal.

All other nominees advanced by acclamation, including President General Michael J. Elston Esq. (Virginia), Secretary General W. Allen Greenly (Georgia) and Chancellor General Peter Davenport (Virginia). Others elected were Registrar Keith A. Weissinger (Washington), incumbent Historian General Jeffrey D. Thomas (Virginia), Librarian General James E. Osbourn (Missouri), Surgeon General Joe R. Hammill (Oklahoma) and Chaplain General Christopher W. Grimes (North Carolina).

Named to PG Elston’s Executive Committee were President General (202324) John L. Dodd (California), Paul R. Callanan (Michigan), William D. Greaf (Virginia), Hans E. Jackson (New Hampshire) and Samuel P. Massey Jr. (Texas).

Top, the ring guard prepares to present George Washington’s ring at Congress; above, President General Darryl Addington installs Michael Elston to the top post.

James W. Klingler of California was elected president of the SAR Foundation, and Historian General Thomas is vice president. Other at-large members of the board include Dr. Sam Powell, Daniel L. McKelvie, and PGs Bruce Pickette and John L. Dodd. PG Elston serves as the chairman of the board.

OTHER ACTIONS

Congress approved a request to allow the George Washington Endowment Fund to make investments without the requirement that 50 percent be in government-secured funds.

Congress approved a request to remove restrictions on who can nominate someone for memorial memberships of the SAR.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

The business sessions of Congress extended to Thursday but concluded in time for trips to either the nearby Pequot Museum or the CTSSAR-owned War Office/Trumbull House Tour. For those not on the tours, Mark Olsen and Duff Wilson led presentations on Family Tree Maker software.

Clockwise from top left, President General Michael Elston and his daughter, Emily Elston, with the Washington crest ring shortly after his installation; Chairwoman Beth “Morning Deer” Regan and President General Darryl Addington dedicated a marker to the Mohegan warriors who died in the American Revolution; Vice Chair Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel and Elder Bruce “Two Dogs” Bozsum exchanged gifts with SAR dignitaries; Elder Bozsum with one of the commemorative Mohegan blankets presented.

First Lady’s Project

2025-2026

This year as First Lady, I will continue to raise awareness of the SAR Education Center and Museum, specifically its telling of the story of Gen. George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy, a plan by Continental Army officers toward the end of the Revolutionary War to challenge the authority of Congress. Many of the army’s officers were frustrated by Congress’ lack of attention to their pay and pensions, and some considered acting against Congress directly and forcing it to meet their demands. Gen. Washington, through his powerful leadership and an emotional address to the officers, defused the crisis and perhaps even averted a military coup.

“Washington Prevents a Military Dictatorship,” etching by Albert Sterner, 1932. Published in The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington [M-5270/S] (MVLA), as it appears on mountvernon.org.

As First Lady, I wish to raise funds for the Newburgh Conspiracy gallery in the museum, so that visitors can learn about this important aspect of Washington’s leadership away from the battlefield.

This event was a critical moment in the lasting success of the Revolutionary War, and one that few people understand or appreciate.

If you wish to donate to this project, please scan the QR code to donate online!

Society, Chapter and Individual Awards

The following awards are presented to state societies, chapters and individuals for various categories listed in the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Official Handbook

GOLD HENRY KNOX MEDALS – These compatriots were awarded Gold Henry Knox Medals for their hard work on their respective 250th Anniversary events. First Continental Congress (Pennsylvania) –Kurt Winter, Steve Kopsick, Bill Baker and Fred Fonseca; and Fairfax Resolves (Virginia) – Jim Cordes, Forrest Crain, Tim Dioquino, Juris Kelley, David Meyer, David Peters, Jon Rymer and Darrin Schmidt.

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PRESIDENT

GENERAL’S EDUCATION OUTREACH STREAMER

The following awards are a continuing program to recognize chapters and their outreach education programming efforts. The requirement to receive the President General’s Education Outreach Streamer is for the compatriots of a chapter to do a certain number of new historical presentations or to present an existing presentation in a new venue or to a new audience.

State – Chapter(s)

Alabama – Tennessee Valley; California – Sacramento; Colorado – Castle Rock, Mount Evans; Connecticut –Nathan Hale; Florida – Pensacola; Georgia – Blue Ridge Mountains, Brier Creek, Little River, Lyman Hall, Marshes of Glynn, Piedmont, Robert Forsyth; Kansas – Charles Robinson, Little Balkans; Kentucky – Capt. Virgil McCracken, Col. Daniel Boone, Col. Steven Trigg, Gov. Issac Shelby, Lafayette, Simon Kenton; Louisiana – Gen. Philemon Thomas, Oliver Pollock; Missouri – Sgt. Ariel Nims; Nebraska –Omaha; New Mexico – Gadsden; North Carolina –Battle of Kings Mountain, Catawba Valley, Col.

Alexander Erwin, Colsons Mill, Mecklenburg, New Bern, Old North State, Salisbury; Ohio – Cincinnati, Hocking Valley, Northeastern Ohio, Richard Montgomery; Oklahoma – Norman, Oklahoma City; Oregon – Lewis and Clark; South Carolina – Henry Laurens; Tennessee – Isaac Shelby, Stones River;

Texas – Athens, Freedom, Piney Woods, Robert Rankin; Virginia – Col. James Wood II, Fairfax Resolves, Gen. William Campbell, Sgt. Maj. John Champe; Washington – Fort Vancouver, George Rogers Clark, John Paul Jones, Seattle.

THE OHANESIAN HISTORY PRESENTATIONS AWARD FOR CHAPTERS is presented to the chapters, based upon membership, that collectively make the highest number of oral presentations on any aspect of the American Revolution to classes or school groups (K-12) in their respective geographic service area. (Cash Award)

Chapters: 10-49 members: Gen. William Campbell Chapter, Virginia; 50-99 members: John Paul Jones Chapter, Washington; 100-199 members: Mount Evans Chapter, Colorado; 200 members and above: Cincinnati Chapter, Ohio.

C.A.R. ACTIVITY AWARD AND STREAMERS go to the state societies that have documented their work with the Children of the American Revolution over the past year and have completed the filing process for entering for this award. Winners: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington.

THE COUNCIL OF YOUTH PROGRAMS POSTER CONTEST – The following are those societies that participated in the Americanism Poster Contest and received a participation streamer. Winners: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York (Empire State), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.

THE SGT. MOSES ADAMS MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL BROCHURE CONTEST – The following are those societies that participated in the Sgt. Moses Adams Memorial Middle School Brochure Contest and received a participation streamer. Winners: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia,

Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New York (Empire State), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia.

THE SAR YOUTH VIDEO CONTEST – This year saw the introduction of a new contest, the SAR Youth Video Contest. The following societies participated and will receive a streamer. Winners: Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (Empire State), Texas, Washington.

THE HAROLD L. PUTNAM AWARD goes to the state society chairman responsible for the winner of the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest. Winner: North Carolina.

THE EDWIN B. GRAHAM PLAQUE goes to the state society sponsoring the winner of the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest. Winner: North Carolina.

THE JOSEPH S. RUMBAUGH HISTORICAL ORATIONS CONTEST – The following societies participated in the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Orations Contest and received a streamer. Winners: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York (Empire State), North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia.

THE JOHN C. HAUGHTON AWARD goes to the state society sponsoring the winner of the Outstanding JROTC Cadet Contest. Winner: Utah.

The following societies participated in the Outstanding JROTC Cadet Contest and received a streamer. Winners: Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (Empire State), North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington.

THE GEORGE S. AND STELLA M. KNIGHT AWARD goes to the state society sponsoring the winner of the George S. and Stella M. Knight Essay Contest. Winner: Ohio.

The following societies participated in the George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest and received a participation streamer. Winners: Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (Empire State), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington.

THE MARIAN L. BROWN EAGLE SCOUT AWARD goes to

the state society sponsoring the winner of the Arthur M. King Eagle Scout Scholarship competition. Winner: Pennsylvania.

The following societies participated in the Arthur M. King Eagle Scout Scholarship competition and received a participation streamer. Winners: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, International, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (Empire State), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.

THE COUNCIL OF YOUTH PROGRAMS OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION AWARD is presented annually at the SAR Congress to the societies that have fulfilled the qualifications during the previous year. The qualifications are that each society must submit entries to at least six of the eight national youth contests. Winners: Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York (Empire State), North Carolina, Ohio, Texas.

THE THOMAS J. BOND JR. MEMORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD goes to the compatriot to present the best photograph depicting the spirit of patriotism. (Cash Award) Winner: Larry Josefowski, Caesar Rodney Chapter, Delaware; Honorable Mentions: Daniel Piedlow, California; Brian Bayliss, Virginia.

THE WINSTON C. WILLIAMS SAR MAGAZINE AWARD goes to the compatriot or society that was the most cooperative in supplying usable magazine material. Winner: T. Brooks Lyles Jr., North Carolina.

THE JENNINGS H. FLATHERS AWARD goes to the state society with fewer than 500 members with the best news publications. (Cash Award) No winner.

THE ELEANOR SMALLWOOD NIEBELL AWARD goes to the state C.A.R. society and local C.A.R. society that have been judged to have the best newsletter by the guidelines set up by the N.S.C.A.R. (Cash Award) State Winner: Illinois C.A.R.; Local Society Winner: Patriots of Liberty Society, Georgia C.A.R.

THE PAUL M. NIEBELL SR. AWARD goes to the state society of 500 or more members with the best news publication with fewer than 10 pages. (Cash Award) No winner.

THE GRAHAME T. SMALLWOOD JR. AWARD goes to the

state society of 500 or more members with the best news publication with more than 10 pages. (Cash Award) Winner: Palmetto Patriot, South Carolina, Thomas C. Hanson Sr., editor.

THE CARL F. BESSENT AWARD goes to the editor of the most outstandingchapter newsletter. (Cash Award) Single Sheet Winner: Rankin Register, Robert Rankin Chapter, Texas, Jerry Martin, editor; Honorable Mention: The Marshal, Robert Forsyth Chapter, Georgia, Emil Decker, editor. Multiple Sheet Winner: Piedmont Piper, Georgia, Rick Reese III, editor; Honorable Mention: Liberty Gazette, Virginia, Chris Yohn, editor.

THE COL. STEWART BOONE McCARTY AWARD goes to the compatriot who has best furthered the preservation of United States history and its traditional teachings in our schools. (Cash Award) Winner: D. Wayne Snodgrass, Castle Rock Chapter, Colorado.

THE MINNESOTA SOCIETY STEPHEN TAYLOR AWARD goes to the compatriot who, by his research and writings, has made a distinguished contribution to the preservation of the history of the American Revolutionary era and its Patriots. Winner: President General (2009-10) Edward F. Butler, San Antonio Chapter, Texas.

THE WILLIAM M. MELONE AWARD goes to the state society which has the largest number of new and approved supplemental memberships. Winner: Texas with 62; 2nd Place: Tennessee with 55.

THE MATTHEW SELLERS III AWARD goes to the Vice President General who makes the best percentage over quota, based on last year’s membership results. Winner: Pacific District with 17.11 percent, Perry Von Taylor; 2nd Place: North Central District with 15.42 percent, Christopher W. Moberg.

THE RICHARD H. THOMPSON JR. AWARD goes to the society that, at year’s end, had the smallest number of members dropped from the rolls for non-payment of dues. Winners: Germany, International and Spain societies with zero drops.

THE KENTUCKY CUP goes to the membership chairman of the state society that enrolled the largest percentage of new members. Winner: Oregon with 33.54 percent; 2nd Place: Alaska with 27.50 percent.

THE EUGENE C. McGUIRE AWARD goes to the state society enrolling the largest number of sons, grandsons and nephews of SAR and DAR members. Winner: Texas with 49; 2nd Place: Florida with 44.

THE DAR/SAR MEMBERSHIP AWARD – This award has been restructured to offer two groups of winners. To the DAR state society with the highest number of submitted and approved SAR members. (Cash Award) Winner: North Carolina DAR with 135; 2nd Place: Texas DAR with 78; 3rd Place: Florida DAR with 58. To the DAR state society with the highest percentage of recruiting approved SAR members when compared to the SAR state society’s membership. (Cash Award) Winner: North Carolina DAR with 10.07 percent; 2nd Place: Oklahoma DAR with 8.55 percent; 3rd Place: Dakota Society DAR with 5.56 percent.

THE ARTHUR J. TREMBLE AWARD – 1776 TROPHY goes to the state society that reinstated the largest number of dropped and resigned members. Winner: Texas with 280; 2nd Place (tie): Florida and Indiana with 119 each.

THE WALTER G. STERLING AWARD goes to the state society that enrolled the largest number of new members transferred from the C.A.R. Winners: Arizona, California and Florida with 3 each.

THE LEN YOUNG SMITH AWARD goes to the state society that enrolled the largest number of new members under 40 years of age. Winner: Florida with 112; 2nd Place: California with 79.

THE OHIO AWARD goes to the state society that enrolled the highest percentage of new members under 30 years of age. Winner: Idaho with 50 percent; 2nd Place: Alaska with 45.45 percent.

THE COLORADO AWARD goes to the state society with the highest percentage of increase in membership among states with greater than 100 members. Winner: Oregon with 25.32 percent; 2nd Place: Nebraska with 15.32 percent.

THE TEXAS AWARD goes to the state society with the highest percentage of increase in membership among states with fewer than 100 members. Winner: Canada with 18.37 percent; 2nd Place: International with 14.29 percent.

THE HOUSTON CHAPTER AWARD goes to the state

society that enrolled the largest percentage of new members transferred from the C.A.R. Winner: Arizona with 6.82 percent; 2nd Place: Colorado with 2.63 percent.

THE ROBERT L. SONFIELD AWARD goes to the state society with the largest numerical increase of members at the end of the membership year. Winner: Indiana with 78; 2nd Place: Pennsylvania with 65.

THE SENATOR

Jonathan Paul of North Carolina was the winner of the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest. He is joined by Orations Chairman John H. “Jack” Bredenfoerder of Ohio, left, and President General Darryl Addington. For a complete list of Youth Award winners, visit https://education.sar.org/youth-awards.

ROBERT A. TAFT AWARD goes to the state society that enrolled the largest number of new members. Winner: Florida with 288; 2nd Place: Texas with 216.

THE LIBERTY MEDAL AWARDS – The Bronze Liberty Medal is presented to those compatriots who have recruited 10 new members over a period of time. Those receiving additional Liberty Medals will receive Oak Leaf Cluster Awards, which are shown in parentheses. Please read through the names of those receiving this award from your society listed on page 16 of the awards pocket program.

Those who have received the Bronze Liberty Medal in a previous year and have recruited an additional 10 or more new members will receive Oak Leaf Cluster Awards. Please look through the list of compatriots on pages 16-18 of the pocket.

We have two additional levels of the Liberty Medal. These levels represent sponsorship over time and are reached when a Liberty Medal recipient crosses both the threshold of his next Liberty Medal and the next level of the Liberty Medal.

The first category is the Silver Liberty Medal, and it is presented to those compatriots who, through their continued efforts, have crossed the next qualification for an Oak Leaf Cluster for the Liberty Medal and, over time, have passed the sponsorship number of 100 or more new compatriots in the SAR. The recipients are Duane E. Carter, Craig A. Crow, James L. Howard Jr., Bobbie A. Hulse and David M. Witter Jr.

The second category is the Gold Liberty Medal, presented to those compatriots who, through their continued efforts, have crossed the next qualification for an Oak Leaf Cluster for the Liberty Medal and, over time, have passed the sponsorship number of 200 or more new compatriots in the SAR. The recipients are Ronald E. Jones, John H. Moore and Gary R. Neal.

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FLORENCE KENDALL AWARD goes to the top three compatriots who recruited the largest number of new members for the past membership year. Winner (tie): Richard J. Rossin, Empire State (New York), and Timothy E. Ward, Ohio, with 57 new members each; 2nd Place: Harry L. Rinker, Florida, 50 new members; 3rd Place: Robert C. Meyer, New Jersey, 47 new members.

THE COLOR GUARDSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD goes to the compatriot who is the best representative of color guards and the best example of service to the ideals of the Sons of the American Revolution by his service as a color guardsman. Winner: Scott G. Giltner, Kentucky.

THE GENERAL WILLIAM C. WESTMORLAND AWARD goes to the outstanding SAR Veterans Volunteer for service to veterans. Winner: Michael G. Goode, Texas.

THE USS STARK MEMORIAL AWARD goes to the chapters and state society with the best record of service to veterans during the past year. Chapters with 10-49 members –Winner: Highlanders Chapter, Ohio; 50-99 members –Winner: New Bern Chapter, North Carolina; 100-199 members – Winner: Brevard Chapter, Florida; 200 members and above – Winner: Cincinnati Chapter, Ohio. State Society with 15-999 members – Winner: Arizona; Honorable Mention: Oklahoma; 1,000-plus members. Winner: Tennessee.

THE STATE VETERANS SERVICE AWARD goes the state society based upon the percentage of their chapters

submitting reports for the USS Stark Memorial Award. Winners: Arizona, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wyoming.

THE SYRACUSE AWARD goes to the state society with the highest number of new chapters. Winner: Missouri with two new chapters.

THE ROBERT B. VANCE AWAD goes to the state society and chapter that presents the best example of an SAR website during the year, based on established criteria. State Society Winner: Virginia; Chapter Winner: Naples Chapter, Florida.

THE HOWARD F. HORNE JR. AWARD goes to the society with the largest percentage increase of George Washington Fellows based on a percentage of total membership. (Cash Award) Winner: Idaho.

THE WALTER BUCHANAN MEEK AWARD goes to the society that has recruited the highest number of “new” George Washington Fellows. (Cash Award) Winner: Florida.

THE FRANKLIN J. APPL AWARD goes to the chapter that has recruited the highest number of “new” George Washington Fellows. (Cash Award) Winner: Pensacola Chapter, Florida.

THE FRANKLIN FLYER AWARD AND STREAMER go to the state society, based upon membership, with the largest recruitment of Friends of the Library as a percentage increase compared to the state society’s membership as of Dec. 31 of each year. (Cash Award) 15-199 Member Society Winner: Nebraska; 200-499 Member Society Winner: Iowa; 500-999 Member Society Winner: Washington; 1,000-Plus Member Society Winner: California.

THE REGISTRAR GENERAL’S AWARD FOR RETENTION – This award is presented to the three state societies with the highest ranking within their size category for retention of members of the past five years. (Cash Award) Less than 100 Member Society Winner: Canada with 11.28 percent; 101-499 Member Society Winner: Oregon with 12.46 percent; More than 500 Member Society Winner: Michigan with 5.18 percent.

THE GENEALOGIST GENERAL’S AWARD – This award is presented to the state societies with the

lowest percentages of pended applications for the year. Winners: Canada, Oregon, Washington, West Virginia.

THE SAR HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD – This award is presented to either a state society or chapter that makes significant contributions to historic preservation related to the American Revolution, its Patriots and the heritage of our nation’s founding era. Winner: Connecticut.

THE ADMIRAL WILLIAM R. FURLONG MEMORIAL AWARD AND STREAMERS go to the state societies that have fulfilled the qualifications of awarding Flag Certificates during the previous year. Winners: Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, Washington.

Those societies that completed 100 percent involvement of their chapters in the Admiral William Furlong Memorial Award are receiving a special recognition this year with an additional certificate. The recipient of this special award: Oklahoma.

THE U.S. FLAG RETIREMENT AWARD goes to the state society that had at least 50 percent of its chapters present for at least one NSSAR U.S. Flag Retirement Certificate to a person or organization that qualifies during the previous calendar year. Winners: Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Virginia.

THE LIBERTY BELL AMERICANISM AWARD AND STREAMER go to the chapter, based upon size, that presents evidence of best implementing SAR resolutions and principles. 10-49 members – Winner: Gen. William Campbell, Virginia; 2nd Place: Col. Alexander Erwin, North Carolina; 3rd Place: Camp Charlotte, Ohio; 50-99 members – Winner: Blue Ridge Mountains, Georgia; 2nd Place: New Bern, North Carolina; 3rd Place: Sgt. Maj. John Champe, Virginia; 100-199 members –Winner: Col. James Wood II, Virginia; 2nd Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; 3rd Place: Delaware Crossing, Kansas; 200-plus members – Winner: Cincinnati, Ohio; 2nd Place: George Washington, Virginia; 3rd Place: Tennessee Valley, Alabama.

THE ALLENE WILSON GROVES AWARD AND STREAMER go to the state society, based upon size, that show evidence of best implementing SAR resolutions and principles. 1-199 members – Winner: New Hampshire; 2nd Place: Oregon; 3rd Place: Nebraska; 200-499 members – Winner: Washington; 2nd Place: Oklahoma; 3rd Place: Colorado; 500-999

members – Winner: Maryland; 2nd Place: New Jersey; 3rd Place: Kansas; 1,000-plus members – Winner: Virginia; 2nd Place: North Carolina; 3rd Place: Georgia.

THE OFFICERS’ STREAMER AWARD goes to state societies whose president and National Trustees have attended both preceding Trustees’ Meetings and the previous annual Congress. Winners: California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

PRESIDENT GENERAL’S STATE SOCIETY AND CHAPTER ACTIVITIES COMPETITION AWARDS go to the chapter and state society, based upon size, which shows evidence of the most complete practice of implementing SAR programs and resolutions. Chapters: 10-49 members –Winner: Washingtonburg Chapter, Pennsylvania; 2nd Place: Sandhills Chapter, North Carolina; 3rd Place: Straits Chapter, Michigan; 50-99 members – Winner: Cascade Centennial Chapter, Washington; 2nd Place: Big Sandy Chapter, Kentucky; 3rd Place: Miami Chapter, Florida; 100199 members – Winner: Col. James Wood II Chapter, Virginia; 2nd Place: Lafayette Chapter, Kentucky; 3rd Place: Mecklenburg Chapter, North Carolina; 200-plus members –Winner: George Washington Chapter, Virginia; 2nd Place:

Tennessee Valley Chapter, Alabama; 3rd Place: Philadelphia Continental Chapter, Pennsylvania State Societies: 15-199 members – Winner: Oregon; 2nd Place: Nebraska; 3rd Place: New Mexico; 200-499 members – Winner: Washington; 2nd Place: Oklahoma; 3rd Place: Colorado; 500-999 members – Winner: Michigan; 2nd Place: Missouri; 3rd Place: Louisiana; 1,000-plus members –Winner: Virginia; 2nd Place: North Carolina; 3rd Place: Texas.

THE PRESIDENT GENERAL’S CUP goes to the chapter, based upon size, that presents evidence of the most complete program of activities. Chapters: 10-49 members –Winner: Gen. William Campbell Chapter, Virginia; 2nd Place: Col. Alexander Erwin Chapter, North Carolina; 3rd Place: Albemarle Chapter, North Carolina; 50-99 members – Winner: Blue Ridge Mountains Chapter, Georgia; 2nd Place: Sgt. Maj. John Champe Chapter, Virginia; 3rd Place: Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, Virginia; 100-199 members – Winner: Col. James Wood II Chapter, Virginia; 2nd Place: Mecklenburg Chapter, North Carolina; 3rd Place: Delaware Crossing Chapter, Kansas; 200-plus members – Winner: Fairfax Resolves Chapter, Virginia; 2nd Place: Williamsburg Chapter, Virginia; 3rd Place: George Washington Chapter, Virginia.

GARY OWEN GREEN Candidate for Treasurer General

National Society Service

Genealogist General 2022-2026

Trustee/Alternate Trustee-North Carolina Society 2016-2018, 2021

Chair – Patriot Records Committee 2017-2022

Secretary - Council of State Presidents – 2015-2018

Nominating Committee 2017

Vice Chair – Genealogical Research Committee 2020-2022

Vice Chair – Information Technology Committee – Vance Award 2020-21

Vice Chair - Patriot Outreach Committee – 2016-2022

Veterans Recognition Committee; Americanism Committee; Operation Ancestor Search Committee; Color Guard Committee; Secretary - South Atlantic District; George Washington Fellow; SAR Life Member

SAR Awards

Minuteman Class of 2022; Military Service; Patriot;

Distinguished Service – Nat, State & Chapter

Meritorious Service – Nat, District, State & Chapter

Roger Sherman – State (OLC) & Chapter

Henry Knox – Gold & Silver

Silver Good Citizenship; Bronze Good Citizenship

Council of State Presidents – Gold & Silver

Liberty with 1OLC; Lafayette with >400 OLC

Bronze & Silver Color Guard; Gold Color Guard – Nat CG of the year for 2019; Von Steuben Color Guard

Patriot Grave Marking (2OLC)

Education and Training

Hobart College-BA, Math + Commission in USAF

Undergraduate Pilot Training; 4000+ hours –T-37 & B-52

Troy State University – MS, Personnel Counseling Old Dominion University – MS, Education

Professional Experience

USAF Officer - 23 years Rank of Lt Colonel Sr Aerospace Science Instructor – AFJROTC – 19 years

GOALS as Treasurer General

Update Unfunded Requirements List

Enforce SPOF management

Execute the Internal Operations of the Operational Plan Endorsements may be sent to the Chairman of the Nominating Committee, PG Darryl S Addington cutterdoc@hotmail.com prior to 1 February 2026.

2025 Minutemen Inducted

The Minuteman Award is the NSSAR’s most prestigious award. The Executive Committee established the award in 1951. Only those compatriots who have made distinguished and exceptional contributions of service to the National Society may be recognized, and a recipient may receive the award only once.

The award was first presented at the 1952 National Congress in Houston to President General (1948) Benjamin H. Powell of Texas.

The award is given to a maximum of six recipients each year. To date, 443 compatriots have received the honor. Compatriots must attend the National Congress.

Prior to the ceremony, those Minutemen who have passed during this past year were remembered. They included: Presidents General Carl K. Hoffman (FL), Class of 1974, and Henry N. “Hank” McCarl (MA), Class of 2005; Robert K. Webb (OH), Class of 1989; Horace R. Jordan (AL) and Barrett L. McKown (MD), Class of 1995; I. Barnett Ellis (KS), Class of 2008; and Finlay J. Coles (WV), Class of 2017.

The ranking Minuteman Award in attendance, William T. Allgood (SC), represented the Class of 1995.

The Minuteman Class of 2024

The first honoree was JAY A. DELOACH of North Carolina, escorted by Paul Callanan, Minuteman Class of 2017.

Compatriot DeLoach has served the NSSAR as National Trustee, as the Alternate Trustee for the NCSSAR for two separate terms and as a member of the Nominating Committee. Compatriot DeLoach has served on the following committees: the Eagle Scout, the SAR, C.A.R. and Color Guard committees for six years each; the America 250th SAR and the ROTC/ JROTC/Service Academies committees for five years each; the Council of State Presidents for five years; the Congress Planning Committee for four years, serving as

the North Carolina Congress chairman; the Strategic Planning Committee for four years, serving as the vice-chair for a year and then as chairman for two years; the Membership Training Committee for three years, serving as chairman; the Education Committee for three years, serving as vicechair for two years; the Museum Board and the Education Center and Museum Construction Committee for two years each; the George Washington Endowment Fund Fundraising and the SAR Education Center and Museum committees for a year, serving as chairman of each; and the Youth Video Task Force, George Washington Endowment Fund Board and the Ethics Committee for one year each.

Compatriot DeLoach has sponsored 22 new members and assisted in the creation of three new chapters in North Carolina.

As chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee, Compatriot DeLoach revamped, refocused and expanded the five-year 2026 Operational Plan into the 2035 Strategic Plan presented at Congress.

Compatriot DeLoach has attended six Congresses and 10 National Leadership Meetings.

He is a George Washington Fellow and a contributor to the SAR Annual Conference on the American Revolution, the Arthur M. and Berdena King Eagle Scout Fund, the JROTC Endowment Fund, the Museum Board, the Education Outreach Fund, the SAR Library Fund, the Youth Video Contest Fund and the SAR Education Center and Museum. He is also a member of the Founder’s Circle of the SAR Foundation.

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The next honoree was THOMAS J. JACKSON of the Texas Society, escorted by Nathan E. White Jr., Minuteman Class of 2006.

Compatriot Jackson has served the NSSAR as National Trustee for the TXSSAR for two separate terms, as the Alternate Trustee for TXSSAR for one term and as a member of the Nominating Committee.

Compatriot Jackson has served on the following committees: the Education Committee for nine years, serving as vice-chair for five of those years; the George Washington Endowment Fundraising Committee for seven years; the Council of State Presidents for seven years, serving as chairman for one year and vice-chair for two years; the Internal Audit and Public Relations committees for five years each; the Congress Planning Committee for four years; the Audit and Donation Compliance committees for three years each; the Communications and Marketing Committee for three years, serving as chairman for those three years; the Outreach to Schools Committee for two years, serving as chairman; and the George Washington Endowment Fund Board for one year.

Compatriot Jackson was instrumental in moving the Youth Protection Program forward and developing the curriculum for Youth Protection Training at all levels of the SAR. As chair of the Communications and Marketing Committee, he worked to update the Branding and Engagement Guide, created the Marketing Plan, updated the Social Media Guide, created the Social Media Roll-Out Plan and developed the Chapter Tool Kit to assist chapters in marketing and social media. He served as chairman of the host committee for the 2018 National Congress in Houston.

Compatriot Jackson has sponsored 101 new members and assisted in the creation of the Quanah Parker Chapter.

He has attended 12 Congresses and 23 National Leadership Meetings.

He is a George Washington Fellow and a contributor to the SAR Annual Conference on the American Revolution, the Arthur M. and Berdena King Eagle Scout Fund, the George and Stella Knight Essay Fund, the Museum Board’s Special Purpose Fund, the Education Outreach Fund, the King’s College Campaign, the JROTC Endowment Fund, the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest, the Americanism Fund and the SAR Education Center and Museum.

The next honoree was DANIEL R. McKELVIE of the California Society, escorted by Darryl S. Addington, Minuteman Class of 2020.

Compatriot McKelvie has served the National Society as the president of the SAR Foundation, as an SAR Foundation Board member and as chairman of the SAR Foundation’s Capital Campaign. He has also served as National Alternate Trustee for the California Society.

Compatriot McKelvie has served on the following committees: the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Orations Committee for eight years, serving as vice-chairman for five of those years; the Budget Committee for eight years, serving as vice-chairman for one year and chairman for three years; the American History Teacher Award Committee for six years; the Headquarters and Maintenance Committee for four years, serving as co-chairman for one year; the 2nd Floor Build-Out RFP Committee for four years, serving as chairman; the Investment Committee for three years; and the Education Center and Museum RFP Construction Committee for three years, serving as vice-chairman for two years.

Compatriot McKelvie was instrumental in moving the SAR Education Center and Museum project forward along with Chairman Warren Alter. Utilizing both his position on the SAR Foundation Board and as vice-chairman of the project, he was able to assist in acquiring a $5-million grant from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He also used construction expertise in reviewing the plans, then working to start swinging hammers on the project. He continues to oversee the details and phases of the project through completion.

Compatriot McKelvie is the first-line sponsor of seven new members. He has attended 10 Congresses and 13 National Leadership Meetings.

Compatriot McKelvie is a George Washington Fellow, a Friend of the Library and a contributor to the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest, the Americanism Fund, the SAR Annual Conference on the American Revolution, the Museum Board’s Special Purpose Fund and the SAR Education Center and Museum. He is also a member of the Founder’s Circle of the SAR Foundation.

Thomas J. Jackson
Daniel R. McKelvie

2025 Minutemen continued

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The next honoree was EDMOND H. McKINLEY of the Alabama Society, escorted by Paul Callanan, Minuteman Class of 2017.

Compatriot McKinley has served the National Society as the Chancellor General for two terms and as a member of the Executive Committee for three years.

He has served as a National Trustee representing the Alabama Society and as an Alternate Trustee for two terms.

Compatriot McKinley has served on the following committees: the Veterans Committee for nine years; the Historic Sites and Celebrations Committee for six years; the Museum Board –Model Ships Sub-Committee for six years, serving as chairman; the 250th American Revolutionary War Committee for six years; the Museum Board for a total of seven years, two as a non-voting member and five as a voting member; the George Washington Endowment Fund Board for four years, serving as chairman for three years; the Legal Advisory Committee for seven years, serving as chairman for four years; the Bylaws, Rules and Regulations Committee for three years, serving as chairman for two years; the Council of State Presidents for two years; the Congress Review Committee for two years; and the Finance Committee for one year.

Compatriot McKinley assisted in the drafting of the Model Rules of Compatriot Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures and revisions to Bylaw 33 regarding procedures. In his role as chairman of the Museum Board – Model Ships Sub-Committee, he was instrumental in selecting the model maker for the three ship models to be added to the Education Center and Museum collection – the Bonhomme Richard, the Philadelphia, and the Turtle Submarine – and following through on their creation and installation.

Compatriot McKinley is the first-line sponsor of 11 new members.

He has attended eight Congresses and 17 National Leadership Meetings.

Compatriot McKinley is a George Washington Fellow, a Friend of the Library Life Member and a contributor to the Museum Board’s Special Purpose Fund and to the SAR Education Center and Museum, by guaranteeing $100,000 against a shortfall to begin construction. He is also an NSSAR Life Member.

The next honoree was GREG OHANESIAN of the South Carolina Society, escorted by W. Allen Greenly, Minuteman Class of 2023.

Compatriot Ohanesian has served the NSSAR as a Vice President General of the South Atlantic District. He has also served as a National Trustee for three terms and Alternate Trustee for seven terms for the SCSSAR.

Compatriot Ohanesian has served on the following committees: the Legal Advisory Committee for 21 years, serving as vice-chairman for two years and chairman for three years; the Education Committee for 13 years; the Bylaws, Rules and Resolutions Committee for 11 years; the DAR/C.A.R. Liaison Committee for eight years as co-chair; the Historic Sites and Celebrations, Hospitality and Music, and Veterans committees for six years each; the old Patriots Outreach and Congress Planning committees for four years each; the Americanism, Color Guard and Ethics committees for three years each; the American 225th SAR and the American 250th SAR committees for two years each; the Task Force to Determine Efficacy of SAR Foundation for one year; and the Governance and Organization and Partners in Patriotism committees for one year each.

Compatriot Ohanesian has created and endowed the Ohanesian History Presentation Award, presented to chapters whose members collectively make the most presentations on any aspect of the American Revolution to classes or school groups in their respective geographic areas.

He is a first-line sponsor of five new members and assisted in starting the General Francis Marion Chapter, serving as the secretary.

Compatriot Ohanesian has attended 15 Congresses and 42 National Leadership Meetings.

He is a George Washington Fellow, a Friend of the Library Life Member and a contributor to the General Operating Fund, assisting to offset budget shortfalls, and to the SAR Education Center and Museum.

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The final honoree was WILLIAM E. SHARP III of the Michigan Society, escorted by T. Rex Legler, Minuteman Class of 2012.

Compatriot Sharp has served the NSSAR as the Vice

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Greg Ohanesian

President General of the Central District. He served as a Trustee and Alternate Trustee for the Indiana Society for two terms each. He was also an alternate for the Nominating Committee.

Compatriot Sharp has served on the following committees: the Color Guard Committee for 14 years; the Historic Sites and Celebrations Committee for 11 years, serving as vice-chair for one year and chairman for seven years; the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Orations Contest and Membership committees for nine years each; the Patriot Index-Graves Committee for six years; the Patriot Records Committee for five years, serving as vice-chair for two years; the Genealogy and Re-enactor and Living History committees for three years each; and the Information Technology Committee for a year.

Compatriot Sharp served as aidede-camp during President General Dooley’s term (2013-14). He represented President General Manning during his term as VicePresident General.

Compatriot Sharp is the first-line sponsor of 62 new members and assisted in the creation of the Duneland and Clifty Creek chapters of the INSSAR.

He has attended 11 Congresses and 24 National Leadership Meetings. He is a George Washington Fellow and a contributor to the George S. and Stella M. Knight Essay Contest, the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest and the SAR Education Center and Museum.

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o The SAR to Visit France o

The France Society SAR celebrates its centennial in 2026 and has invited SAR members for a special tour arranged by the society. The two-week tour runs from June 11-23, and the deadline to register is Sept. 15. If interested, contact the travel agency at denis.michaud@ voyagesmichaud.fr.

Here is a quick look at the itinerary:

June 11 – Arrive at Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport; reception and dinner at the hotel, Oceania Roissy.

From our former First Lady …

It is with heartfelt gratitude I announce that $155,000 was donated to my First Ladies Project for the SAR Education Center and Museum.

Thank you to everyone who made a generous donation.

June 12 – Visit the Franco-American Museum; depart for St. Omer, the city where the American founding fathers were educated, especially brothers John, Daniel and Charles Carroll who signed the Declaration of Independence.

June 13 – Visit the site of Eperlecques (www.leblockhaus.com) in northern France to discover the technology of secret weapons; visit la Coupole, one of the most impressive historical vestiges of World War II in Europe.

June 14 – Depart for Caen; visit the Caen Memorial Museum (www.memorial-caen. com); ceremony in Colleville sur Mer Normandy American cemetery with wreath laying; visit Airborne Museum in Sainte Mere Eglise (www.airborne-museum.org).

June 15 – Visit Cité de la Mer, a site dedicated to the adventure of man and the sea (www.citedelamer.com).

June 16 – Visit Chateau de la Rouërie, owned by Colonel Armand.

June 17 – Visit old city of St. Malo, meeting with local authorities; visit the grave of Colonel Armand; visit Fort la Latte (www. lefortlalatte.com).

June 18 – Visit the city Brest, including the Museum of the Navy (www.museemarine.fr); visit St. Mathieu for a nice global view of the area.

June 19 – Depart for Auray and Vannes; visit Pont Aven School, with a well-known panting from Gauguin (www.museepotaven.fr); visit the city of Vannes.

June 20 – Depart for Puy du Fou, France’s most famous theme park; reception and commemoration of the centennial of France SAR.

June 21 – Return to the park; attend the show Le Noces de Feu.

June 22 – Farewell dinner in Cercle de Union Interallée (www.union-interalliee.fr).

June 23 – Breakfast and return to USA.

The NSSAR is leaving a wonderful legacy for generations to come with our beautiful complex in Louisville, Ky.

Gratefully yours, Mary Addington

First Lady (2024-25)

Chateau de la Rouërie, top, and Fort la Latte, above, just a couple of the scenic, historical stops on the tour.

Francisco de Borbon y Escasany, Duke of Seville

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e regret to announce the passing of Spain Society President, the Most Excellent Francisco de Borbon y Escasany, Duke of Seville, on May 20 in Madrid. A cousin of King Felipe VI (both being descended from King Carlos IV of Spain), he joined the Wisconsin SAR in 2001 on the service of his Patriot Ancestor, King Carlos III of Spain (171688). On May 17, 2010, the Spain Society was founded at St. George’s Anglican Church in Madrid, and Don Francisco was selected as the first president, serving until his passing in 2025. He was buried in the Sacramental de San Justo Cemetery in Madrid.

Francisco de Paula Enrique de Borbon y Escasany was born on Nov. 16, 1943, in Madrid. In 1968, Don Francisco became the 5th Duke of Seville, when his grandmother, Enriqueta de Borbon y Parade, passed away, and his father renounced his rights to the title.

He studied economics in Madrid and Barcelona and studied history at the Sarbonne in Paris. He was a businessman and banker in London, New York, Miami and Madrid. His hobbies included sailing, polo and art.

In 1973, he married Countess Beatrice Wilhemine Paula von Hardenberg (1947-2020). They had three children, including Francisco de Paula Joaquin de Borbon y Hardenberg (a member of the Spain Society).

In 1996, he was elected as the 48th Grand Master of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem (Malta obedience). He was a commander of the Order of Civil Merit, a knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ, a senator of the Grand Badge of the Order of Queen Tamara and president of the Corps of Nobility of the Principality of Asturias.

The SAR Goes Behind Bars for Memorial Day

Ihad the privilege today of giving the keynote address for the Memorial Day ceremony at the Century (Fla.)

Correctional Institution. They house about 1,500 inmates and have a Veterans’ Dorm Program of about 125 veterans incarcerated there in military-style dormitories. I was invited to speak when the wife of an incarcerated inmate contacted me. This caring and supportive wife said her husband was the commander of the Veterans Post there. She was aware of my previous speaking at other veterans events and wanted me to speak with the veterans at the prison. I was enthralled about visiting, helping the inmates, and speaking there.

In previous years, I have married and counseled about 22

inmates at the minimum-security Federal Prison Camp opened in 1988 in Pensacola at Saufley Field, but I learned that it will be demolished and permanently closed sometime in September 2025. The closing is part of a nationwide initiative by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Its about 500 inmates and 100 staff members will be relocated to other facilities. The closure is attributed to a combination of safety concerns, staffing shortages, aging infrastructure and the need to maximize resources. This facility and similar camps are built for the lowest-risk offenders with little or no fencing, but some have been the site of escapes and an influx of contraband.

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Francisco de Borbon y Escasany, Duke of Seville, center.

The SAR Goes Behind Bars for Memorial Day

Todd Chrisley and NFL running back Jamal Lewis have been incarcerated at Pensacola’s Prison Camp.

The Century prison is a different environment. The inmates there have various criminal backgrounds, from minor crimes to some life sentences for more serious crimes. Each resident must qualify for placement in the Veterans’ Dorm based upon character, compliance with a disciplined structure, and no past disciplinary actions or associations with gang activities. The veterans community there is recognized as one of the top programs in the Florida Department of Corrections. As chairman of our Veterans Committee, I represented our SAR Chapter in Pensacola and was prepared to work with the veterans at Century, listen to their community transition challenges and help them.

I was not afraid to be there, even though I mingled and talked face-to-face with several inmates. The security was tight, and I was always accompanied by an officer and an administrator. The special alarm device they gave me to wear was comforting. I was told if I felt threatened at any time in any way or was apprehensive about any situation, to just press the button and many officers would quickly respond. I had no fear and was always safe. These disciplined, orderly, patriotic and sincerely friendly veteran prisoners are housed in a special dormitory. I don’t like the word “prisoners” applied to these folks, since they all were orderly, warm, sociable, attentive, self-controlled, nonaggressive, respectful and compliant individuals in all our discussions and associations. Several of them came up to me after my address, shook my hand, and offered congratulations, and we had friendly, two-way open conversations about their experiences.

I was invited back to teach some classes there to help the veterans transition to their communities after their release. As veterans, they are separate and distinct from other inmates there because of their military training and discipline. With my Air Force background, they knew I understood them and their situations and experiences. These individuals in the Veterans’ Dorm Program have a military service background, and most have served worldwide on deployments for our country.

The Century Correctional Institution in Century, Fla., offers several programs for incarcerated veterans in its dormitories, aiming to help them transition back to society, according to Sgt. Jack Coppenger and Coordinator Brandy

Odum. These programs include military-style regimens, honor guards, flag-raising and retiring ceremonies, PTSD counseling, job preparation classes, and classes addressing mental and emotional challenges faced by veterans. The prison also offers faith-based character and selfimprovement classes focusing on rehabilitation. Academic education programs are offered, like adult basic education (ABE), mandatory literacy, GED preparation, close management education, and education for young adults and youthful offenders. The goal of these programs is to encourage better behavior and create a more structured environment to facilitate a smoother reintegration process after release. The dorm and lifestyle the veterans live in and experience are structured similarly to military units, with inmates expected to maintain high standards of cleanliness, punctuality, detail-oriented behavior, resilience and discipline, in terms of adhering to rules and regulations and taking responsibility for one’s actions, while fostering a sense of purpose, community and patriotism. The military motif and emphasis in the classroom are apparent: very organized, extremely clean and orderly.

The Memorial Day Program the inmates organized and delivered was truly outstanding, with much attention to honoring, recognizing and respecting our fallen veterans, and to appreciating the sacrifices they made for our freedom, liberty, independence and American values. The program handout the inmates designed was well organized, succinct and helpful, and their participation in the ceremony was outstanding. Their prayers were well composed and finely delivered, the presentation and retiring of colors was excellent, the testimonials remembering our brethren were fine and moving, the solo singer was stellar, and the last roll call was touching. Not only were the floors and surroundings immaculate, especially given so many resident veterans, but their positive attitudes, orderly and respectful behaviors, teamwork and honorable experiences were evident. I sincerely appreciated my entire experience giving the keynote address and interacting with the fine staff and inmates there.

Several of the veterans told me after my presentation that they enjoyed the four true veterans’ stories I gave and the lessons learned. They recognized the importance of overcoming their own personal challenges, thinking positively and mastering their own situation for life’s

Ben Findley speaking at Century Correctional Institution.

success and satisfaction. It was my honor and privilege to meet them, interact with them and give my presentation to possibly help them with my general suggestions and lessons from my stories. Since I learned some useful things myself, it was truly a win-win for all involved and most definitely a remarkable, respectful and honorable tribute to our fallen veteran heroes.

Vincit qui se vincit!

About Col. Ben Findley

Colonel Ben is retired, with 30 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, joint services weapons training, Special Ops duty at various bases and service as Reserve Provost for Air University. Ben is a

veteran of the Vietnam; Persian Gulf War; Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Restore Hope in Somalia; Bosnian War; and Kosovo War. His doctorate is in business and education.

In 2023, Col. Ben was selected by the Florida governor and Cabinet for the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Florida Veterans Foundation of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs and on the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame Society Board as president.

In the SAR, Col. Ben is president of the Pensacola Chapter. He has been committed to the patriotic mission of the NSSAR for 59 years. Ben serves as the chairman of the America250 Programs and is chairman of the Veterans Committee.

The Pacific District Meets in Vancouver

On March 29, VPG Perry Taylor called to order a meeting of the Pacific District at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, Wash. This was a rekindling of the in-person gathering of societies from Alaska, Oregon and Washington SAR.

There were 25 compatriots in attendance, including the Pacific District Color Guard.

A casual dinner was held the evening prior with a “compatriot mixer” in the VPG’s suite, where 19 district compatriots shared their SAR story.

The program for this meeting consisted of three leadership conference sessions conducted in round-table style. Session 1, “Chapter Leadership-Best Practices,” was moderated by Compatriots Dick Paul (President, CCC) and Dick Moody (President, GRC). Session 2, “Fueling the Americanism Report,” was led by Compatriot Viren Lemmer (WASSAR vice president). Session 3, “SAR-DAR

Collaboration,” was moderated by Compatriot Paul Winter (president, Fort Vancouver) and Joel Simmons (OR SAR Color Guard commander). All three sessions were positively received, and many new ideas were exchanged. As a bonus session, VPG Perry arranged an NSSAR General Officer Candidates Forum via ZOOM, a first-of-its-kind event in the Pacific District. Nine of the 13 General Officer candidates for Term 2025-26 participated.

The forum was well received by all and provided a great opportunity for our Pacific District compatriots to hear the ideas and platforms of this year’s General Officer candidates. All in all, the weekend was hailed as a great success, further confirming the need for our Pacific District compatriots to commit to such a gathering at least once a year. Comradery and unity reigned throughout the weekend, and we even learned a thing or two. Join us for the next one. Huzzah!

On the Brink Of reaching Our gOal

Before we get into the business of the Foundation, we need to thank Minuteman Dan McKelvie of California for his service as president. During his term, we moved the SAR Education Center and Museum project forward, and he was pivotal to the $5 million raised from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. While the process was teamwork at its best, he was an important member of the team.

The task of leading the Foundation now falls to James W. Klinger, also of California. He will serve as chief executive officer of the 10-member board, which includes the key members of the Executive Committee, Foundation Vice President Jeffrey D. Thomas of Virginia, two former Presidents General—C. Bruce Pickette and John L. Dodd—and at-large members Samuel C. Powell of North Carolina and McKelvie.

Many of you have participated in the 1776 Campaign, which was launched in 2015 to fund the SAR Education Center and Museum. Each $1,776 gift paid for 3 square feet of the project. We soon will end this campaign and the ordering the engraved quills for display in the museum. It is important that you check in with Brittany Austin at (502) 588-6153, as you may be on the cusp of moving up from one level to another. To be uniform, we need to order the quills together, so there will be no variation in the color of the various metals.

Together, we are on the brink of reaching our goal. In the month following Congress in Connecticut, we have raised more than $400,000. This includes an additional generous gift from Pennsylvania Compatriot Lanny Patten, which will place his name on the recreation of the Old North Bridge connected with “The Shot Heard ’Round the World.”

Clockwise from far left, interest in the Education Center and Museum continues to grow with visits by business leaders such as Compatriot Neal Harding, just right of the Liberty Bell, joined by PG Michael Elston (left), Greg Friend (second from left) and Larry Shapin (right); Interim Executive Director Phil Bloyd (left) meets with U.S. Rep. James Comer; Harding and Shapin visit the SAR Library; Kentucky State Rep. John Hodgson (left) with SAR Curator Zac Distel; and PG Elston with Harding and Friend in the Education Center’s preparation room.

Do you own a business? If so, did you know you can sponsor the donor luncheon during the Spring and Fall Leadership meetings and Congress? Republic Financial, a Louisville-based insurance company, sponsored our most recent event, which allowed the company to reach our Society’s most benevolent members.

While several appeals are awaiting response, it’s not too late to have your name on the SAR Education Center and Museum. Yes, naming rights remain.

Please call me at (502) 315-1777 or visit www. sarfoundation. org today!

A CFC-APPROVED CHARITY

The SAR is an approved charity for federal employees and retirees to contribute through the Combined Federal Campaign. The giving season is from Oct. 1, 2025, to Jan. 15, 2026.

The CFC is the annual opportunity for members of the federal community to support charities they care about through monetary and volunteer contributions. It is an employee-focused, costefficient, federally regulated program aimed at raising the greatest amount possible for participating charities. Charities apply each year to be included in the Charity List.

SAR compatriots may give directly to the SAR to support our programs or through the CFC.

SAR 1776 Campaign

The SAR 1776 Campaign, started in 2015, recognizes donations in the amount of $1,776 and fractions or multiples thereof. The SAR has a story to tell, and your continued support will allow us to champion our rich heritage for all to appreciate by building

The SAR Education Center and Museum.

$10 SAR Member Lapel Pin

Selections From the SAR Museum Collection

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“That enormous Engine, fabricated by the British Parliament, for battering down all the Rights and Liberties of America, I mean the Stamp Act, has raised and spread, thro the whole Continent, a Spirit that will be recorded to our Honour, with all future Generations. In every Colony, from Georgia to New-Hampshire inclusively, the Stamp Distributors and Inspectors have been compelled, by the unconquerable Rage of the People, to renounce their offices..”

– Diary of John Adams Dec. 18, 1765

Little could John Adams have known how accurate his words were or the series of events in which he would participate in the following decades. As we look back from the 260th anniversary of the passing of the Stamp Act and the Stamp Act Congress, the first united action by the Colonies, it can be challenging to view these events from the perspective of those who experienced them rather than as the first of many revolutionary acts on the road to independence. In his diary, Adams revels in the united action of the Colonies and the power of the “unconquerable Rage of the People.” It would be nearly a

decade until the popular notion of independence took root, but in 1765, the Colonists organized to take bold steps to assert their rights as British subjects.

Earlier this year, the Library Committee acquired an original 1765 Stamp Act three-pence embossed stamp for “AMERICA.” This rare surviving example is evidence of the act that drew the “Rage of the People.” Passed on March 11, 1765, the Stamp Act was intended to help pay debts from the French and Indian War. Colonists opposed several provisions of the act, but especially that it was a direct tax passed without the consent of the Colonial legislatures. Delegates from nine Colonies met at the Stamp Act Congress in October 1765 to assert that Parliament did not have the right to tax the Colonies since they were not represented in that body. Colonial resistance helped convince Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act in March 1766, but soon after, the ministers passed the Declaratory Act asserting the authority of the King and Parliament over the Colonies. Due to the short tenure of the Stamp Act and the Colonists’ resistance to its implementation, examples of the “AMERICA” tax stamp are rare today.

The growing SAR Collection, including this significant Stamp Act stamp, supports all three components of the society’s mission: patriotic, historical and educational. Thanks to a grant from America250KY, the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s 250th commission, the SAR Collection is now available online for members, researchers

The Artifact Donor Program was created to meet the goal of expanding the SAR Collection. A curated wish list of artifacts and documents that interpret the story of the American Revolution, from wig dusters to muskets, are sought and secured by reputable dealers and made available for purchase and donation to the SAR. Whether you donate an object from your private collection or sponsor one through the Artifact Donor Program, you may specify the credit or in-memoriam line that you would like to appear in perpetuity anytime the object is exhibited or shown in educational programing. To participate or request a “Collection Highlights” presentation for your chapter or group, please contact SAR Curator Zachary Distel at zdistel@sar.org or Museum Board Chairman M. Kent Gregory, Ed. D., at drkentgregory@earthlink.net.

and educators. You can access the online collection database by visiting www.education.sar.org, hovering your cursor over “Collections,” then clicking “SAR Collection Catalog” or by directly visiting sar. catalogaccess.com. Keyword and advanced search options are available to explore the collection. Please share this valuable resource with anyone who may be interested in objects, artifacts and documents of the American Revolution. Please share this resource with educators who may feature the collection in their curriculum or directly connect students with the primary source materials the SAR has made available. To learn more, please do not hesitate to contact Rae Ann Sauer, director of education and outreach, at rsauer@sar.org or Zachary Distel, curator and director of collections, at zdistel@sar.org.

Above, an original 1765 Stamp Act three-pence “AMERICA’’ embossed stamp [photo by Gina Possanza]; thanks to a grant from America250KY, the SAR Collection is now available online.

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Recommended new-release titles for your consideration, selected by members of the SAR History Committee.

Republic and Empire: Crisis, Revolution, and America’s Early Independence by Trevor Burnard and Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy (Yale) ISBN 9780300280180, 320 pages (09/16/25) $35

The American Revolution was a pivotal event in U.S. history and also a significant global occurrence. In 1776, the British Empire spanned colonies in India, Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific, Canada, Ireland and Gibraltar. Half of these provinces were part of the rebellious American Colonies. This raises questions about Britain’s other subjects who did not rebel and why some felt so wronged as to seek independence. Trevor Burnard and Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy argue that understanding the Revolution’s long-term causes requires a global perspective.

We the People: The History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore (Liveright) ISBN 978-1631496080, 720 pages, (09/16/25) $40

From the best-selling author of These Truths: A History of the United States, We the People is a new history of the U.S. Constitution. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explores why the Constitution, one of the oldest and hardest to amend, has seen only 27 amendments ratified since 1789, and none since 1971. She challenges the Supreme Court’s interpretation and the idea of “originalism,” emphasizing the importance of amendments for America’s democracy. She argues the framers intended for the Constitution to be constantly improved, not preserved unchanged.

George Washington: His Quest for Honor and Fame by Peter Henriques (University of Virginia Press) ISBN 978-0813954189, 176 pages (09/23/25) $25. This concise, compelling biography of George Washington examines the forces that drove him. What motivated him to become the leading figure of his era and to secure a lasting legacy as one of history’s great leaders? Peter Henriques, a Washington expert, explains how Washington had a desire to be seen, admired, honored and, above all, remembered. Even his decision, outlined in his last will and testament, to free the men and women he had enslaved was related to his wish to be seen as honorable after his death and posthumously protect his reputation.

War Without Mercy: Liberty or Death in the American Revolution by Mark Edward Lender and James Kirby Martin (Osprey) ISBN 978-1472872678, 288 pages (10/07/25) $32

Drawing on vivid accounts, this book examines why the Revolutionary War evolved into a brutal, existential struggle. It shows that participants believed they had nothing to lose, fighting without regard for the rules of “civilized warfare.” The rallying cry “Liberty or Death” symbolized a conflict where restraint was rare. Combatants accepted violence against persons and property to avoid political, cultural or physical eradication. Written by two respected historians of the Revolutionary War, War Without Mercy offers insight on the war’s brutality.

Books availaBle at your liBrary or wherever Books are sold Book descriptions are marketing copy

Henry Knox was a bookseller prior to joining the Continental Army and was known for recommending books to his fellow officers. For more information, go to https://education.sar.org

Genealogy Corner

How to Correctly Enter Service Description and Proof of Service Fields on SAR Applications

The most common errors we see on applications are those involving service descriptions and proofs of service, and how they are entered; probably more than 90 percent are incorrectly stated.

Description of Service

Toward the top of each application is a field where the Patriot’s name is to be entered. Enter only his or her name; do not include a title or rank before the name. Following the name is a field to enter a description of service, preceded by: “who assisted in establishing American Independence while acting in the capacity of.” This field is where the service being claimed for that Patriot is to be entered. No DAR or SAR national numbers or Patriot numbers belong in this field. Simply state the service. When genealogy staff members approve applications, they write abbreviations for service and the categories that service fits into in a space above the Patriot section toward the top of the application. Those abbreviations do not belong in the description of service, since they are not unique to any one Patriot, but may help separate Patriots of the same name when our genealogists search for documentation files previously submitted.

Examples:

Private, Capts Purvis, Jones, 5th regiment, NY. (The abbreviation we write on the app would be Pvt NY.)

Member, Committee of Safety; Paid supply tax 1782; Took Oath of Allegiance; Juror. VA (The abbreviations for this Patriot’s service would be PS CS VA, because the first three are patriotic service and the last, civil service.) Do not enter the terms “patriotic service,” “civil service” or “military service” in the description of service field, since those are categories of service and not the actual service having been performed.

Please avoid entering entire paragraphs enumerating every detail of a Patriot’s service. For instance, when service is taken from a book like Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, there is no need to copy and paste entire paragraphs outlining every movement that soldier made.

Take a hint from DAR record copies, if using for proof. The most current description of service and proof of service, as well as the Patriot’s identifying data (date and place of birth and death) will be stated on the cover page of those record copies. Use that data, rather than the data for the Patriot’s generation and service description/proofs on that record copy, because that data may have been updated since that application was approved. DAR never makes changes on previously approved applications; changes are only reflected on that cover page. By “cover page,” I refer to the

page that replaces the actual first page of a DAR application that contains the contact information for that member, which DAR redacts when issuing a record copy. There is no need to submit (or print) the page that precedes every record copy ordered.

Proof of Service

The field for proof of service differs on the electronic application when compared to the older PDF and Word versions. On the electronic version, this field is directly below the description of service field; on the older versions, it is on the second page following the references (for lineage) section, and reads: “References to Ancestor’s Revolutionary War Service,” which is a bit confusing. Some applicants interpret that as a space where the description of service is to be entered, but on all applications, this field is for entering the actual sources from which the service was derived (proven). [Note: Service cannot be proven by family genealogies or biographical articles in county histories or in newspaper articles written decades or even centuries later; proofs must be derived from authoritative, record-of-the-day sources. Service also cannot be taken from DAR or SAR lineage books or any other compilations derived from applications.] Again, if using a DAR application for the proof of service, use the proof stated on the cover page. If no DAR applications have been approved on the Patriot in the years since DAR began stating this on the cover page, it won’t appear there, so use what is stated on the last page of that record copy.

If proof of service is taken from a previously approved SAR application, there is no need to reference that member’s national number; simply state the actual proof of service. That national number will already be cited in the lineage reference section. If that earlier application only states another SAR number or does not state any actual proof of service in that field, that proof will need to be determined, submitted and entered in this field.

If proof of service is taken from a DAR application, state: “DAR# 123456 cites …” The same holds true if a previously approved DAR application was used to prove a previously approved SAR application.

Example:

DAR# 876996 cites Roberts, NY in the Revolution, pp 144, 247, 249.

If more than one source is used to prove service, place a semicolon (;) between each source listed.

As with all the tips discussed in Genealogy Corner, we offer these instructions to speed up the review process and hopefully decrease turnaround time in the process!

Please email me at dhall@sar.org with any questions about this article.

News stories about state and chapter events appearing here and elsewhere in the magazine are prepared from materials submitted through a variety of means, including press releases and newsletters (which should be directed to the

Editor at the address shown on page 2). Please note the deadlines below. Compatriots are encouraged to submit ideas for historical feature articles they would like to write. Each will be given careful consideration.

Deadlines: Winter (February) Dec. 15; Spring (May) March 15; Summer (August) June 15; Fall (November) Sept. 15

ALABAMA SAR

Cheaha Chapter

In April, Mark Hubbs presented a program on “Revolutionary Weapons.” Afterward, Hubbs was given an NSSAR Challenge Coin by Chapter Vice President Ron Burson and Chapter President Eric Sloughfy.

Gen. Galvez Chapter

In June, the SAR and DAR held a flag ceremony and had a pavilion display at Orange Beach at the Wharf. The display and ceremonies commemorated two epic events in American history. On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress authorized the raising of a national American Army composed of soldiers from all 13 Colonies and called it the Continental Army, with George Washington as commander in chief. The Continental Army was the first national institution of the United States.

On June 17, 1775, 2,300 British troops assaulted the defense positions of 3,500 Americans at the base of Bunker Hill on the Charlestown Peninsula next to Boston. After two bloody attacks failed, a third British attack forced the Americans to withdraw, as they ran out of ammunition. The battle was a disaster for the British, with more than 1,000 casualties, almost half of the assault forces, while the total number of Colonial casualties was 400. In one afternoon, the British Army lost a quarter its officers deployed to North America. The fight was a huge morale boost for the American cause, as it proved the Colonials could improvise and effectively fight the world’s most powerful empire.

ARIZONA SAR

Tucson Chapter

On April 26, the chapter held its annual Law Enforcement Awards breakfast with 16 honorees.

This awards ceremony is one of the country’s largest, due to its unique location. The chapter was honored by the presence of President General (2017-18) Warren Alter and his wife, Nancy. PG Alter is a retired Pima County Sheriff’s Department chief. There were 120 attendees.

CALIFORNIA SAR

Redwood Empire Chapter

Past President Bill Van Valkenburg and Color Guard Commander Bill Nay, in his Continental Marine uniform, presented “Decade of the American Revolution,” for the fifthgrade classes at Sequoia Elementary School in Santa Rosa. Compatriot Nay presented the CASSAR Coin to teachers Chelsea Borell and Sarah Peterson, right.

COLORADO SAR

The Mount Evans Chapter Color Guard participated in the Memorial Day ceremony co-sponsored by American Legion Post 2001. The Mountain Rendezvous DAR Chapter, which co-sponsored the event, handed out poppies, a Memorial Day custom since World War I.

The Post 2001 Honor Guard posted colors, and the SAR fired a musket salute as a wreath was laid honoring the dead from all wars, below.

CONNECTICUT SAR

In April, the society commemorated the 250th anniversary of the Lexington Alarm with a grave-marking ceremony at Woodstock Hill Cemetery for five Patriots who served in the 11th Regiment of Connecticut Militia and answered the alarm in April of 1775. The 11th Regiment was composed of companies from Woodstock, Pomfret and Killingly, Conn., and it was Israel Putnam’s hometown militia regiment, where he served as its lieutenant colonel prior to the Revolution. The event also marked the 30th anniversary of the 11th Connecticut Regiment Living History/Color Guard Unit of the Gen. Israel Putnam Branch, a detachment of the Connecticut Line CTSSAR. The Patriots honored were Gen. Samuel McClellan, Capt. Benjamin Lyon Sr., Capt. Ephraim Manning II, Doctor David Holmes Jr. and Private John Flynn.

Following the grave-marking ceremony, the society held an SAR 250 Liberty Tree dedication in honor of McClellan of Woodstock. In April 1775, McClellan led the Troop of Horse of the 11th Connecticut Regiment that answered the Lexington Alarm. Around 4,000 men answered the alarm, including 184 men from Woodstock, following the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. The 11th Connecticut Regiment’s commander, Col. Ebenezer Williams, stated on April 20, 1775, “that it will be expedient for every man to go who is fit and willing.” CTSSAR dedicated a “Jefferson” elm Liberty Tree on South Woodstock Common. McClellan’s wife planted “The McClellan Elms” to commemorate his departure for Cambridge in April 1775, and the CTSSAR planted an elm tree 250 years later on the same South Woodstock Common in his honor in front of his historic house, above.

On April 19, the Line marched in both the morning Concord Patriots’ Day 250 Parade and the afternoon Lexington Patriots’ Day 250 Parade in Massachusetts in commemoration of the “Shot Heard Round the World.”

DAKOTA SAR

The society held its annual meeting May 3 in Rapid City, S.D. Four members attended. President Jim Clement, VP/

Registrar Stuart Rice and Secretary/Treasurer Don Kellogg were elected.

Below, Dakota Society member Bobby Joe Holman received the War Service Medal and Vietnam Bar. From left, Caleb Dustman, Stuart Rice, Bobby Joe Holman, Don Kellogg and James Clement.

DELAWARE SAR

Caesar Rodney Chapter

The chapter held a Patriot grave marking in Dover for Dr. Charles Ridgely, Esq., a doctor and lawmaker before and during the Revolution, for his service on the Boston Relief Committee and as a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention in 1776.

Attending were some of his direct descendants, a number of whom attend the church that Dr. Ridgely is buried alongside. Also attending were two young gentlemen in Colonial garb who have become part of our regular events: Owen McKinney and James Guo. Family members present were Daniel Shephard Ridgely and Nathan Charles Ridgely, both fifth great-grandsons of the Patriot, and John Henry Ridgely, Justice Henry Dupont Ridgely and Nicholas Ridgely, fourth great-grandsons.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SAR

Guests at April’s DCSSAR Awards Banquet and Installation of Officers at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va., were ecstatic about the arrival of 96-yearold DCSAR life member Peter Dixon. A member since Feb. 29, 1960, Dixon served as DCSSAR president in 1977-78 and Vice President General 1998-99. He was awarded the Minuteman Medal in 1999. Peter may well be SAR’s oldest “active” member.

Special guests were introduced by DCSSAR President Brock Bierman.

After dinner, Dixon was the recipient of the DCSSAR Honor in Service Cross, expressing esteem for those who perform acts of benefit beyond themselves and, in this case, for service to DCSSAR.

The guest presenter was Alfred D. Hagen. Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, Hagen spent his formative years as a wildcat carpentry contractor roaming the Alaskan frontier. In the late 1970s, he traveled to Alaska to find employment on the Oil Pipeline Project. Hagen attended the University of Alaska and worked as a carpenter on the weekends. Through this journey, Hagen learned about the construction industry from the ground up. When he moved back to Bucks County (Pa.) in 1979, Hagen continued working as a carpentry contractor.

SAR Secretary General Mike Elston administered the oath to the recently elected DCSSAR officers. The gavel was presented to President Geoffrey L. Newman, who received the DCSAR presidential badge and ribbon from Bierman.

FLORIDA SAR

St. Augustine Chapter

In February, the chapter held its Liberty Tree dedication at the Oldest House Museum, St. Augustine, below. With

the collaboration of the Maria Jefferson Chapter, DAR, and the St. Augustine Historical Society, this ceremony became a first for the nation’s oldest city. The tree chosen was a 175-year-old indigenous Florida live oak located within the gardens of the Oldest House.

In attendance were several notables, including George and Martha Washington (Bill and Clara Elder, respectively). An added attraction featured the George Washington Field and Staff Tent. The Florida Society of Liberty Brigade presented the colors with 14 guardsmen. A granite marker was installed at the tree’s base bearing the inscription to commemorate the dedication, ensuring the story of the Liberty Tree endures for generations.

In May, the chapter presented Sea Cadet Petty Officer 2 Daniel Kaldaru with the Bronze Good Citizenship Medal at the annual St. Augustine Sea Cadet Battalion Graduation and Awards Ceremony for his high level in citizenship.

St. Petersburg Chapter

At the March 15 meeting, the speaker was Past Chapter President Doug Maddox, who spoke about Bay Pines National Cemetery. The chapter was given the Partners in Patriotism Award and a certificate of appreciation for sponsoring the George Washington Dinner held at the Yacht Club on Feb. 22.

On April 12, our speaker was Richard Jordan, a member of the Nobel Prize Nomination Committee.

In May, Lt. Col. Kevin Miller (Ret.), head of the Northeast High School JROTC, spoke. He brought Cadets Alexa Rose and Kristina Sytsevich, who discussed their JROTC experiences.

GEORGIA SAR

Gen. Lafayette, below, center (portrayed by by Charles Wissinger), was greeted by the Georgia Color Guard Militia and Skunk Brigade upon his arrival in Savannah to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his 1825 tour. Thanks to Caleb Kinard, right, drummer; Dan McMicheal, Steve Burke, Dess Smith, Lee Herrin, Alton Reynolds and John

President Geoffrey Newman, DCSAR lifetime member Peter Dixon and DCSAR Past President Brock Bierman.

Trussell for their support of the event, viewed by hundreds of Savannah citizens. The brass band from Fort Stewart provided music for the celebration.

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Gen. Lafayette observed as the Georgia Militia, under the command of Scott Collins, fired a threeround volley to honor Lafayette’s visit to Meadow Garden and Georgia on March 23.

Special thanks to Steve Burke, Lee Herron, Alton Reynolds, Gary Mason, Ruskin Powell, Don McCarty, Tom Jacques, Ray Crumbley and the Skunk Brigade and Militia for their support of these events.

ILLINOIS SAR

Lewis and Clark Chapter

On behalf of the chapter, Compatriot Brett Manis II presented the SAR JROTC Outstanding Cadet Medal for 2025 to O’Fallon Township High School AFJROTC Cadet Major Kyra Gallagher, right.

Long Knives Chapter

in Old Shawneetown, Ill. The parade started with three volleys from the Chapter Color Guard. After the parade, members were able to view the sword that Gen. Lafayette gave to the Kaskaskia Masonic Lodge 200 years ago.

The chapter has planted 16 Liberty Trees, one in each county the Long Knives Chapter serves.

INDIANA SAR

In March, the INSSAR and NSSAR hosted a joint Patriot grave marking in Charlestown. Guardsmen from nine states helped to honor John Armstrong. The color guard was led by National Commander Scott Collins.

President General Daryl Addington brought greetings, and two Vice Presidents General joined four state presidents to make the event memorable.

SAR Museum Curator Zac Distel discussed Armstrong’s personal effects, which will be part of the museum’s collection once it opens. Several of the artifacts were on display at the Galt House during Spring Leadership.

Armstrong descendant Ellen Denning Smith presented the Patriot’s in-depth biography.

IOWA SAR

Compatriot Mike Rowley, representing the Central Iowa Chapter and IOSSAR, took part in the Iowa National Guard Camp Dodge Commandery Retreat on May 22. Soldiers of each era from the Revolutionary War to present day were represented, below.

The first half of 2025 was busy. Jena Copher, below, was awarded the Bronze Good Citizenship Medal for her commitment and dedication to serving our veterans at the Marion Veterans Hospital in Marion, Ill. The chapter continued its longstanding service to help local veterans by donating to the Southern Illinois Honor Flight. Several members participated in the Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour

KENTUCKY SAR

Big Sandy Chapter

The America250 Patriot Bench was delivered and installed in the courtyard of the Pike County Courthouse, right, under

the watchful eyes of Chapter President Edward Keeton, Treasurer Samuel Davidson Hatcher and Secretary Roger Ratliff.

LOUISIANA SAR

The Dr. Enemund Meullion Chapter honored Turner Bynum (P-126911) with the placement of a Patriot Memorial Marker in the Old Rapides Cemetery in Pineville, La. This event was held in observance of the SAR America250 celebration by the LASSAR and attended by multiple compatriots from across Louisiana.

Oliver Pollack Chapter

The 2025 Memorial Day Avenue of Flags, above, hosted by the Oliver Pollock Chapter in Lake Charles, displayed 1,233 veteran casket flags and numerous specialty flags, including a 48-star flag and a 15-star flag. The chapter hosts the biannual event every Memorial and Veterans Day at the Orange Grove Cemetery. The chapter also planted Louisiana’s first Liberty Tree at the cemetery.

MAINE SAR

The MESSAR held its state meeting in Waterville in May, where Roy Caron of the Friends of Fort Halifax gave a talk on the fort, located on the nearby Kennebec River. Following lunch, the society was invited to tour the Asa Reddington House Museum by Waterville Historical Society President Jessica Couture. Asa Reddington was a member of Gen. George Washington’s color guard.

MARYLAND SAR

Col. Tench

Tilghman Chapter

More than 15 members, associates and prospective members marched in the

Chestertown Tea Party Festival Parade on May 24 for the second year in a row. Four C.A.R. members also marched. The SAR manned a booth, distributed literature about the SAR and DAR, and identified several new prospective members.

Col. John Eager Howard Chapter

In June, the chapter held a 250th Anniversary event honoring Col. John Eager Howard at Grey Rock Mansion, his ancestral homestead, above. Author John Beakes offered a brief but engaging history of Col. Howard’s contributions to the fight for independence.

MISSISSIPPI SAR

Dr. Joseph Warren Chapter

At the October chapter meeting in Vicksburg, the featured speaker was the Marquis de Lafayette, portrayed by Compatriot Jerry Lilly of Oxford.

Lilly was dressed in period costume and spoke with a French accent. The public event was attended by members of the local SAR and DAR chapters.

MISSOURI SAR

Independence Chapter

Chapter Past President Stephen Sullins presented PO3 Gavin Napier an NSSAR Bronze Good Citizenship Medal as part of the Harry S Truman Sea Cadet

Recognition Ceremony. Napier was recognized for his exceptional leadership by Commanding Officer Denise Litewski and Executive Officer Lt. Carey Monaghan. He was accompanied by his parents, Christopher and Christine Napier.

From left, SAR Associate Rick Cullota, Compatriots
Dr. Warren Tewes and Dr. Conway Gregory and Native American Drew Shuptar.
From left, Denise Litewski, Stephen Sullins, PO3 Gavin Napier, Christine Napier, Christopher Napier and Lt. Carey Monaghan.

NEW JERSEY SAR

In June, the NJSSAR held its annual meeting aboard the battleship USS New Jersey, the most decorated battleship in U.S. Navy history. President Chris Sands and NJSSAR officers conducted the society’s business meeting after the colors were posted by Color Guard Commander Ed Gidden and an eight-member detail.

The USS New Jersey, an Iowa-class battleship, was launched on the first anniversary of Pearl Harbor and saw action in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Middle East in the 1980s.

Spring is busy with five major battle anniversaries. This year’s schedule included a spring muster, monument and sign dedications and the first annual meeting of the society to be held aboard the USS New Jersey

On April 12, the NJSSAR Color Guard conducted a wreath laying to commemorate the Battle of Bound Brook, fought April 13, 1777, in Bound Brook, N.J. This year marked the battle’s first commemoration as a National SAR Event.

NJSSAR Color Guard Commander Ed Glidden led a detail consisting of Gary Beauregard, Roger Williams, Rob Schulte, Peter Moller, Richard Serfass, Ken McGill, Dave Tinker, Frank Hadley and Tom Damico.

On April 13, 1777, a four-column force of 4,000 British Crown troops led by Lord Charles Cornwallis attacked a small American garrison of about 500 commanded by Gen. Benjamin Lincoln in the town of Bound Brook. The objective: capture the garrison and provisions. An advance column led by Hessian Jaeger scouts attacked too soon, spoiling the coordinated surprise attack, and were pinned down by Colonial soldiers who put up a spirited resistance at the Old Stone Arch Bridge. The skirmish bought precious time for the bulk of the American force in Bound Brook as British forces poured into the area. When a second column of 1,000 British soldiers attacked, the Colonists successfully retreated, escaping the trap.

The Rev. James Caldwell and his wife, Hannah, were two important Revolutionary War figures in New Jersey. The NJSSAR Color Guard on June 21 took part in a ceremony led by the Union County Historical Society to rededicate the Caldwells’ tomb and monument in the

cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth. The “Fighting Parson” was known for his fiery pro-Revolution sermons that helped recruit men to the cause. When Hannah was killed in the Battle of Connecticut Farms in 1780, her martyrdom further inspired patriotism at a time when Americans had grown weary after years of fighting.

The next day, the color guard joined in the dedication of a new historical and educational sign in Milburn, N.J., also honoring the Battles of Springfield and Connecticut Farms. The sign was designed and installed by the nonprofit Forgotten Victory Trail, which dedicates itself to establishing monuments and signs that preserve the memory of the battles, which is quite a challenge in a heavily developed area such as northeast New Jersey.

Commemorating of the 247th Anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth

SAR Color Guardsmen from five states performed a wreath laying at Battle of Monmouth Weekend, June 28, at the State Park. Wreaths were placed by the NJSSAR, NJDAR and the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey, honoring all who fought in the battle on June 28, 1778. It was Gen. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, the drillmaster of Valley Forge, whose diligence and instruction helped turn the Continental Army into the disciplined and powerful force. The benefits of that training, imparted during the 1777-78 winter encampment at Valley Forge, were first seen on a major scale at Monmouth. Chapter President Jake Rue organized the ceremony.

Commemorating the Battles of Springfield and Connecticut Farms

This National SAR Event commemorating the Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield, fought June 7 and 23, 1780, respectively, was held on June 14 in Springfield, N.J., at First Presbyterian Church. Rain prevented the laying of a wreath in Battleground Cemetery and the traditional march to the church. Instead, wreaths were presented inside the church by the New Jersey DAR and its Church and Cannon Chapter, led by Heather Sanford, and the

The commoration of the anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth.

NJSSAR, represented by NJSSAR

President Chris Sands, a color guard member and president of the West Fields Chapter—which contains both Springfield and the town of Union, formerly known as Connecticut Farms—Color Guard Commander Ed Glidden and Adjutant Jay Hershey, former president of the West Fields Chapter.

It was on the steps of First Presbyterian, squarely on the site of the Battle of Springfield, that the immortal “Fighting Parson” Rev. James Caldwell uttered the famous words, “Give ’em Watts, boys!” while tearing pages from hymnals to be used as wadding for the guns.

The Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield were fought in neighboring towns two weeks apart.

The Battle of the Short Hills 248th Anniversary Commemoration

On June 26, the NJSSAR Color Guard helped honor the 248th anniversary of the Battle of the Short Hills, fought June 26, 1777. The ceremony took place in Edison, N.J., in a preserved part of the battlefield now designated as Oak Tree Pond Historic Park. The NJSSAR Color Guard was led by Adjutant Jay Hershey and joined by SAR National Trustee Peter Moller and fellow NJSSAR Color Guard members Frank Hadley, David Nelson and Robert Anderson.

Walter Stochel of the Metuchen-Scotch Plains Historical Society gave a short talk about the battle. The event was televised locally.

NEW MEXICO SAR

Gadsden Chapter

The chapter color guard posted the colors for a naturalization ceremony held in Las Cruces, where 199 applicants from 20 countries were sworn in as new citizens. One new citizen was WOSAR Andrea Vallejos from South Africa, wife of Compatriot T.J. Vallejos. The presiding judge said, “You have now earned the right to complain about government employees.”

EMPIRE STATE SAR (New York)

The Battle of Brooklyn and 1st New York Continental chapters hosted a trifold 250th Anniversary event April 12 at Green-Wood Cemetery, the final resting place of more than 60 Revolutionary War Patriots.

A 250th marker was unveiled by Joe Vermaelen, NSSAR Vice President General, North Atlantic District, and Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman. NSSAR Vice

Commander Robert Meyer comanded the color guard, consisted of Battle of Brooklyn compatriots, associated re-enactors, Boy Scouts and JROTC of Brooklyn and led the crowd numbering nearly 100 to the cemetery chapel. The program was led by Chapter President David Nelson. Wreaths were laid by state and local ESSSAR officers, and the DAR, C.A.R., New York SR, American Legion and the Knights of Columbus. Also represented was the Society of Old Brooklynites.

A 250th Liberty Elm was dedicated on the spot where Huntington’s 17th Continentals made the final stand of battle, cut off from the main retreat of Stirling’s Brigade. A second marker was dedicated at the Rawley American Legion Post 1636 in Gowanus. The event was organized by Compatriots Nelson and Gary Lane. Meyer, Nelson, Brian Ante, Norm Goben, Gene Hough and David Peters served as color guard.

Buffalo Chapter

In June, the chapter joined with the Western New York Masons for a wreath laying at Buffalo’s George Washington Monument.

Chuck Schwam, executive director of the American Friends of Lafayette, was present, as was Compatriot Andrew Peirce with the Masonic apron owned by the Marquis, which was given to a Masonic Lodge in Alabama before making its way to Buffalo.

Marquis de Lafayette impersonator Michael Halbert posing with the Masonic apron.

NSSAR Vice Commander Robert Meyer (center, yellow jacket) commanded the color guard at the Green-Wood Cemetery event.

NORTH CAROLINA SAR

Bethabara Chapter

On March 22, the Leonards Creek and Battle of Shallow Ford DAR chapters with the SAR Bethabara Chapter, hosted a George Washington Tea at the Pilgrim Reform Church in Lexington, N.C.

Attendees were treated to period music and the favorite foods and desserts of the Founding Fathers. The program concluded with George Washington’s prayer for the nation.

Catawba Valley Chapter

In April, the chapter participated in the second and third installments of multiple grave markings at Pilgrim Reformed Church in Lexington, N.C. This multi-day and multi-grave marking event was co-sponsored with the Bethabara Chapter. Markers were placed on 12 more Patriot graves with at least three more multi-grave

markings are planned for the future.

On April 19, the chapter, along with the Jacob Forney and Vesuvius Furnace chapters of the NCSDAR, the Colonel Daniel Boone Chapter of the NCSSAR, the Lincoln County Historical Association, American Legion Post #30, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, and local historians held a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Chapter President Roy Lightfoot oversaw the activities and presented a short description of the battle.

Le Marquis de Lafayette Chapter

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Cumberland Association widely known as the Liberty Point Resolves, Le Marquis de Lafayette Chapter of NCSSAR, along with several other historical organizations, came together to honor the 55 Patriot signers of the document, which pledged to sacrifice their lives and fortune to secure the Colony’s freedom and safety but also hoping for reconciliation with Great Britain.

On June 21 in Fayetteville, N.C., 100 people helped commemorate this historical event, including elected officials who issued proclamations. Gov. Josh Stein issued a proclamation online. The celebration included presentations that covered the Liberty Point Resolves and its aftermath. Programs were presented by Compatriot Maj. Bruce Daws, commander of the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, and Steven Roberts, America250 ranger for the Moores Creek National Battlefield. As many as 16 signers are believed to have marched with Col. Robert Rowan and Arthur Council to Moores Creek Bridge eight months later.

The original document was housed at the Wilson Library. Out of all the N.C. resolves, the Liberty Point Resolves has the most signatures with 55 Patriots. Two of the signers are documented as switching back to the Loyalist side at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge.

SAR Bethabara Chapter Compatriots in attendance at the George Washington Tea were, from left, Andy Kelly, Joe Weaver, Fred Learned, Orin Sadler and Philip Dedmon.
From left, Chapter Vice President Rick Hubbard, Chapter President Roy Lightfoot, Chapter Color Guard Commander Rob Buff and Chapter Secretary Treasurer Dan Beal.

New Bern Chapter

In April, the chapter hosted a 250th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battles of Lexington and Concord at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2514 in New Bern, above. Joining in on the event were members of the Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter, DAR. More than 40 folks attended the celebration, including NCSSAR President Steve McKee. Mayor Jeff Odham read a proclamation. The highlight was the New Bern SAR Chapter Musket Team, which provided a 21-gun salute along the Neuse River.

OHIO SAR

In May, the city of Cincinnati celebrated the bicentennial of the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette. This event, held at the riverfront on the very spot Lafayette spoke 200 years ago, was co-sponsored by the Cincinnati Chapter SAR. It included opening remarks by Central District VPG Wayne Eells and a presentation of the colors by compatriots from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, led by OHSSAR Color Guard Commander Bob Hill, during the singing of the U.S. and French national anthems. The audience was delighted with the arrival of Michael Halbert, who portrayed Lafayette in period attire, as he inspected the troops, conversed with one of them in French and delivered Lafayette’s historical speech with a French accent. The vice mayor delivered a proclamation declaring May 19 “Marquis de Lafayette Day” in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Chapter

The chapter’s Youth Presentation Committee shared four presentations to 45 students and parents.

Richard Montgomery Chapter

Compatriots jointly created an America250 event with the local Piqua-Lewis Boyer Chapter, DAR. On

April 18, a free outdoor program was held for the public commemorating the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord. A horse and rider posed for photos, above. The chapter’s fife player provided a musical prelude. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem of Paul Revere’s ride was read, followed by a talk about its historical inaccuracies and the true history of the day. The city hall and county courthouse participated in the “Two Lights for Tomorrow” initiative by lighting two lanterns overnight, imitating Revere’s signal in the Old North Church. The story of the “Shot Heard Round the World” was presented. The event concluded with a memorial service to the eight Patriots killed at Lexington. As their names were read, a bell tolled and Taps sounded.

Western Reserve Society

In April, the society marked the graves of six Revolutionary War veterans at Evergreen Cemetery in Westlake. Two of the Patriots were present at Lexington Green the morning of April 19, 1775.

The ceremony was attended by the Archibald Willard Color Guard, Gen. George Washington (portrayed by Northeastern Ohio Compatriot Dale Fellows), representatives of Joint Veterans of Cuyahoga County and Ohio District 16 Representative Bride Rose Sweeney.

On Memorial Day morning, the color guard presented colors at Lake View Cemetery’s Memorial Day program at the base of President James A. Garfield’s monument. In addition to serving in the color guard, Society President Matthew Smith presented a wreath.

In the evening, the Archibald Willard Color Guard presented the colors at Progressive Field to a sold-out game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Los Angeles

Dodgers. The only thing that could have been better was a Guardians win. (See photo on Contents, page 2.)

OREGON SAR

Lewis & Clark Chapter

On May 7, the chapter gave an immersive historical experience to students at Portland Jewish Academy, above. The event, held on the academy’s athletic field under clear skies, featured a replica of Gen. George Washington’s campaign tent and the chapter’s Patriot Chest program.

The tent, provided by Compatriot Bill Young, was meticulously outfitted with period-appropriate items, such as lanterns, a sleeping cot, an 18th-century lap desk, frontier tools, a buffalo robe and other artifacts. Young provided detailed explanations, allowing students to explore and engage with this aspect of the American Revolution.

Southern Oregon Chapter

On July 4, the chapter color guard marched in the “Celebrating the Magic of Community” Parade in Ashland, Ore. This was the first time in memory that an SAR

color guard appeared in the parade. Color guard members George Baxter, Jim Martin and Dennis Stevens did the honors. Marching with the color guard were Baxter’s granddaughters, Daryn Kerchner, Callie Kerchner, Brooklyn Coker-Baxter and Lacey Kee. Many positive comments were received from parade onlookers.

At the end of the parade, Baxter’s granddaughters said: “Grandpa, we had fun. Can we do this again next year?”

PENNSYLVANIA SAR

Harris Ferry Chapter

Betsy Ross flags were placed on the Patriot graves by Registrar Curtis Aumiller (44 at Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard in Harrisburg) and Treasurer Denny Bobb (27 at Hummelstown Cemetery), which will remain out until Flag Day, when they are replaced with 50-star flags.

Washingtonburg Chapter

On June 13, the chapter attended the annual naturalization ceremony at the historical Cumberland County Courthouse in Carlisle. Forty-one new U.S. citizens, representing 24 countries, took their oath of citizenship in front of a packed audience. Compatriots Jeff La Marca, Dale Leppard, Dan Monken and Ray Mowery greeted the new citizens, posed for photos with them, and gave each a gift. This was an incredible event, to see the new citizens celebrate their journey to citizenship.

The Archibald Willard Color Guard at the grave marking of six Revolutionary War veterans at Evergreen Cemetery.

Pittsburgh Chapter

On Memorial Day, members of the C.A.R. joined the SAR for the South Hills Memorial Day Parade, above.

SOUTH CAROLINA SAR

Col. Matthew Singleton Chapter

Compatriot Larry Gamble ventured north to participate with the MASSAR in the 250th Commemoration activities of Lexington and Concord from April 18-20. The 18th was spent exploring Boston, with stops along the Freedom Trail that included the Old State House, the marker for the Boston Massacre, and the Granary Burying Ground for a self-guided tour of the final resting places of Paul Revere and John Hancock, and markers for participants in the Boston Tea Party.

Daniel Morgan Chapter

In May, the chapter conducted a Patriot grave-marking ceremony honoring 23 Patriots at the historic Nazareth Presbyterian Church in Moore, with 74 attendees. This was a district-level event with participation from the NSSAR, SCSSAR, compatriots from multiple states, and the SCSDAR. The ceremony began with the National Color Guard, led by Commander Scott Collins, posting the colors. An address was delivered outlining the rich history of the church and included biographical tributes to the

Patriots. This was followed by a musket salute, a coordinated volley from seven cannons, and the playing of Taps.

Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter

Two hundred years ago, the citizens of Beaufort excitedly awaited the arrival of Marquis de Lafayette, who was celebrating the 50th anniversary of the American Revolution by touring all 24 states in what was known as the “Farewell Tour of the Nation.”

However, after departing on a barge from Edisto Island, Lafayette and his entourage became stranded on a sand bar. They had to wait for the tide change to dislodge the barge and, unfortunately, did not arrive in Beaufort until 10 p.m. Lafayette’s visit was cut short, and the events locals had planned were abandoned.

With documentation on what had been planned for an extraordinary day in Beaufort’s history 200 years ago, local organizational leaders and city officials decided to recreate the visit as it had been envisioned. Months of planning went in to preparing for what turned out to be, as described by Charles Schwam, director of the American Friends of Lafayette, the best celebration and recreation they had yet experienced. Members of our state and local SAR chapters played a big part of the day’s events.

Starting with Lafayette’s arrival by boat at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, the general, his son, and their dog, Quiz, were greeted by local compatriots and Beaufort Mayor Phil Cromer. Dressed in period attire, Cromer gave them a welcoming speech and a key to the city. A large crowd watched the arrival ceremony, with festivities being led by members of SCSSAR color guard. Beaufortonian Mike Monahan, SCSSAR President Ted Walker, and Bluffton’s Chapter President Jim Closson were among the Color Guard participants who fired the replica cannon and a 13-gun salute to start off the day of celebration.

Compatriot Larry Gamble carries the South Carolina flag in the 250th Commemoration Parade.
Mark Schneider (left) portraying Gen. Lafayette is presented a key to the City of Beaufort by the city’s mayor, Compatriot Phil Cromer. (Photo by Wilson McElveen)

A procession was led down Bay Street by the SAR Color Guard, while Lafayette and special guests followed in a horse-drawn carriage to the historic Verdier House, where Gen. Lafayette had allegedly spoken from the front portico 200 years earlier.

Following speeches made by Cromer and Gen. Lafayette, other dignitaries made presentations to the large crowd gathered on the street below. Among those were Chapter President Randy Atkins, who presented awards to winners of the Lafayette Day Poster Contest sponsored by the DAR and SAR chapters.

Following the Bay Street events, a ceremony was held by the chapter and the Thomas Heyward Jr. DAR Chapter to dedicate the SC 250 benches placed at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. The two benches were commissioned by the DAR and SAR chapters and were officially dedicated on March 18 by President Atkins and DAR President Dian Brownfield.

Dr. George Mosse Chapter

In March, the 35th annual Patriotic Pilgrimage to Old House Plantation near Ridgeland hosted by the Dr. George Mosse Chapter was held. Old House Plantation is the birthplace and final resting place of Thomas Heyward Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

The event began with a welcome by Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter President Randy Atkins. Greetings were brought from several organizations, including the SAR, DAR, C.A.R. and the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Compatriot Smittie Cooler, chairman of the Jasper County 250 Commemoration Committee, has been instrumental in obtaining funds and overseeing improvements to the Old House Plantation site. He updated attendees about the work accomplished and what they can expect to see at future pilgrimages. and happily accepted a $10,000 check from the chapter during the event. The Hilton Head Island Society C.A.R. raised $2,000 of the donated $10,000.

Wreaths were presented by 21 hereditary and historical organizations followed by a cannon salute and Taps, with closing remarks given by Jim Closson, president of the Thomas Heyward Jr. Chapter.

Gen. Francis Marion Chapter

In May, the NSSAR, SCSSAR and Gen. Francis Marion Chapter commemorated the 245th anniversary of the Battle of Waxhaws, known as Buford’s Massacre, at the battle site near Buford’s Crossroads, 9 miles east of Lancaster, S.C.

The event began with a formal wreath-laying ceremony and guest speakers. Guests wore period dress,

including Continental and militia attire. The story of Buford’s Massacre was told, as the bravery of the Patriots commemorated and the fallen honored.

Col. Abraham Buford was the commander of a Virginia Regiment of infantry and a company of artillery comprised of about 300 men. On May 29, 1780, British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton pursued Col. Buford from Nelson’s Ferry to Buford near the Waxhaws District. Col. Buford attempted to surrender, but a bloody battle ensued, with American casualties numbering 113 against a handful of British fatalities. More were taken prisoner, and 150 of the 187 prisoners were wounded. Tarleton became known as “Bloody Ban,” and “Tarleton’s Quarter!” became a rallying battle cry for Southern Patriots until the surrender of Gen. Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781.

Compatriot Greg Ohanesian organized this 2025 NSSAR public commemoration, as he has done for the last 20 years. Ohanesian was unable to attend this year. Dr. Sam Powell graciously took the reins and noted that the event drew more than 120 onlookers and SAR, DAR and C.A.R. members from many states, and included descendants of those buried at the site. NSSAR Registrar General Brooks Lyles, SCSSAR President Monahan and VASSAR President Mike Weyler participated.

Thomas Heyward Jr. Chapter

The rededication of the site of the tomb of Thomas Heyward Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence, at Old House Plantation took place on May 3. The turnout was large, and included local and state dignitaries. The master of ceremonies, Jasper County 250 Committee Chairman Smittie Cooler, presided over the event and introduced the keynote speaker, Gen. William Grimsley (Ret.).

The event included the dedication of the first Liberty Tree to be planted and recorded in South Carolina. Sponsored by the Thomas Heyward Jr. Chapter, the Emily Geiger Chapter of the DAR and the Jasper County America 250 Committee, the stone for the 10-foot-tall Southern live oak was unveiled by committee Chairman Mike Williams of the Thomas Heyward Jr. Chapter and Regent Heidi

Buford’s Massacre Commemoration participants. (Photo by Scott Bruton)

Herrin of the Emily Geiger Chapter. It will be the centerpiece at the site for years to come.

During the event, Chapter President Jim Closson and State President Mike Monahan presented Compatriot Cooler with the SAR America250 encased Challenge Coin Award for gaining grants as the chairman of the Jasper County America250 Committee for the archaeological dig that took place at Old House Plantation and the enhancements and preservation of this historical site.

Valentine Sevier Chapter

TENNESSEE SAR

Stones River Chapter

On March 28, chapter compatriots attended a school assembly at Northfield Elementary School and presented certificates and awards to top winners of the 2024 Elementary School Poster Contest. The theme of the contest was “Revolutionary War Person,” and the 19 participants researched and created posters on those influential in our country’s efforts for independence.

Congratulations to First-Place Winner Domenica Quispe Mejia. Domenica’s poster also won at the state convention in Lebanon and advanced to Congress in Connecticut.

Compatriot James Thweatt, below, recently was awarded the 2024-25 Distinguished Alumni Award by Austin Peay State University’s College of Arts and Letters. He graduated from APSU in 1991, with a dual degree in history and English. He has been an SAR member since 1989, when he joined the Andrew Jackson Chapter in Nashville, where his father, John H. Thweatt, and brother John were members. This award is richly deserved, as Compatriot Thweatt has compiled a remarkable record at both the state and chapter levels of the SAR. He was TNSSAR president (2004-05), TNSSAR registrar three times, TNSSAR genealogist nine times, chapter president four times and chapter secretary 20 times. His SAR awards include 13 Meritorious Service medals, the Patriot Medal, the Color Guard Bronze Medal, the Color Guard Silver Medal, two Distinguished Service medals, two Sam Adams Bronze medals, the Liberty Bronze Medal, the Liberty Silver Medal with 14 Oak Leaf Clusters, two Roger Sherman medals and the Henry Knox Appreciation Medal. In addition, he has 54 confirmed Patriots.

Dean Buzz Hoon of the College of Arts and Letters said of Thweatt’s honor, “You have to be time-tested— excellence over an extended period.”

TEXAS SAR

In a ceremony held at Blessing Funeral Home, SAR and DAR members commemorated the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord—events that marked the beginning of the American Revolution. This year’s observance holds special significance, as it coincides with the launch of America’s Semiquincentennial of the “Shot Heard Round the World.”

The event was a joint effort between the Quanah Parker and Lucretia Council Cochran chapters DAR, and the Arlington and Maj. K.M. Van Zandt chapters SAR.

The color guard, composed of Compatriots Bobby Gresham and Steven Hole of the Maj. K.M. Van Zandt Chapter and Richard Coffey and Dan Hamilton of the Arlington Chapter, presented and posted the colors.

Participants presented short biographies of the eight Patriots who fell on Lexington Green as well as the first two Patriots who gave their lives defending Concord at the North Bridge.

Dan Hamilton concluded the event by reading a

Mike Monahan (left) presented Smittie Cooler (center) the America250 Challenge Coin Award with Jim Closson.
(Photo by Ann Monahan)
Front row, from left, Adelyn Lubash, Domenica Quispe Mejia, Madeleine Edenfield; back row, from left, Dr. Mark E. Young, Chapter President Robert Bolyard, Douglas Dickerson, Barbara Dickerson (Col. Hardy Murfree Chapter, NSDAR).

proclamation issued by National SAR President General Darryl S. Addington, honoring the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

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The SAR honored several outstanding educators and public servants with Silver and Bronze Good Citizenship medals. These prestigious awards recognize individuals who have shown exceptional support in teaching about the American Revolution and demonstrating the goals, programs and SAR mission to promote patriotic instruction and civic responsibility.

TXSSAR President Mel Oller assisted Past President Tom Jackson in presenting the Silver Good Citizenship Medal to Pam Larson Wells, Ed.D., and Bob R. Covey.

Dr. Wells recently retired as the executive director of the Region 4 Education Service Center, which is the largest of the 20 education service centers in Texas, serving 1.4 million children. To give proper perspective of the magnitude of her service area, it is a K-12 service center greater than half the states in the union.

Covey was recognized for his 16 years as a trustee for the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, the third largest school district in the state of Texas, as well as vice president at the state level for trustees. Each year he served as a trustee, his district exceeded the state pass rate by a wide margin on the U.S. history test.

Alexander Hodge Chapter

Chapter President Carl V. Hill Jr. earned the Patriot Medal, below, during the state convention for his long, faithful and outstanding service. Texas SAR President Mel Oller and VP Art Bryum then attended the chapter’s May meeting to personally present the state’s highest award.

Compatriot Hill was the founding president in 1993 and was president from 1993-96, 2016-17 and since 2022. He has also served in many other roles.

President Oller awarded Jim Penny a certificate for editing Texas’ best newsletter for a medium-sized chapter (51-99 members).

Patrick Henry Chapter

The chapter placed 3,200 flags on all the markers at the Texas State Cemetery for Memorial Day. A color guard made up of various SAR chapters rendered a musket salute and sounded Taps. The ceremony ended with a bell tolling for recently deceased DAR and SAR compatriots.

San Antonio Chapter

In May, Guardsmen Greg Surovic (U.S. flag), Chapter President Frank Kebelman (Texas flag) and Blair Rudy, right, presented colors at two naturalization ceremonies, each with 200 new citizens. Previously, the judges were not interested in having uniformed SAR participation. We got called back for several more ceremonies, so they must have liked what we did. We will bring more next time.

UTAH SAR

In April, Utah celebrated the 250th anniversary of the “Shot Heard Round the World” in Salt Lake City and Washington County. In Salt Lake more than 1,000 guests assembled in the State Capitol rotunda, below. They were welcomed by emcee Brig. Gen. Max J. Stitzer.

The grand color guard marched to the patriotic bagpipe music of the Utah Pipe Band. The CG consisted of the UTSSAR CG, Utah Military Academy Revolutionary War CG, Mormon Battalion CG, Utah Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War CG, U.S. Naval Sea Cadets CG and Utah Wing Civil Air Patrol CG. JROTC color guards included four area high schools. The American Legion Bountiful Post 79 CG and Veterans of Foreign Wars Timpanogos Post 4918 CG also were represented. The audience recited the

Pledge of Allegiance and was favored with the national anthem, sung by the Hope of America Children’s Choir.

Distinguished speakers were U.S. Federal Judge Ted Stewart, Rep. Cory Maloy of the Utah House and Douglas McGregor, Utah SAR.

Trio Fratelli, a youth violin trio, provided exit music in the Capitol rotunda as the guests assembled outdoors for the concluding portion of the ceremony.

The UTSSAR, American Legion and VFW provided gun salutes as several of the program guests held up a massive U.S. flag provided by the Follow the Flag organization. The CGs, musicians, and many of the guests assembled on the Capitol south steps for a commemorative photo.

Point of the Mountain Chapter

Since January, the chapter has conducted engaging chapter meetings using local library conference rooms. Members who cannot attend in person are able to join the meetings via Zoom. One compatriot joins the meetings from Africa each month.

The chapter took the lead this year in supporting the ROTC/JROTC awards ceremonies for the state’s 11 universities and 12 high schools by coordinating the UTSSAR presence at each ceremony. Twelve compatriots from the POM and RCZ chapters and the state presented SAR medals to deserving cadets.

Red Cliffs of Zion Chapter

Conceived by CG Commander Mark Woodbury and championed by House Rep. Walt Brooks, the chapter succeeded in having April 19 declared “Patriots’ Day” in Utah, the seventh state to officially recognize Patriots’ Day.

Utah’s 250th Anniversary activities began April 15 with a commendation of Mrs. Rindlisbacher’s fifth-grade class for testifying before the Utah Legislators in support of the Patriots’ Day Resolution. Jeff McKenna presented a certificate of appreciation to her class, recognizing their efforts. The Washington County Commissioners then renewed their Patriots’ Day Proclamation and reminded people of the historical significance.

Essay Contest prize presentation event was supported by the chapter color guard and DAR members in Colonial attire. The Step Back in Time: America250 Founders Festival at Washington County Fair was held, at which there were Colonial-era activities and artisan areas where families could participate in crafts and games. Numerous re-enactments, including the Battles of Lexington and Concord, took place throughout the Founders Festival.

On April 18, the America250 Pageant began with an honor guard of 13 historic flags presented by SAR and DAR members. Professional historical re-enactors presented significant moments and scenes from Colonial America.

The City of Washington, Utah, kicked off its Cotton Days festivities April 21, with a ceremony to unveil a new city park built around a new George Washington Bronze Statue. The RCZ Chapter Color Guard provided the honor guard and musket volley. The DAR also unveiled their bronze plaque commemorating Revolutionary War Patriots.

The theme of the Cotton Days Parade was “Patriots and Pioneers.” SAR and DAR members marched, providing both the color and honor guard. This group of 13 uniformed men and Colonial-attired ladies took first prize for best themed entry.

VERMONT SAR

Past VTSSAR President Kevin Mullen presented President General Darryl Addington with a book, right, about Vermont’s Ebenezer Allen, Ethan Allen’s cousin.

VIRGINA SAR

The April 17 Saving Dr. Warren–Help Patriotism Prevail

VASSAR President Michael Weyler and state officers attended patriotic, youth education, and public service and community events, including those celebrating “Virginia in 1775” throughout the Commonwealth. The Gunpowder Incident (see story under Williamsburg Chapter), National Vietnam Veterans Day, and the National SAR event celebrating the Army’s 250th birthday were especially significant events.

George Washington Chapter

On June 14, 150 SAR compatriots, distinguished guests and representatives from patriotic organizations gathered

on the hallowed grounds of Mount Vernon to celebrate Flag Day and the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army. Hosted by the George Washington Chapter, VASSAR and the NSSAR, this event honored the birth of America’s first national institution and its enduring legacy of service.

June 14, 1775, marked the Continental Congress’ call for the enlistment of expert riflemen, sparking the formation of the Continental Army. A day later, Gen. George Washington assumed command, bringing unity, vision and resolve to the newly formed force that carried our fledgling nation to victory.

Shortly after sunrise at Mount Vernon’s Texas Gate, the SAR presented a Flag Certificate to the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association in tribute to their enduring stewardship. Secretary General Michael Elston led the ceremony, joined by Historian General Jeffrey Thomas, National Color Guard Commander Scott Collins and Chapter President Scot Bryant, President General (2013-14) Joseph Dooley, Paul McComb, Mark Jackson and fifer Don Francisco, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army (Ret.). The commander-in-chief’s standard and the U.S. flag were raised in solemn tribute to Flag Day.

Attendees processed across the estate grounds to Tomb Grove, where the National Color Guard and dignitaries gathered for a poignant wreath-laying ceremony and a series of remarks. Speakers included National SAR officers and leaders from allied organizations, such as the NSDAR and the C.A.R.

Compatriots from at least 15 states—from Alabama to Rhode Island—joined.

The keynote address was delivered by Lt. Gen. Leslie C. Smith, U.S. Army (Ret.), the Army’s 66th Inspector General. Introduced by CSM Douglas Gibbens, USA (Ret.), Gen. Smith offered reflections that bridged the service of today’s Army with that of the Revolution’s earliest Patriots, including insight into the legacy of the Army’s first inspector general. In recognition of his service, Gen. Smith was presented the Commander-in-Chief Flag flown over Mount Vernon that very day, before joining Secretary General Elston and Legion Past National Commander Brett Reistad to render honors with a commemorative wreath.

Col. David Shaul, USA (Ret.), chair of the National SAR Veterans Committee, led a roll call of U.S. Army veterans and active-duty personnel present. Rev. Tom Costa opened and closed the ceremony with prayer.

For the first time in SAR history, an official grave marking was conducted for both Gen. and Mrs. Washington at the Washington Family Tomb. Ceremony participants were led from the Tomb Grove by the National Color Guard and the Honor Party to the Washingtons’ Tomb to deliver the wreath. Historian General Jeff Thomas presented Patriot biographies of Gen. George and Martha Washington. Chapter President Scot Bryant led the grave-marking

ceremony along with Rev. Costa.

Following a luncheon at the Mount Vernon Inn, the group journeyed to the National Museum of the U.S. Army, where attendees viewed a new exhibit, “Call to Arms: The Soldier and the Revolutionary War.” More than 200 artifacts were on display, including notable items on loan from SAR collections.

The evening concluded with the Army 250 SAR Gala, where nearly 100 compatriots gathered to honor the Army’s founding.

James Monroe Chapter

On June 14, compatriots from the James Monroe and Williamsburg chapters served as color guard supporting the Leedstown Resolutions Chapter, NSDAR, at the monument dedication for Robert Carter III. The event was held at Nomini Hall Cemetery near Hague, Va. The colors were presented by Ron Miller, lead musket and musket salute; Andrew Packett, national colors and musket salute; Charles Belfield, Virginia flag bearer; and Gary Dunaway, trail musket and musket squad commander. A three-volley musket salute was presented in Carter’s honor. Carter is remembered for emancipating more than 500 enslaved people after his 1790s religious conversion.

Sgt. Maj. John Champe Chapter

On March 29, the Vietnam War Veterans Day Commemoration took place at the Loudoun County Courthouse, honoring Vietnam veterans. A joint color guard, composed of members from Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1177, Sgt. Maj. John Champe Chapter (SMJC) and the Marine Corps League of Loudoun County, presented and posted the colors to open the proceedings.

A bell provided by Compatriot Warner Workman was rung after each name of 12 Loudoun County residents killed in Vietnam was read. A three-shot rifle salute and Taps were executed by members of VFW Post 1177 in honor of all Vietnam veterans.

The SMJC also provided a Missing Man Table and raised the POW/MIA flag to honor the 1,582 servicemen missing or unaccounted for in Vietnam. Prominent attendees included VASSAR President Michael Weyler, a Vietnam veteran; Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk; Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman; Chair of Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Phyllis Randall; and Broad Run District Supervisor Sylvia Glass.

Capt. Andrew Wilson, U.S. Army, delivered a poignant address reflecting on his service and the challenges he endured after being severely wounded in Vietnam.

P P P

On the 250th anniversary of “Shot Heard Round the World,” the chapter sponsored the commemoration of the opening battle of the Revolution at Lexington and Concord. The commemoration took place at Champe Farm, near the

Col. James Wood II Chapter

village of Aldie in Loudoun County, Va. Champe Farm was the home of chapter namesake John Champe and features a memorial obelisk honoring Champe as a spy for Gen. Washington.

Four other chapters (Col. James Wood II, George Mason, Col. Fielding Lewis and Col. William Grayson) and four DAR Chapters joined in the commemoration. Two re-enactors in the uniform of His Majesty’s 65th Regiment of Foot narrated the program to give a British soldier’s perspective of events on April 19, 1775. The British reenactors were Bernie Way, who portrayed a lieutenant, and SAR Applicant Lloyd Harting, who portrayed a sergeant.

As narrators described the events of April 19, 1775, nine militiamen at “Lexington” opened with a single shot, followed by a volley, then individual musketmen fired several rounds..

Col. George Waller Chapter

The chapter proudly participated in “Patriots on the Square,” an Independence Day celebration hosted by the Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society on July 4 at the Heritage Museum in Uptown Martinsville.

The evening event featured historical re-enactments, live music, food and drinks, and was well attended.

Chapter President Andy Doss opened part of the ceremony with a musket firing demonstration and later read powerful excerpts from the Declaration of Independence. Compatriot Gary Hollandsworth participated with a stirring reading from George Mason’s 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights, an essential influence on the U.S. Bill of Rights and a cornerstone of American liberty.

On March 29, the chapter conducted two commemoration ceremonies in honor of National Vietnam Veterans Day, a national day of recognition for veterans who served between November 1955 and May 1975. March 29 was chosen, as it was on that day in 1973 the United States Military Assistance Command Vietnam was disestablished and the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam. The primary objective of this commemoration was to thank and honor Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice, with distinct recognition of former prisoners of war and families of those still listed as missing in action. A second event was held at Veterans Park, Middletown, Va., in cooperation with the town. Compatriot Jerry Headley, a Vietnam veteran, gave a presentation on his service. The chapter color guard presented colors and fired a musket salute to honor all veterans of the Vietnam era.

Fairfax Resolves Chapter

The chapter participated in more than 100 SAR events at all levels, including a Patriots Day commemoration hosted jointly with the DAR, a Memorial Day commemoration and a Patriot grave-marking event for George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon. In the past quarter, the chapter hosted six veterans’ events and presented the chapter wreath at five SAR events.

The second quarter of this year closed with a total of 11 compatriots receiving the DAR Hannah White Arnett Bronze Medal of Distinction.

On June 13, members of the VASSAR Color Guard—led by Fairfax Resolves Chapter Color Guard Commander James Cordes, and including members from the Sgt. Maj. John Champe, Col. James Wood II, Culpeper Minutemen and George Washington chapters—participated in a reception to celebrate the repatriation of the remains of Elizabeth “Eliza” Kortright Monroe Hay, the eldest daughter of President James Monroe, to the United States. A public burial is scheduled for Oct. 23 at the Monroe family plot at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va.

The color guard rendered honors during the transfer of the casket from the hearse upon its arrival from Dulles Airport following a flight from Paris, France, and escorted it into the reception area. A sentry was placed next to the casket during the reception program.

Elizabeth Kortright Monroe Hay was born in Virginia in December 1786 and spent much of her childhood in Paris during the French Revolution, when her father served as the American minister to France. In 1803, at age 17, she returned with her family to the U.S., fluent in both French and English. In 1808, at age 22, she married Virginia Attorney and Judge George Hay.

Front row, from left, Mark Sink, Dale Corey, Sean Carrigan and Barry Schwoerer. Back row, from left, Bernie Way, Lloyd Harting, Grace Mills, Jim Watts, Anita Bonner, David Welker, Jack Mills, Greg Hall, Andrew Mills, Ken Morris, Paula Schwoerer and Jacob Schwoerer.
From left, Andy Doss, Mark Leviner, Mike Bass, Gene Reamey and Gary Hollandsworth. Photo by Daydream Photography.

James Monroe assumed the presidency in 1817, when Hay was 31. During his administration, Eliza Hay often acted as an unofficial First Lady due to her mother’s illness.

On Sept. 21, 1830, George Hay died, followed by her mother, Elizabeth, two days later. In 2019, Barbara VornDick, a guide at James Monroe’s Highland, began researching why there was limited information about Eliza. Research revealed original sources that clarified previous erroneous or misinterpreted information about Eliza’s life, leading to the creation in 2023 of the Bring Eliza Home Project.

Williamsburg Chapter

On May 3, the chapter and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (CWF) conducted a ceremony to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Virginia’s first military response to the royal governor’s taking of gunpowder stored in Williamsburg’s munitions magazine.

Gov. John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, falsely claimed it was for Virginia’s protection. During the night of April 20-21, 1775, British Marines landed at Burwell’s Landing on the James River and marched to Virginia’s Colonial capitol. They had been ordered by Gov. Dunmore to remove the gunpowder stored in Williamsburg. The Marines were spotted, and an alarm raised. As a result, they returned to their ships without completely emptying the magazine. Public discontent increased, with militia companies mustering to force the return of the gunpowder.

Patrick Henry learned of the event and issued a call to arms. On May 2, 1775, 160 mounted militiamen from Hanover County under Henry’s command began their ride to Williamsburg to either recover the powder or be paid for it. On May 3, they stopped at Doncastle’s Ordinary near Toano in James City County. It was there that Carter Braxton convinced Henry to halt his march. Braxton, the son-in-law of Virginia’s receiver general, Richard Corbin, rode into Williamsburg to negotiate a settlement. He returned to Henry with a payment of 330 pounds to pay for the gunpowder that was taken from the armory.

The Hanover militia returned to their homes, and Henry journeyed to Philadelphia to participate in the Second Continental Congress. Dunmore feared for his safety, and on June 8, he and his family left in the middle of the night to take up residence aboard the British ship HMS Fowey This incident led to the Virginia Colony’s government being taken over by a Committee of Safety and Patrick Henry becoming the independent state’s first governor in July 1776.

The event drew 250 attendees, with a least 113 compatriots from 18 SAR chapters, in addition to 10 DAR chapters and two C.A.R. societies.

WASHINGTON SAR

On April 19, the Seattle Chapter held a grave-marking ceremony at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle for Simon Winfield Scott, the Washington State Society’s first

president. More than 40 SAR, DAR and community members attended the dedication.

The ceremony commemorated one of our fellow members who long ago answered the last call of duty.

The chapter has been actively involved with the Lake View Cemetery through the program Wreaths Across America, which honors America’s veterans by laying wreaths on their graves each December. In many hours walking the cemetery, identifying veterans’ graves, and mapping them, we identified the graves of eight early WASSAR presidents buried there, including President Scott, whose grave has not been identified by a headstone. The two plaques present are those of his grandsons and their wives. We gathered to mark Simon W. Scott’s burial place with a bench that honors him and recognizes the seven other SAR presidents buried in the cemetery.

Col. Scott was state no. 1 (National no. 7,876), with his certificate of membership dated Aug. 5, 1896. He was elected as the society’s state president, an office in which he served for three years, from 1895-98.

Col. Scott was born in Allen, N.Y., where he logged timber and cultivated the land.

Scott married his first wife, Effie, in 1852. She died in 1854, at which time Scott sailed for Panama, where he worked for a year on the Panama Canal.

When Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in April 1961, Scott enlisted. When President Abraham Lincoln called for 25,000 volunteers for three-year service, Scott reenlisted. He served for the full duration of the war, primarily in the West.

Following the Civil War, Scott returned home to New York. With his adventurous nature raised, he became an Indian agent on one of the Sioux reservations. In Scott’s obituary, it was stated that, for a time, Chief Joseph, the Nez Perce warrior leader, was placed under Scott’s care.

After resigning from the Indian Bureau, Scott brought his family west, first to Portland, Ore., then to Seattle, where he served as the general land and tax agent, managing railroad lines from Olympia to Tenino.

Col. Scott died on July 18, 1906, at his Seattle home on 15th Ave. The Seattle Daily Times reported that Col. Scott was, “for more than a quarter of a century one of the best-known businessmen in Seattle.”

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported of his memorial service: “A beautiful memorial flag, presented to the family by the Washington Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, was draped over the casket. The flag was the original form adopted by congress, the thirteen stripes being in a circle. On the hem was embroidered ‘In Memoriam— Simon W. Scott. First President of Washington Society. S. of A. R.’ ”

Honor Roll of Presidents

The honor roll of the seven other WASSAR presidents buried at Lake View Cemetery and represented on this bench are: Dr. E. Weldon Young, third president (190002); Fred Rice Rowell, sixth president (1904-05), whose Patriot Ancestor was Private William Rowell, who fought at Bunker Hill; The Honorable Cornelius Holgate Hanford, seventh president (1905-1910), chief justice of both Washington Territory and of Washington State; Thomas Wickham Prosch, ninth president (1913-14), founder of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer; Dr. Samuel Judd Holmes, 10th President (1914-15); The Honorable Walter Burges Beals, 13th President (1917), member of the Washington State Supreme Court and a presiding judge over the Nuremburg, Germany, war trials; and William Ernest McClure, 26th President (1934-35).

WEST VIRGINIA SAR

The Capt. James Neal and Daniel Boone chapters united to perform a solemn grave marking for a revered compatriot and Medal of Honor recipient, Hershel “Woody” Williams, USMC. Participants from eight WVSSAR chapters gathered. They were joined by an Ohio SAR chapter and DAR guests from 11 chapters as well as WVDAR State Regent Jane Larke and WVDAR Regent-elect Sandra IsnerJohnson. West Virginia State Police Trooper David Hunt, chapter officers, guests and family members completed the list of more than 50 attendees.

At noon on May 17, Armed Forces Day, a bell carillon pealed all to order in the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery. The color guard smartly paraded and posted colors. WVSSAR Chaplain Rev. Dr. Paul Chapman provided the invocation. Sandy Kisner and Barbara Channel, relatives of Compatriot Williams, spoke of his remarkable life and accomplishments before and after his World War II heroism.

Daniel Boone Chapter President Dr. J.K. Lilly presented the family with a U.S. flag that flew over the national Capitol, procured by Sen. Jim Justice, who recently introduced the “Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.”

Gen. Adam Stephen Chapter

On June 14, the chapter collaborated with the City of Shepherdstown (W.Va.) and the Pack Horse Ford Chapter NSDAR to mark the 250th anniversary of the “Bee Line March.” Day-long activities at Morgan’s Grove Park and a parade to a wreath-laying ceremony at Elmwood Cemetery commemorated the brave men who made the 600-mile trek to Cambridge, Mass., from Berkeley County, Va., now West Virginia.

June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress made the decision to form 10 companies of riflemen—six from

Pennsylvania, two from Maryland and two from Virginia— to support the efforts of the newly selected commander of the Colonial Army, Gen. George Washington. The Berkeley County Committee of Safety selected French and Indian War Veteran Capt. Hugh Stephenson to recruit the 98 men of the Berkeley County Riflemen, which at that time included present-day Jefferson, Berkeley and Morgan counties. Ninety-eight back-country men left their homes with self-supplied wool-felt hats, hunting frocks emblazoned with “Liberty or Death” and flintlock rifles. Completing the amazing feat of 600 miles in only 24 days resulted in the naming of the “Bee Line March.” The National Guard counts this event as the founding of the U.S. Army.

To celebrate and commemorate the date, the West Virginia University Fife and Drum Corps led a parade of more than 100, including the Gen. Adam Stephen Chapter Color Guard and other WVSSAR compatriots from West Virgina and Mayland, members of the 201st Artillery Unit of the West Virginia National Guard, members of the DAR, and 40 descendants of the men who made the original march.

WISCONSIN SAR

On May 1, the WISSAR presented the Silver Medal ROTC Award at Marquette University to Navy Midshipman Brian Zettlemoyer.

The WISSAR Color Guard took part in the annual celebration of Flag Day by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge #400, Waukesha, Wis. The Elks was the first national organization to officially celebrate Flag Day in 1907.

Don Skarda and Bob Plastine dedicate the Elk Lodge’s newly planted Liberty Tree.

The “Bee Line March” parade.

NSSAR membership as of 36,766 is August 21, 2025. Numbers indicate total new members since last issue. Patriot Ancestor is identified after new member’s name.

Alaska (4)

William Edward Newberry, 233430, Samuel Newberry

Christopher Vincent Maio, 233659, Amos Pearson

Brian Evan Ward, 233798, John Cale

Zachary Howard Huckstep, 233799, James Huckstep

Alabama (30)

Eddie Gerome Hilliard, 233359, Jeremiah Jaggars

Brodie Christopher McCutcheon, 233360, Jeremiah Jaggars

Thomas Russell Feary, 233361, Ebenezer Newell Jr.

Floyd Maurice Belrose, 233429, Seth Record

Thomas William Granger Jr. AL 211235

William Dalton Turney AR 179221

John Christopher Julian CA 217774

Carl Daniel Sword CA 175559

John Robert Krahn CA 170934

Edward Bryant Bates ............................... CA ............... 128471

Omer W. Long CA 95279

Dick P. Marsh CO 114860

Jeffrey Scott Snyder II CO 233860

James Coburn Brown CO 197706

Robert Layton Reed ................................. DE ............... 178860

George Allen Adkins DE 193443

Francisco Enrique de

Borbon Duque de Seville ES 155341

Warren Wurtele White FL 213224

John Luke Wynkoop FL 224429

Robert Francis Bihr Jr. FL 225574

Dr. George David Youstra FL 102598

Robert Paul Andrews ............................... FL .............. 208926

Freeman Lee Stalions FL 219557

Charles Louis Day Jr. FL 164064

Richard Gengembre Hubert FL 168723

Leland Smith Hulsey Jr. GA 189479

Samuel Douglas Williams Sr., 233591, Richard Allen

Samuel Douglas Williams Jr., 233592, Richard Allen

Samuel Douglas Williams III, 233593, Richard Allen

David Wade Williams, 233594, Richard Allen

Richard Courtland Mealins, 233658, Aaron Moore

Glenn Allen Brackin, 233792, William Bracken

George Laithan Simmerman, 233793, Henry Greider

Henry John Simmerman, 233794, Henry Greider

David Pelham Rowan, 233795, William Pullen

Matthew Pelham Rowan, 233796, William Pullen

Patrick David Rowan, 233797, William Pullen

Theodore James Weisser, 233861, Solomon Gee

Brian James Weisser, 233862, Solomon Gee

Winston David Weisser, 233863, Solomon Gee

Morgan Douglas Mackey, 234278, Elias Mackey

Richard David Bailey, 234279, Joshua Horton

David Robert Klementz, 234280, Seth Hastings

Andrew David Klementz, 234281, Seth Hastings

Robert F. Snyder Jr., 234395, Ephraim Kyle

Micheal Grissom, 234396, John Cleveland

Luke Lester Grissom, 234397, John Cleveland

Terry Marvin Johnson GA 211686

Marcus Floyd Price Jr. ............................ GA................179132

Willie Alford Coleman GA 220611

Neal Hine Gillis GA 148612

Jett Van Warren Smith GA 180483

William Howard Colbert, USA (Ret) GA 177249

Avery Kennedy Haskell GA 219026

Paul Austin Whitlock Jr. ....................... GA............... 176678

Ben Lane Moon GA 225392

Joel Andrew Stair GA 212012

Aylmer M Gifford ...................................... IL ................. 80888

Carroll Gene Links Jr. IL 198176

Francis Eugene Hackett IL 169473

Robert Wayne Woodward IL 206770

Robert Blanchard IL 117217

Gregory Lee McConaughey IN 177311

Jimmie Dale Johnson IN 154298

John Elbert Alexander II .......................... IN ................ 151371

Steven Tilman Freels IN 211490

Orval Arnold Knodel KS 151633

Larry Richard Garrison KS 234041

Isaac Barnett Ellis KS 145151

Jerome Ellsworth Lawson KY 205711

Calvin Eugene Smothers KY 192692

Roger Henry Lofland Futrell KY 93453

James Edward Dickinson KY 188943

Russell Forrest Tucker KY 227632

Ellwood Bruce Dungan ............................ KY .............. 205070

Clyde Matthew Neck LA 122943

Frederick William Grant LA 155148

Charles Edward Adams MA 212874

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William Blake Webber (Beard), 234398, Brittain Pope

James Lindley Flinn III, 234399, Moses Jones

Riley Lee Oglesby, 234400, William Cochran

Bryant Lewis, 234401, John Josselyn

Joshua Wren Harris Jr., 234402, Bates Wren

Arkansas (10)

Michael Thomas Blythe, 233599, Harmon Bagley

Joseph La Verne Collinson, 233800, Robert Smith

Mason Eric Mena, 233865, Jarrett Wright

Michael William Myers, 233964, Edward Ball

Michael William Myers Jr., 233965, Edward Ball

Benjamin Andrew Myers, 233966, Edward Ball

Rodney Jarrell Young Jr., 233967, George Lynam

John Minton, 234284, Reuben Harrell

Kenneth Paul Rottmann, 234285, Henry Gleason

Michael Thomas Rottmann, 234286, Henry Gleason

Arizona (22)

Kevin Guy Campbell, 233363, Edmond/Edmund Eastman

Jason Darrle Parsons, 233596, John Piper

Ralph Allen Pickett Jr., 233597, Valentine Mendall

Edward Paul Whetten, 233598, Samuel Young

Alexander Rhys Hamel, 233660, Jesse Mead

Atticus Cade Hamel, 233661, Jesse Mead

Collin Mead Hamel, 233662, Jesse Mead

Steven Daniel Williams, 233864, Henry Perkins

Jeb Alan Rosebrook, 234282, Henry Deardorff

Jeb Stuart Rosebrook, 234283, Henry Deardorff

David Thomas Meek, 234403, Thomas Meek

James Adam Meek, 234404, Thomas Meek

Oliver Thomas Meek, 234405, Thomas Meek

George Alexander Meek, 234406, Thomas Meek

John Robert Perrine, 234407, Lewis Perrine

Eryk Sean Yokam, 234408, Elizabeth Yocum

George Clyde Carney, 234409, John Carney

Robert Clyde Carney Sr., 234410, John Carney

Kieran Joseph McGinnis, 234411, Edward Pedigo

Nathan Sidney McGinnis, 234412, Edward Pedigo

John Ashley Nichols, 234530, William Emmons

Donald Eugene Meek, 234750, Thomas Meek

California (64)

Holden Alexander William Hilal, 233364, John Raymer

Hudson Harrison Edward Hilal, 233365, John Raymer

Leonard Allen Kenney, 233366, James Christy

Kerry Douglas Frank, 233367, Stephen Longwell

Carl John Stimmel, 233368, Michael Stoker

Wiley Vaux Westerly Martin, 233426, Matthew Martin

Timothy Stuart Mills, 233431, Thomas Highsmith

Derek John Westervelt, 233432, Benjamin P. Westervelt

Michael Terrence Travis, 233433, James McKnight

Cory Allen Gasaway, 233434, James Sodowsky

Rex Everett Wiig, 233435, William Richards

James Ungard, 233436, Henry Eby

James Christopher Cox, 233516, Henry Mills

Steven John Sevy, 233517, Levi Glass

Christopher Adam Hillstead, 233518, Alexander McCullar

Nicolas Alberto Buenrostro, 233519, Noah Langdon

Cruz Darik Pettibone, 233600, Daniel Pettibone

Michael James Langner, 233601, Joseph Hyde

Britton Stratton Stevenson, 233602, John George Kerstetter

Todd Christopher Childs, 233663, Nehemiah Smedley

Christopher Hatfield, 233664, Matthew Moore

Robert Don Nichols, 233665, Jacob Percy

Gregory Scott Hilton High, 233801, Joshua Lincoln

Jason Scott Williams High, 233802, Joshua Lincoln

Tyler James High, 233803, Joshua Lincoln

James Waverly Myers, 233804, Robert Osborn

Daniel Eduardo Davalos, 233805, Israel Herrick

Kirk Charles Douglas Thomas, 233806, Nathaniel Aiken

Bryan Anthony Boomershine, 233807, Thomas Speakman

Wyatt Leo Bingham, 233808, Jonathan Bingham

Eric Allsopp Ward, 233866, Samuel Reed/Reid

Kenneth Dwayne Millspaugh, 233867, John Millspaugh

Steven Robert Boggess, 233868, Samuel Boggess

Griffin Elmer Cunningham, 233869, Jacob Brown

Shane Michael Corrie, 233968, Daniel Van Voorhees

Stephen Matthew Primack, 233969, Michael Nees

James Bradford Dagley, 233970, Michael Nees

Russell Bertrand Carter III, 233971, Eleazer Mather

Russell Bertrand Carter IV, 233972, Eleazer Mather

Kevin Douglas Tripp, 233973, Simeon Lakin

Herbert Russell Bauer, 233974, John Wilson Langdon

James Leonard Kearin, 233975, Jeremiah Brann

James Clyde Dillard, 233976, William Burgess

Michael Scott Wyatt, 233977, Christopher Strader

Curtis A. Replogle, 233978, Rinehart Replogle Sr.

Matthew William Johnson, 234138, John Irish

Dennis Gilbert Stangeland, 234139, Job Rathburn

Robert Lynn McKelvie, 234140, James Mills

Timothy Cornell Cox, 234141, George Waller

Brian George Walker, 234287, Daniel Eyster

Collum Kille McLaughlin, 234288, Jacob Dennard

Randall Loren Hays, 234289, Simon Hay

Matthew Douglas Rosen, 234413, John Hubbell

James Lee Matthews, 234414, Ludwig Schellman/Shelman

David Wayne Dance, 234415, Daniel Ide

Norman Kelsey, 234416, Thomas Connor

David Earl Williams-Escosa, 234417, Samuel Bliss Jr.

Robert Helper Lowe, 234527, John Christopher East

Matthew Edward Lowe, 234528, John Christopher East

John Owen Lowe, 234529, John Christopher East

David Ernest Jackson, 234531, Thomas Matteson

Kevin Robert Lopez, 234532, William Short

Jonathan Lee Maas, 234533, Peter Pitts

Andrew Donal Maas, 234534, Peter Pitts

Canada (2)

Ian Karl Furstrand, 234418, Nathaniel Bray Sr.

John Michael Coyne, 234535, Abraham Peterson

Colorado (11)

Daniel Lee Busenbark, 233362, David Doolittle

John Kenyon Brown, 233437, Joseph Lawton

David Aaron Castoe, 233438, George Cortner

Johnny Norman Gwinnup, 233439, Matthias Hollopeter

Brice Edward Van Meter, 233440, Joseph Phillis

Lyman Clair Wilkinson, 233441, Daniel Tullis

Michael Eugene Wilkinson, 233442, Daniel Tullis

Jeffrey Scott Snyder II, 233860, Caleb Trowbridge

Darrel Alan Williamson, 234526, James Barnett

Ronald John Bryan III, 234536, Alexander Elliott

Darrell Donovan Bryan, 234537, Alexander Elliott

Connecticut (20)

Jonathan Williams Cutler, 233369, Duncan Piper

Ryder Warrington Cutler, 233370, Duncan Piper

Reid Ward Cutler, 233371, Duncan Piper

Eric D. Johnson, 233372, Peter Martin Hess

Joshua Wayne Ian Penn, 233373, Daniel Swan

Robert Alan Sonderman, 233520, Joseph Rogers

Daniel Luigi Perrelli, 233521, Luther Howell

Michael Anthony Perrelli, 233522, Luther Howell

Donald Coulter Allgrove, 233603, Timothy Chickering

Dean Alexander Catalano, 233809, Joseph Currier

Gregory Hugh Adkisson, 233810, Obadiah Edmands

Matthew William Adkisson, 233811, Obadiah Edmands

Casey Lee Adkisson, 233812, Obadiah Edmands

Gary E. Waterhouse Jr., 233813, Jesse Dart/Darte

James Dumaine-Savage, 233870, Nathaniel Sessions

David Michael Fiorini, 233979, Adam Kasson

William C. Kohlhepp, 233980, Peter Wanner

John Thomas Woodruff Jr., 234290, Benjamin Woodruff Sr.

Mark Bierbaum, 234419, Thomas Tracy

Joseph O’Donnell Hoeffinger, 234661, William Taber

Dakota (4)

Richard Cole Thomas, 233666, Anthony Crockett

Kenneth William Merrill, 233667, Isaac Dilley

Robert Glen Livermore, 233981, Abraham Livermore

Kayson Raskey Hall, 234291, Hugh Saxon

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Duncan Boyd Oliver MA 223615

David Wesley Newcomb ........................MD ............. 227700

David Reed Kruper MD 229978

James Jonathan Kraatz MI 199592

Robert Albert Rittenhouse MI 219946

Lt. Col. Allen Dean Shepersky MN 175383

Kenneth Welcome Bailey MO 197042

John Oakley Thornhill NC 121693

Rolf Cole Maris NC 176588

Burritt Ellis Benson Jr. NC 84358

Dr. Charles Sidney Gilreath ................... NC .............. 146735

Steve O. Greene NC 205832

Lt. Col. Thomas Lee Upton NE 194694

James Richard Knott NE 195918

Allerton Laroy Bonney Jr. NH 190136

Rodney Sheard Andrews NY 156874

Henry William Croteau Jr. NY 120629

Robert Lon Tedrick OH 158310

Sten Olav Dahlberg Jr. OH 159006

Mathew Stuart Schmitz .......................... OH ............. 226729

Mark Edward Idle OH 190914

Lloyd Deming Cowell OH 177379

Philip Arnold Wolfe OH 208617

Charles Lee Scott OK 165148

John Parshall Sweeney PA 117340

Robert Jerome Dietrick PA 192162

David Vernon Thompson Sr. PA 174501

William Conrad Seibert PA 218569

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District of Columbia (8)

William Creighton Stewart Reed, 234292, Abel Abbott

Zachary Logan Barnett, 234293, Jonathan Farrington

Brant Henry Boozier, 234294, Jonathan Farrington

Alfred Daniel Hagen Jr., 234420, Frederick Schott

John Charles McKendree Jr., 234421, Samuel Harwell

Jonathan Stephen Lee, 234422, Anthony Chavers

Jeffery David Williams, 234423, Alsop Vail

Westley Charles Kasper, 234424, Joseph Culpepper

Deleware (4)

Adam Jacob Sobiech III, 233668, John McCabe

Mark Christopher Laramore, 233814, John Scott

Gordon Alanson Northcutt Hull, 233982, Benjamin Fenno

James Lynn Matlack, 233983, Timothy Matlack

Florida (177)

Michael William Holder, 233374, Daniel Holder

Terrence Leonard Olson, 233375, George Emery

Philip Bruce Armstrong, 233376, Michael Rush

Scott William Phillips, 233443, John West

Chad R. Phillips, 233444, John West

Robert Townsend Hoyt Jr. PA 179723

Ed Dean PA 232056

Francis Russell Greenspan III PA 154570

Donald Meredith Dible............................ PA ...............230218

William Keith Sandow SC 208891

Charles Edgar Montgomery TN 220027

Danny Ray Black TN 193386

Dr. Norman Wayne Rone TN 118832

Darrell Gene Hutchinson TX 197128

William Montgomery Greenwood II TX 174323

Lee C. Ritchie TX 109116

Aubrey Linn Wilson Sr. ......................... TX .............. 147009

Lt. Col. Horace Richard Jordan, USA (Ret) TX 106816

William Byron Watts TX 190516

David Paul McMahon TX 214949

Jared Daniel Richhart .............................. UT ................ 149131

Thomas Henry Bland VA 135765

Frederick Newberry Elofson VA 129999

Wilmot Heyward Phillips VA 192852

Hugh T. Nelson IV VA 98306

W.A. Broadus Jr. VA 145006

James William Leach III VA 194640

Jack Earl Fletcher WA 125606

Norman Earnest Dodge .......................... WA ..............170254

Dr. Charles Horace Craig WA 186215

Terry Leroy Carver WA 214467

James Edward Bennett WV 128755

James Edward Dague WV 210402

Liam J. Phillips, 233445, John West

William D. Phillips, 233446, John West

Enzo Joseph Stuckey, 233447, John Taliaferro

Gregory Roether Elder, 233448, John Moore

Daniel Patrick Michael Watts, 233449, Edward Riley

Damian Warther, 233450, James Bryant

Dennis A. Robbins, 233451, Jacob Schwanger

Corey Hughes Robbins, 233452, Jacob Schwanger

Trevor Hughes Robbins, 233453, Jacob Schwanger

Finnegan Hughes Robbins, 233454, Jacob Schwanger

Wylder Stone Robbins, 233455, Jacob Schwanger

Arnold James Pruitt Jr., 233456, Shadrack Grier

Timothy G. Buck, 233457, John Dickinson

Taylor D. Buck, 233458, John Dickinson

John Michael Giles, 233459, Michael Hider

Edwin Everett Pittenger, 233460, Thomas Peterson

John D. Hatle, 233461, John Michael Ash

Mark Joseph Pribanic, 233462, Jacob Forney Sr.

James Terry Watkins, 233463, James Watkins Sr.

Robert James Ardigo, 233464, James Van Steenburgh

Dr. James Bradley Holmes, 233465, Uzziah Conger

Nathan Victor Goff, 233466, Charles Goff

Nathan Victor Goff Jr., 233467, Charles Goff

William Frank Rymer, 233523, James Sowell

Harvey Conklin Hilton, 233524, Samuel Adams

Jason Dean Pearson, 233525, Job Wright

Michael Ervin Watt, 233605, George Seaton

Thomas V. Tierney Jr., 233606, Orlando Brown

Sean F. Tierney, 233607, Orlando Brown

Frederick M. Sullivan Jr., 233608, Orlando Brown

Gordon Haskell Barger, 233609, William Tiller

Daniel Paul Alexander Cope, 233679, Joseph Creps

Talton William Jackson, 233680, Timothy Page

Steven Lee Greene, 233681, Thomas Chandler

Aidan Scot Mahaffey, 233682, Hans Adam Stonebraker

Jeffrey Zane Little, 233815, John Bodley

James Jacob Heiden, 233816, James Robbins

Michael J. Heiden, 233817, James Robbins

Xander Eric Fontaine, 233818, Joseph White Sr.

Daniel Joe Smith, 233819, Jeremiah Mason

John Longacre Jr., 233871, Henry Funk

Brett Anthony Gordon, 233872, John O’Neal

Connor Anthony Gordon, 233873, John O’Neal

Charles Brayton Salestrom, 233874, Elijah Harlow

Jeffry Ingalls Michaelsen, 233875, Jonathan Sawyer

Charles Michael Metzger, 233876, Lyman Jackson

Michael Alan Chartier, 233877, Isaiah Burdick

Joshua Brayton Matthew Salestrom, 233985, Elijah Harlow

Thomas Rockne Salestrom, 233986, Elijah Harlow

Benjamin George-Hansen Salestrom, 233987, Elijah Harlow

Jack Thomas-Hansen Salestrom, 233988, Elijah Harlow

Keith Edward Sevek, 233989, Gilbert Drew

Samuel Louis Schwartz, 233990, Jonathan Hascall/Haskell

Richard Edward Russell, 233991, Andrew Jordan

Knox David Gore, 233992, Jacob Parkinson

Owen Parks Gore, 233993, Jacob Parkinson

William Peter Koppenaal Jr., 233994, Samuel Bailey Jr.

Samuel Nicholaus Koppenaal, 233995, Samuel Bailey Jr.

Ethan Alexander Arthur, 233996, Robert McKee

Ronald Roy Roese, 233997, Nehemiah Ide

Alan P. Bosma, 233998, David Morse

Kevin David Bosma, 233999, David Morse

Tyler Bennett Bosma, 234000, David Morse

Ryan Alexander Estes, 234001, John Hart

Daniel Patrick Curcio, 234002, Thomas Mendenhall

Allen Douglas Craig, 234003, Jarvis Green

Charles Edward Michaels, 234004, Casper Durst

Daniel Edward McMurtrie, 234005, Peter Martin

Timothy Clark Strickland, 234006, Neziah Bliss

John Charles Andrade, 234007, James Horton

Britton King Crockett, 234008, Peter Weil/Wiles

Michael Scott Webster, 234009, Christian Lesnett

John P. Moss, 234010, Larkin Johnston

Christian Wood Waugh, 234011, David Tryon

Brian Andrew Rees, 234012, John Sutton Jr.

Leighton Charles Rees, 234013, John Sutton Jr.

Perry Orbren Magness, 234014, Robert Cypert

Richard Kenneth Helms, 234015, Phillip Pledger

Geoffrey Whit Helms, 234016, Phillip Pledger

Gideon Whit Helms, 234017, Phillip Pledger

Todd W. Johnson, 234142, Andrew Putnam

Thomas K. Boardman, 234143, Ephraim Dutton

Innis III, 234144, James Innis

Mark Daniel Olsen, 234275, Daniel Holliday Jr.

Robert D. Duff Wilson, 234276, William Hewitt

Adam Gregory Burke, 234295, Jonathan Williams

Lawrence N. Stafford, 234296, John Stafford

Matthew Richard Keith, 234297, Cornelius Keith

Ira W. Moore, 234298, Robert Cypert

Joshua W. Moore, 234299, Robert Cypert

Robert Love Reeder, 234300, James Luttrell

Gerard Sean Reeder, 234301, James Luttrell

Robert Thomas Reeder, 234302, James Luttrell

Henry Ernst Rose, 234303, Edward Henderson

Albert Ernst Rose, 234304, Edward Henderson

Tyler Albert Rose, 234305, Edward Henderson

Mario Schuyler Perez, 234306, Philip Schuyler

Tommy Ray Bertrand, 234438, Amable Bertrand

Dennis Jay Bertrand, 234439, Amable Bertrand

John Michael Robbins, 234440, James Pettigrew

Dennis Wayne Hamm, 234441, Samuel Stribling

Terry Lee Kraft, 234442, Andrew Du Bose Jr.

Jeffrey Haile Haskett, 234443, Samuel Shreve

Peter Van Orden Crowell, 234444, Jonathan Crowell

Paul Timothy Williams, 234545, James Williams

Robert Williams Blume, 234546, James Williams

David Yoe Williams III, 234547, James Williams

David Yoe Williams IV, 234548, James Williams

Ryan Xavier Williams, 234549, James Williams

Connor James Williams, 234550, James Williams

Patrick James Williams, 234551, James Williams

Jackson Yoe Williams, 234552, James Williams

Luke James Williams, 234553, James Williams

Robert Cleary Williams, 234554, James Williams

Gavin Robert Williams, 234555, James Williams

Blake David Williams, 234556, James Williams

Tyler Joseph Williams, 234557, James Williams

Kevin Davis Williams, 234558, James Williams

Liam Jeffrey Erceg, 234559, James Williams

Logan Alexander Erceg, 234560, James Williams

Leo Titus Erceg, 234561, James Williams

Jacob Daily Williams, 234562, James Williams

Christopher Andrew Pince, 234563, James Williams

Thomas Christopher Pince, 234564, James Williams

Kolbe Joseph Pince, 234565, James Williams

Paul M. Hawkes, 234566, James Hawkes

Jeremiah Mahlon Hawkes, 234567, James Hawkes

Ezekiel Peter Hawkes, 234568, James Hawkes

Phineas David Hawkes, 234569, James Hawkes

Benjamin Mahlon Hawkes, 234570, James Hawkes

Joshua Mahlon Hawkes, 234571, James Hawkes

William Mahlon Hawkes, 234572, James Hawkes

Alexander Mahlon Hawkes, 234573, James Hawkes

Abraham Mahlon Hawkes, 234574, James Hawkes

Malcolm Mahlon Hawkes, 234575, James Hawkes

Caleb Kittredge Hawkes, 234576, James Hawkes

Clark Windham Hawkes, 234577, James Hawkes

David Charles Kennedy, 234578, James Crawford

Cole Edward Campbell, 234579, Michael Gleaves

Austin David Allaria, 234580, Moses Gee

Collin Brian Allaria, 234581, Moses Gee

Vaughan C. Mason III, 234582, Robert Bolling

Paul Richard Whelan, 234583, Philemon Monroe

Jason Evans Casterline, 234662, Isaac Morehouse

Nicholas Raymond John Yilek, 234663, Jacob Parkerson/Parkinson

Dana F. Healey Jr., 234664, Ebenezer Webb Jr. Dr. David Bouvin, 234751, Epaphroditus Drake

Bruce D. Arthur, 234752, Gabriel Smith

Barry Wayne Finch, 234753, Aaron Baldwin

Benjamin Aaron Street, 234754, Anthony Street

Jason Avery Street, 234755, Anthony Street

Kim Alan Cullars, 234756, Simon Crowell

Robert John Brandenstein, 234757, Jacob Fuller

John Victor Nolander, 234758, John Taney

Michael T. Moore Jr., 234759, Austin Stone

John David Knapp, 234760, John Milligan

Andrew Franklin Shotwell Jr., 234761,

James Martin

Daniel L. Miller, 234762, Philip Putnam

Peter Charles Miller, 234763, Philip Putnam

Lee Charles Miller, 234764, Philip Putnam

Gordon James MacDonald, 234765, John Starr

David Branice Barrentine, 234766, John Taliaferro

Mark Chandler Johnson II, 234767, George Avery

Gavin Theodore Brass, 234768, Seth Huddleston

Eamon Andrew Brass, 234769, Seth Huddleston

Barry Keith Stewart, 234770, Ralph Stewart

Zackery Lewis Petersen, 234771, William Hulse

Joe Elliott Joyner, 234772, Caleb Ferebee

Joe Elliott Joyner Jr., 234773, Caleb Ferebee

Dan Elliott Joyner, 234774, Caleb Ferebee

Henry Paul Freyer, 234775, Adam Hope

Matthew Gene Carter, 234776, Elisha Dodson

France (4)

Bruno Malphettes, 233377, Michel Guillaume Saint John de Crevecoeur

Constantin Malphettes, 233378, Michel Guillaume Saint John de Crevecoeur

Guislain d’Hauteville, 233379, Louis Hyacinthe Cavelier chevalier de Cuverville

Henri du Chayla, 233380, Armond Simon Marie de Blanquet du Chayla

Georgia (68)

Dennis Harold Lindemeier, 233468, Henry Little

Marc D. Zawko, 233469, George Boyer

William S. Zawko, 233470, George Boyer

Robert Darrell Bogle, 233526, Solomon Sanders

Wyendell Steven Evans, 233527, Daniel Triplett

Charlie Tudor, 233528, William Aaron

Brett W. Allen, 233529, Royal Sanford

William Richard Clack, 233530, David Smith

Phillip Graham Smith Jr., 233531, John Tolleson

Fred Dewey Barlow Jr., 233610, Richard Tyner

Jerry Dwight Sanders, 233683, Hugh Cravey

William Allison Roof, 233684, Jesse Carpenter

Alexei William Roof, 233685, Jesse Carpenter

Samuel Colt Flynn, 233686, James Gailey

Alan Miles Griffith, 233820, Drury Jackson

Matthew Edward Windsor, 233878, Arthur Davis

Perry James Windsor, 233879, Arthur Davis

Matthew Russell Hanley, 233880, William Barton

Kenneth E. Thomas, 233881, Francis Powell

Barry Eugene Whitehead, 233882, Joseph Waterman

Ethan Riley Whitehead, 233883, Joseph Waterman

James Garrett Whitehead, 233884, Joseph Waterman

Campbell Lowrey Patterson II, 233885, James Griffin

Marvin Samuel Strode, 233886, John Shearouse

James Hardesty Hampton, 233887, John Corbley

Frank Gregg Pepper, 234018, Barnabas Barnum

Billy Maxwell Williams, 234019, William Spivey

Joseph G. W. Smith, 234020, James Chiles Jr.

Derick Nelson Steed, 234021, Gabriel Smith

Merle Laverne Gay, 234022, Simon Gay

Warren Kelly Veale, 234145, Francis Veale

Scott Franklin Veale, 234146, Francis Veale

Grant Michael Tribble, 234147, John Phillips

Mark Grant Tribble, 234148, John Phillips

Joseph Darrell Renfro, 234149, Guthridge Garland

Todd Edward Porter, 234150, Abel Bliss

David Richard Strickland, 234151, Alexander Human

John Terrell Strickland, 234152, Alexander Human

David Morgan Derst, 234307, Luke Whitfield

Carl K. Radford, 234445, Jonathan Coleman

Brian David Dannewitz, 234446, Leonard Westbrook

Allin Whitney Tallmadge, 234447, Ezra Talmage

Mark Alton Reavis Jr., 234584, Thomas Heyward

Christopher Lynah Reavis, 234585, Thomas Heyward

Owen Kay Youles III, 234586, John Rushing

William Blake Traynham, 234587, John Ridgeway Jr.

Frederick Oliver Cooper, 234588, John Tillman

Taylor Frederick Cooper, 234589, John Tillman

William James Kolb, 234777, John H. Schenck

Thomas Walton Clayton, 234778, Charles Floyd

Jason Walker Sutton, 234779, Thomas Askew

Abbie Leon A.L. Wilkes Jr., 234780, Isaac Wilks

Elton Binion Turner Jr., 234781, Benjamin Lacy

Geoffrey Lamar Gress, 234782, Reuben Roberts

Thomas White Gress, 234783, Reuben Roberts

Peter Matthias Gress, 234784, Reuben Roberts

Derek Scott Smith, 234785, John Chastain

Larry Anthony Smith, 234786, John Chastain

Luke Scott Smith, 234787, John Chastain

Douglas E. Kaliher, 234788, John Ball

Robert Sidney Ginn Jr., 234789, Sampson Bobo

William Allen Rice, 234790, Thomas Wylly

Benjamin Scott Waugh, 234791, Thompson Apperson

Paul Douglas Smith, 234792, Gabriel D. Smith Sr.

Zachery Charles Smith, 234793, Gabriel D. Smith Sr.

Tyler Paul Smith, 234794, Gabriel D. Smith Sr.

James Alpha O’Quinn Jr., 234795, Otey Prosser

Daniel Jerome McCarty, 234796, John Cash

Iowa (14)

Lawrence Laird Jack III, 233513, James Crawford

Lawrence Laird Jack, 233514, James Crawford

Owen Lee Jack, 233515, James Crawford

Amasa James Altman, 233629, Thomas Howe

Matthew Douglas Frazer, 234029, John Shearer

Henry Douglas Frazer, 234030, John Shearer

Larry Hoit Terpstra, 234158, William Hoyt

Derek Alan Terpstra, 234159, William Hoyt

Seth Michael Terpstra, 234160, William Hoyt

Michael Dean Terpstra, 234161, William Hoyt

Cole Dugan Johnson, 234312, Thomas Green Alvey

Jason Wells, 234313, Asa Wells

Troy Michael Matter, 234456, John Matter Jr.

Daniel Frank Rittel, 234457, Abraham Forney

Idaho (2)

Jordan Woods Devoe, 234665, Micah Whitmarsh

Richard Gordon Colburn, 234666, Jonathan Colburn

Illinois (11)

Mark Todd Searl, 233532, John Searle

John William North, 233687, John Cutright/Cutrack

Douglas Lee Hastings, 233888, John Hoxie

Jack Irvin Ball, 233889, Allen Christian

Charles Raymond Boyd, 233961, Jacob Friedrich Lagenauer

Charles Randall Boyd, 233962, Jacob Friedrich Lagenauer

Clayton William-Gilbert Nelsen, 234448, Jesse Doud/Dowd

Marcus L. Eder, 234449, Matthew Starbuck

Kristofer Kirk Swanson, 234450, Major Waller

Micah James Cutter, 234451, Jesse Vawter

Wendell Wayne Stevens, 234797, Adam Conrad

Indiana (48)

Dennis Ray White, 233533, Michael Riser

Michael Ray White, 233534, Michael Riser

Joseph Ryan White, 233535, Michael Riser

Chris A. Satterfield, 233536, John Strawn

Jules Thomas Mominee, 233611, Louis Gaudere

Nicholas Thomas Mominee, 233612, Louis Gaudere

Robert L. Wright, 233613, Peter Rothrock

Calvin Ray Guess, 233614, Joseph Guess

Brad Eliot Combs, 233615, William Combs

Lyndon Patrick McCoy, 233616, Samuel Howard

John William Kirtland, 233617, Nathan Kirtland

Ronald L. Spurgeon, 233618, John Simpson Aldridge

James Allen Iles II, 233619, Lawrence Harrison

Robert James Hultgren, 233620, James Hale

John Thomas West, 233621, Joseph West Sr.

Michael Lowell Shavlik, 233622, Daniel Van Fleet

Adam Clark Edward North Liddell, 233623, John North

Matthew Duke Liddell, 233624, John North

Layton Duke Liddell, 233625, John North

Dylan Matthew Liddell, 233626, John North

John Edward Parker, 233627, Joshua Whitaker

Scott Eric Zimmerman, 233628, John Priddy

Jeffrey Todd Stegen, 233688, Elijah Hendrick

Kenneth Darrell Hillis, 233689, Richard Crooks

Garry Lee Boston, 233960, Jehosaphat Prindle

Charles William Puckett, 234023, Drury Puckett

Sebastian Alexander Maxey, 234024, William Maxey

Cole Andrew Mathies, 234025, Adam Howerter

Grant Ryan Mathies, 234026, Adam Howerter

Evan Lee Mathies, 234027, Adam Howerter

Caleb Maxwell Wright, 234028, Joseph Fox

Dale Alan Wyant, 234153, Robert McCoy

Kegan Thomas-Lyle Hennessey, 234154, William Overton Callis

Dennis Coen Hutchinson, 234155, John Palm

Anthony Ray Baumgartner, 234156, Andrew Lewis Sr.

Jerry Alan Gaskin, 234157, Hugh McDonald

Dr. Frederick Edward Leickly, 234308, Amaziah Delano

John Marshall King, 234309, Allen Ramsay

Tyler Lee Daniels, 234452, Levin Hyslop

Christopher James Daniels, 234453, Levin Hyslop

Scott Mason, 234454, Conrad Bush

Michael E. Mason, 234455, Conrad Bush

Joseph Walter Gilley, 234590, Robert Faris

Reid Kelly Sasser, 234591, John Kelly

Carter James Sasser, 234592, John Kelly

Blake Allen Huebner, 234593, Jacob Hoffman

Ike Elliott Minnick, 234594, Jacob Hoffman

Jack Tyler Minnick, 234595, Jacob Hoffman

International (3)

Christian Scott Devoe, 233381, Micah Whitmarsh

James Michael Bottlinger, 234310, Consider Little

Dr. Adrian David Utterback, 234311, Jacob Utterback

Kansas (23)

James Francis Watkins Jr., 233382, Henry Watkins

Roger Edward Thomas, 233383, John Van Etten

Todd Duncan Hoover, 233384, Daniel McJunkin

Francois-Xavier Louis Houitte De La Chesnais, 233790, Joseph Casimir Francois De Mathey

West Alan Shatzman, 234031, Beverly Callicot

John William Lofthouse, 234032, James Knowles

Eli Sutton Allen, 234033, Isham Bobbitt

Frank Nickolas Cannon, 234034, John Healy

Duane Barron Billings, 234035, John Pomeroy

Michael Dean Philbrick, 234036, Thomas Sebring

Westin Niel Lee Mash, 234037, Philip Hewitt

Ronald Darren Wiseman, 234038, George Lintner

Stephen Henry Hadley, 234039, Stephen Pankey Sr.

Jeffrey Lorn Hayes, 234040, Hans/Hance Black

Larry Richard Garrison, 234041, Jacob Fisher Jr.

Michael Joseph Fisher, 234042, Benjamin Ethell

Jay Christopher Glidewell, 234043, Philip Roush

Dwight David Crown, 234044, Thomas Lide

Matthew Lee Blome, 234798, Major Lines

Hunter Gabriel Blome, 234799, Major Lines

Gunnar Benedict George Blome, 234800, Major Lines

Marcus Bradley Howell, 234801, Micajah Callaway

Michael Lee Warren, 234802, John Gill

Kentucky (37)

Clarence Robert Martin Jr., 233537, George Taylor

Mark Sutherd Carroll, 233630, Stephen Codill

William Walter Reed, 233690, Henry Shoffner

William Kenneth Reed, 233691, Henry Shoffner

William Brandon Reed, 233692, Henry Shoffner

Douglas James King, 233890, Daniel Carter

Rhett Walker Cooley, 234045, Samuel Auxier

Riggs Carter Cooley, 234046, Samuel Auxier

David Stoddard Woodbury, 234162, John Woodbury

Gary Ray Archibald, 234163, William Voiles

Michael William Jacobs, 234164, John Brewer Dent

Lloyd Neal Baker, 234314, Zachariah Connell

J. Cameron T. Barnett, 234315, Caleb Nash

Jaden Kyle Pugh, 234316, Simon Stacy

Joshua Luke Pugh, 234317, Simon Stacy

Jacob Wesley Pugh, 234318, Simon Stacy

Ryder Paul Gray, 234319, Caleb Nash

Rickie Lee Charles, 234320, John Day

Charles Edward Holbrook Jr., 234321, Edward Polly

Phillip Wood Coffey, 234322, Elizabeth Graves Sandridge

Noel Mark Botts, 234323, David Proffitt

James Clay Botts, 234324, David Proffitt

James Solomon Alexander Clay Botts, 234325, David Proffitt

Robert Lucas Noel Botts, 234326, David Proffitt

Darrell Edgar Stone, 234458, William Hammons

Darrell Conway Stone, 234459, William Hammons

Dennis Scott Beatty, 234596, Joseph Beatty

Raymond Carus Waggoner, 234597, John Wagner

Erskine Howard Courtenay III, 234598, William Christian

John E. Hagan, 234667, John Pipes

Morris Brown Danks, 234803, John Danks

Stephen Kent Danks, 234804, John Danks

David Brent Danks, 234805, John Danks

Zachary David Danks, 234806, John Danks

Kaleb Hamlin Coursey, 234807, John Danks

1607-1776

If you are an American and a direct male descendant of someone who rendered civil or military service in one of the 13 American colonies before July 4, 1776, consider joining the

NATIONAL SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS.

For information on its activities and eligibility requirements, contact:

Registrar General R.D. Pollock P.O. Box 86 Urbana, OH 43078-0086 www.americancolonists.org

Timothy Andrew Clayton, 234808, Gardner Hopkins

Everett Nesbit Byrd, 234809, Shadrack Byrd

Louisiana (19)

Patrick Todd McBride, 233821, Joseph Landry

Jason Daniel Creech, 233822, William Lee Davidson

Erick Stewart Brown, 233891, John Cox

Edwin Karn Ensign III, 233892, William Ensign

Edwin Karn Ensign IV, 233893, William Ensign

Edwin Karn Ensign V, 233894, William Ensign

Charles Ned Guilbeau Jr., 234327, Jean Guilbeau

Theodore Patrick Harless III, 234328, William Iles

Jonathan Hunt Harless, 234329, William Iles

James William Smilie Jr., 234460, John Smilie

Paul Danner Cooper, 234461, Levi Preston

Jackson Patrick Cooper, 234462, Levi Preston

Eric James Moore, 234463, Thomas Jefferson

Timothy Paul Smith, 234599, Daniel Gaspard/Normand

Richard Ramsey Kennedy Jr., 234668, Michel Prudhomme

Richard Ramsey Kennedy III, 234669, Armand Broussard

Reed Ramsey Kennedy, 234670, Armand Broussard

Robert Gwinn Maddox IV, 234671, Ennemond Meullion

David Bryan Romero, 234672, Louis Judice Jr.

SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF VIRGINIA FOUNDING FATHERS

SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF VIRGINIA FOUNDING FATHERS

Any person eighteen years of age or older who can prove lineal descent from an ancestor, who was a resident of the Virginia Colony on or before 31 Dec 1699, is eligible for membership.

Any person eighteen years of age or older who can prove lineal descent from an ancestor, who was a resident of the Virginia Colony on or before 31 Dec 1699, is eligible for membership.

For information, please contact: Paul Walden SDVAFF Governor General PaulWalden@live.com www.virginiafoundingfathers.org

For information, please contact: Paul Walden SDVAFF Governor General PaulWalden@live.com www.virginiafoundingfathers.org

Massachusetts (22)

Paul Richard Perkins, 233543, Job Drew

Jeffrey James Johnson, 233544, Stephen Luce

John Lawrence Maziarz, 233545, Joseph Torrey

Thomas Glen Cole II, 233642, Thomas Posey

David Glassburn Gabriel, 233823, James Campbell

Timothy Tyler Desrosiers, 233824, Nathaniel Chase

James Michael Loring, 233901, Thomas Loring

Nicholas Ryan Loring, 233902, Thomas Loring

Raymond Paul Ward III, 233903, Jabez Lord

Robert Lauren Devinney, 233904, Stephen Jillson

Edward George Toomey, 234166, Daniel Libby

Andrew Heathman Harrington, 234167, Nathaniel Harrington

Scott Heathman Harrington, 234168, Nathaniel Harrington

Jeffrey Thomas Harrington, 234169, Nathaniel Harrington

Jake Sanford DeVries, 234330, Shepard Kollock

Lee Sanford DeVries, 234331, Shepard Kollock

Benjamin Lambert Hall Jr., 234602, Samuel Hillman

J. Michael Stephen Goodie, 234603, Jonathan Williams Jr.

Kevin Robert Donovan, 234604, Isaiah Keen

Scott Harter Beyer, 234675, Jacob Bittenbender

Matthew Thomas Nehrenz, 234811, Zelah Rude/Rood

Jeffrey Hays Penfield, 234812, Charles Racine

The first full-fledged battle of the American Revolution was on June 17, 1775.

Patriots realized they could more than hold their own against the British, and George Washington was confirmed as leader of the Continental Army.

If you are descended from men or women who provided service to the Patriot Cause at this time, then please consider joining the

Bunker Hill Society

www.bunkerhillsociety.com

For information on activities and eligibility requirements, contact Registrar/Genealogist Mary Brown bunkerhillsociety@gmail.com

Maryland (42)

Gerald Luiz Rocha Sr., 233385, Morris Barto/Barteau

Andrew Travis Hammond, 233538, Alexander Lane

James Joseph Nolan Jr., 233539, Asahel Gregory

Nathaniel Charles Wood-Wilson, 233540, Peter Mantz

Christopher Eric Bouchat, 233541, Rudolph Hook

Kevin Isaac Slaughter, 233542, Jacob Slaughter

Michael Duaine Connor, 233693, David Morgan

Kevin Smith, 233694, James English

James Edgar Byron Jr., 233695, Peter Humrichouse

Jason David Pyles, 233696, John Stalcup

Bradford Fitzpatrick Kirby, 233895, James Crouch

Milford Harsh Sprecher, 233896, Daniel Besore

William Logan Wineland, 233897, Jacob Shellenberger Sr.

Lawrence James Marshall, 233898, Robert Spedden

James Nolan Le Goff, 233899, George Williams

Shawn Rowland O’Donnell, 233900, Jonathan McCarty

Robert Clark Willey, 234047, James Westbrook

William Lawrence Willey, 234048, James Westbrook

James C. Ashby, 234049, William Ashby

Mark Richard Ashby, 234050, William Ashby

Nicholas Vattimo, 234165, John Wagerman

Joseph Daniel Mullendore, 234464, William Easton

Lear Sullivan Daniel Mullendore, 234465, William Easton

Alfred Richard Freysz Jr., 234466, Jeremiah Belt

Larry Eugene Fairless, 234467, Walter Oakley

Chad Eric Eugene Fairless, 234468, Walter Oakley

Robert Ernest Baker, 234469, Peter Wertz

Brian Wayne Baker, 234470, Peter Wertz

Gerald Earl Anderson, 234471, Benjamin Cleveland

David James Anderson Jr., 234472, Benjamin Cleveland

Frazier Bonner Pittman Jr., 234473, John Pittman

Andrew Justin Jones, 234474, William Brown

Douglas Lee Donegan, 234475, George Maus

Jeffrey Larkin Caples, 234476, Robert Caples

Bradley Nelson Metheny, 234477, James Matheny

Alexander Stephen Clark, 234478, Uzal Ball

William Howard Wallace, 234600, Joseph DeWolf

William Joseph Wallace, 234601, Joseph DeWolf

John Cameron McArthur, 234673, Francis Speight

George Christopher Sinkler, 234674, Adam Wagner

Kim Roberts Young, 234810, Owen Roberts

Michigan (47)

Douglas Wayne Mills, 233697, John Moore

Maximilian Logan Mills, 233698, John Moore

Knox Douglas Solomon, 233699, John Moore

Reed Stuart Solomon, 233700, John Moore

Gary Prosser Davis, 233701, Conrad Seipel

Stephen Blair Lambert, 233825, John McGuire

Peter David Heydlauff, 233905, William Lee

George Frederick Heydlauff, 233906, William Lee

Mark Frederick Heydlauff, 233907, William Lee

Alister Edward Heydlauff, 233908, William Lee

Thomas Griffin Heydlauff, 233909, William Lee

Joshua Wayne Wells, 233910, Ichabod Brown

Noah Joshua Wells, 233911, Ichabod Brown

Victor Lewis Schug, 234170, Philip Weller

Connor Patrick Jarrell, 234171, Abraham Blumer

Flynn Aldon Jarrell, 234172, Abraham Blumer

Matthew John Coker, 234173, William Hansard

Michael John Moore, 234174, Abraham Blumer

Charles Allen Moore, 234175, Abraham Blumer

Derek Robert Moore, 234176, Abraham Blumer

Jake Michael Moore, 234177, Abraham Blumer

Bryan Michael Shonka, 234332, Corey Spencer

James R. Pyle, 234333, William Talcott

David Lee McDonald, 234334, Oliver Teel

Robert Allen Galvin, 234335, Jonas Wyman

Robert Edward Galvin, 234336, Jonas Wyman

Gregory Gordon Christensen, 234337, John Bryan Sr.

Charles Samuel Christensen, 234338, John Bryan Sr.

David Walter Parker, 234339, Jacob Loomis

David Keith Fox, 234605, William Fox Sr.

Jeremiah John Foley, 234606, Silas Titus

Richard Andrew Hove, 234607, Samuel Wade Magruder

Richard Andrew Hove Jr., 234608, Samuel Wade Magruder

William Buchanan Hove, 234609, Samuel Wade Magruder

Justin F. Roebuck, 234610, John Roebuck

Michael David Roebuck, 234611, John Roebuck

Jamal William Bookwalter, 234676, Benjamin Castor

James Thomas Winters, 234677, Reuben Clark

William John Goodman, 234678, Thomas Covenhoven/Conover

Wayne Loris Beutler III, 234679, Jesse Perrin

Nathan Loris Beutler, 234680, Jesse Perrin

Bryon James Beutler, 234681, Jesse Perrin

Jeffrey Michael Long, 234682, Jesse Perrin

John T. Clore, 234683, John Clore Jr.

Duncan Scott Blue, 234684, John Blue Jr.

Warren Wayne Van Overbeke, 234685, John Streeter Sr.

William Alan Brennan, 234686, James Wood

Minnesota (19)

Mark W. Maxfield, 233386, Patrick Henry

LeRoy Leverne Loomer, 233387, Joseph Loomer Sr.

Tyler Edmond Loomer, 233388, Joseph Loomer Sr.

Scott Edmond Loomer, 233389, Joseph Loomer Sr.

James Roy Jeffery, 233702, James Jeffery

Kirk Matthew Anderson, 233703, Barzillai Beckwith

Theodore J. Patton, 233704, Henry Nail

Grant D. Kruger, 233705, John Foster

Nathan Adam Bronk, 233706, Joseph Haven

Donald Alan Youel, 233708, William Youel

Theodore Alan Youel, 233709, William Youel

William Robert Youel, 233710, William Youel

Andrew Bruce Youel, 233711, William Youel

Peter Bruce Youel, 233712, William Youel

Carl Andrew Youel, 233713, William Youel

Bruce James Henry, 233912, Stephen Hatfield

James Joseph Tuttle, 234178, Rufus Lines

Glenn William O’Meara, 234179, Mathew Pigman

Nathan E. Oliver, 234340, John Bryant

Missouri (44)

Charles Wallace Ivy, 233391, Thomas Caradine

Donald Albert Koehler, 233392, David Haven

David Douglas Dunlap, 233471, William Garrett

Dr. Carl Brady Merrigan, 233472, William Garrett

Benjamin J. Nulton Jr., 233546, Nathaniel Snelson

Jeffrey Warren Hicks, 233715, Jesse Rector

Steven Scott Ward, 233716, Alexander Fuller

Clifton Maurice Hibbs, 233717, Eli McDaniel

Jeff Allen Stokes, 233718, John Stokes

David Michael Halter, 233719, Jacob Williamson

Joe Allen Stokes, 233720, John Stokes

Robert Lee Tritt, 233913, Peter Tritt

Aaron Jay Magnuson II, 233914, James Williams

Roy William Grimes, 234051, John Gump

John Evans Cool, 234052, Oliver Hayes

Nathan Duane Goodpasture, 234053, Abraham Goodpasture

David Mark Fulk, 234054, Isaac Zane

Gerard William Gerhart, 234055, Gabriel Constant

Lucas Philip Carr, 234180, James Williams

Brayden Douglas Willey, 234181, Barzilla Willey/Willy

William Lucas Eades, 234182, Charles Eades

Benjamin Patrick Clemmons, 234183, James McCrory

James Robert Salisbury, 234184, William Walton

Benjamin James Salisbury, 234185, William Walton

Robert Benjamin Salisbury, 234186, William Walton

William James Sammons, 234187, William Walton

Ernest Valor Wasmer, 234188, Benjamin Junkins

Truman Neil Wasmer, 234189, Benjamin Junkins

Gary Lavern Walden Jr., 234190, Joseph Wallen

Bryan Jeffrey Willey, 234191, Barzilla Willey/Willy

Derek William Myers, 234479, Samuel Weaver

James M. Freihofer, 234480, Bodo Otto Sr.

Samuel Mark Scheiderer, 234481, Jacob Spitler

Dearing Davis McMillin Jr., 234482, Joseph Walden

Michael Robert Parrott, 234483, Elijah Wilmot

Christopher Richmond, 234612, Phillip Howell

Matthew Leon Frederickson, 234613, John Nicholas Nagle

William Eric Livers, 234614, Charles McAnally

Michael Clinton Presnell, 234615, James Napier

James Douglas Diven, 234687, John Cronkhite

Ryan Christopher Hager, 234688, William Stitt Sr.

Russell Jewett Wright, 234689, George Harding

Michael Howard Shelton, 234690, Enos Randoll

Mark Douglas Engelhardt, 234691, Christian Seabaugh

Mississippi (2)

Bates Bennett, 233390, Thomas Kelsey

Michael Winston Boykin, 233714, Marmaduke Royals

Montana (1)

Pius Elliott Takes Horse, 233721, Benjamin Walker

North Carolina (69)

Vance Martin Patterson, 233474, Daniel Turner

Bryant Astor Lindsey, 233475, Arthur Slayden Sr.

Michael Warren Carpenter, 233476, Christian Carpenter

Richard James Nezbeth Jr., 233477, Jonathan Shepard

Mark Edward Conard, 233478, John Nelson

Matthew Ian Conard, 233479, John Nelson

Adam Blake Stockstill, 233550, Jacob Cleveland

Beau Alexander Stockstill, 233551, Jacob Cleveland

Blake Daniel Stockstill, 233552, Jacob Cleveland

Austin Noble Stockstill, 233553, Jacob Cleveland

Eugene Anthony Eline Jr., 233554, Bernard Timmerman

John Jay Myers, 233555, Archibald Thompson

Anthony David Yousefnejad, 233556, Zachariah Spencer III

Nathaniel James Eure, 233634, Peter Rogers

James Franklin Moody, 233730, John Bullock

Samuel Joseph Chapman, 233731, John Tipton

James Maxwell Kerr, 233732, William Houston

Dana John Perko, 233733, Joseph Dodge

James Scott Smith, 233734, Nicholas Smith

Randall Robert Scott Sr., 233735, Charles Scott

Aubrey Page Brown Jr., 233736, John Brown

Henry DeRolf, 233831, Abraham Transue Sr.

Lawrence Travis Locklear, 233832, John Brooks

Michael Sidney Young, 233833, James Glenn

Nicholas Giovanni Russo, 233834, Thomas Mock

David Dean Cantley, 233835, James Isaac Ellison

Aaron David Cantley, 233836, James Isaac Ellison

Lawrence Pearson, 233837, Jesse Toliver

Samuel James Learned, 233838, Joseph Learned

Gerald Alan Williams, 233928, John Nisler Jr.

Joseph Edmund Deaton, 234204, William Melson

George Allen Miller, 234205, John Smith

Rodney John Hindley, 234346, Street Hall

Matthew Joseph Russo, 234347, Reuben Duren

Thomas Edward Taylor, 234488, Samuel Lambert

John Arden Shakespeare, 234489, Thomas Bradford

Bobby Lynn Meadows, 234490, Peter Morton

Isaac Logan Triplett, 234491, David Watson

Bentley Victoriano Flores, 234492, Benjamin Grier

Anthony Dai Bolick, 234493, Samuel C. Killian

Joseph Marshall Bolick, 234494, Samuel C. Killian

Dr. Frederick Chester Tucker, 234495,

John Netherton

Frederick Charles Tucker, 234496, John Netherton

Ricky Francis Hardy, 234497, Lemuel Hardy

Michael James Hardy, 234498, Lemuel Hardy

Brian Christopher Hardy, 234499, Lenuel Hardy

Jesse Clifton Edwards Jr., 234622, William Whitfield Jr.

Ernest Allen Riles, 234697, Felix Matzinger

John Christopher Mathews, 234698, Joseph Henry

Pierce Gibson Mathews, 234699, Joseph Henry

William Charles Thorne, 234700, Isaac Clark

Joseph Shane Tritchler, 234701, David Barnard

Kevin Allen, 234702, John Allen

Horace Ray Matthews Jr., 234703, Richard Warren

John William Wheeler Jr., 234704, Micajah Wheeler

James Michael Comfort, 234705, Richard Comfort

Jonathan Judd Sheperd, 234706, Frederick Judd

Robert Edgar Masters Jr., 234707, Joshua Younger

Gerald Drew Masters, 234708, Joshua Younger

Colin Joseph Cassidy, 234709, Joshua Younger

Alan Christopher Shaw, 234710, Daniel Parker

Paul Aidan Junghahn Shaw, 234711, Daniel Parker

Alexander James Nieskes, 234712, Solomon Hopkins

William Willis Boddie Jr., 234713, William Boddie

Randy Dale Humphris, 234714, George Dellinger

Douglas H. Swaim, 234715, George Moffett

Anthony Philyaw, 234716, Watkin William Winn

Richard Dee Bray, 234717, Henry Bray

Charles Richard Patton, 234814, Joseph Patton

Nebraska (19)

Seth Andrew Howard, 234056, Joseph Adair Jr.

Dorian Garrett Dunham, 234057, James Scott

Bryce Craig Wells, 234058, William Flansburg

Douglas Glenn Ives, 234059, Simon Deyo

Barry Paul Higgins, 234060, John Blakely/Blakesleee

Russell Lee Rech, 234061, Josiah Leake

Michael Scott Kelly, 234062, Abraham Slack Jr.

Jameson Elias Trauger, 234063, Andrew Hill

Roger Leon Carmichael, 234064, Archibald Carmichael

Owen Lee Henderson, 234065, James Clark

Karel David Capek, 234066, Elnathan Jacobs

Robert Roy Foresman, 234067, Ralph Devereaux

Daniel Alfred Thomson, 234068, Stephen Stackhouse

Joseph Daniel Thomson, 234069, Stephen Stackhouse

Randy Lee Wallace, 234616, Eleazer Whipple

Nathan Daniel Kato-Wallace, 234617, Eleazer Whipple

Ross Richard Johnson II, 234618, Amasa Allen

Jerry L. Lippincott, 234619, Thomas Freeman

Frederick James Lieth, 234692, Stephen Stackhouse

New Hampshire (12)

Carey Josef Borden, 233631, William Bliss Jr.

Derek Laurence Wood, 233827, Samuel Dunn

Jeremy James Wood, 233828, Samuel Dunn

Timothy J. Billbrough, 233829, Jonathan Palmer

Philip Glen Bascom, 233920, Elias Bascom

Bradford W. Bascom, 233921, Elias Bascom

Jonathan Bascom, 234193, John Reed

William Brackett Jennison Jr., 234194, Jonathan Emerson

Robert Scott Mayo, 234195, Joseph Washburn

Eugene Joseph Mayo, 234196, Joseph Washburn

Michael Rashid Kizilbash, 234693, Andrew Hyde Jr.

Jackson Campbell Kizilbash, 234694, Andrew Hyde Jr.

New Jersey (41)

Edward P. Siemietkoski, 233393, Jacob Sink

Walter Maier Hitchner, 233473, Bodo Otto Sr.

Wayne Speranza, 233547, John Selover

Robert William Rittershausen Jr., 233548, John Ray

Ryan Matthew Rittershausen, 233549, John Ray

Mark David Flaherty, 233632, John Tuthill

Ernest Robert Volkland Jr., 233633, Thomas Roberts

Daniel Page Stites, 233724, Nathaniel Holmes

Michael Edward Beale, 233725, Benjamin Bolles

Jared Michael Beale, 233726, Benjamin Bolles

Edward Robert Beale, 233727, Benjamin Bolles

Nicholas George Hanhan, 233728, Benjamin Bolles/Bowles/Bowls

Michael John Mazen Hanhan, 233729, Benjamin Bolles/Bowles/Bowls

Wesley Eugene Stokes, 233830, George Anthony

Alex Joseph Robb, 233922, Richard Holcomb

Kenneth Vincent Miller III, 233923, Amos Alexander

Harold Norris Weller III, 233924, Jacob Weller

Walter Ellsworth Boright Jr., 233925, Laurence Landt/Land

Glenn William Rapp, 233926, Laurence Landt/Land

Steven Matthew Rapp, 233927, Laurence Landt/Land

Victor Maurice Verbeke, Esq., 234073, John Rosenkrans

Andrew Robert Verbeke, 234074, John Rosenkrans

Michael William Wellet Jr., 234075, John Dodson

Michael William Wellet III, 234076, John Dodson

Theodore Wilson Morris V, 234077, John Schenck

Theodore Wilson Morris IV, 234078, John Schenck

Glenn Munroe Frantz, 234197, William Munroe

James Thomas Elliott, 234198, Michael Bortz

Keenan Novak Elliott, 234199, Michael Bortz

Owen Thomas Elliott, 234200, Michael Bortz

Evan Benjamin Elliott, 234201, Michael Bortz

Jay Joseph Godin, 234202, Peter Keckler

Craig Ryan Kearsing, 234203, Eleazer Butler

Kyle Eugene Emert, 234342, Frederick Emmert

John Joseph Hill, 234343, William Hill

David Cole Doeringer, 234344, Jacob Shotwell

Richard Bolan, 234345, David Banta

Scott Edward DeBiasio, 234485, Peter Pumyea

Lawrence William Luttrell Jr., 234486, John Seney

Douglas Eric Hahn, 234487, John D. Hennion

Brewster Morey Miner, 234621, Absolom Miner

New Mexico (2)

John Joseph Frye, 234695, John Lewis

New Mexico, Robert Cruitt McNiel III, 234696, William Stallworth

Nevada (16)

Ethan Charles Livingston, 233722, Adam Shafer/Shaffer

John David Burley, 233723, David Maris

Keith Charles Robbins, 233826, John Robbins

Lt. Col. Eric E. Keyes, 233915, Daniel Keyes

Staff Sergeant Garrett Eugene Keyes, 233916, Daniel Keyes

Tyler Eric Keyes, 233917, Daniel Keyes

Devin Edward Keyes, 233918, Daniel Keyes

Weston Edward Cadillac Keyes, 233919, Daniel Keyes

Anthony Jay Berkley, 234070, Reuben Enos

Harry Scott Fields, 234071, Lemuel Sturtevant Jr.

Major Russell Kingsbery, 234072, Elijah Caswell

David C. Maffey, 234192, Thomas Winslow

Joseph Cosner III, 234341, Thomas Costner

Craig Richard Wuest, Ph.D., 234484, Shadrack Turner

Stephen Edwin Chapman, 234620, John Chapman

James F. Walker, 234813, Jacob Redwine

New York (32)

Richard E. Valentine Jr., 233604, Thomas Valentine

Connor Jacob Mower, 233669, Israel H. Bowker

Jaydon Joseph Mower, 233670, Israel H. Bowker

Thomas Paul Terry, 233671, John Miller Jr.

David B. Terry, 233672, John Miller Jr.

Daniel F. Culver, 233673, John Miller Jr.

Wayne Thomas Culver, 233674, John Miller Jr.

James Hallock Barlow, 233675, John Miller Jr.

James P. Murphy, 233676, Benjamin Foster

Ryan J. Murphy, 233677, Benjamin Foster

Laurence Kent Lays, 233678, Dan Loomis

Richard M. Schmidt, 233984, John Todd

Robert B. Jordan, 234425, Adam Arbogast

Jeffrey A. Garcia, 234426, Daniel Rowe

William Albert Maloney, 234427, Isaac Roosevelt

Matthew W. Wilson, 234428, Benjamin Peachy

Harvey T. Wilson, 234429, Benjamin Peachy

Gavin Dean Foster Erickson, 234430, David Brown

Christian R. Tast, 234431, Abraham Warwick

Jeremy C. Tast, 234432, Abraham Warwick

Lucas P. Tast, 234433, Abraham Warwick

Kenneth Mark Cariker, 234434, George Cariker

Kasey William Cariker, 234435, George Cariker

Ian Everett Schramm, 234436, Nathaniel Lancaster

Joshua Cole Schramm, 234437, Nathaniel Lancaster

Tyler Scott Ubben, 234538, Elisha B. Maynard

Joseph Patrick Dusavage, 234539, Elisha B. Maynard

Coleman Joseph Dusavage, 234540,

Elisha B. Maynard

Gary Wayne Crewell, 234541, Elisha B. Maynard

Jacob John Dusavage, 234542, John Flansburgh

Jason Raymond Hinkley, 234543, Sands Raymond

Samuel Wilson Hinkley, 234544, Sands Raymond

Ohio (36)

James Ernest Campbell, 233480, John Riden

John David Ware, 233481, Jedediah Mills

Randall Gene Cech, 233482, Daniel Livermore

Kevin Patrick McEldowney, 233483, William Van Cleve

Donald Andrew Youel, 233707, William Youel

Peter Thomas Mersereau, 233737, Jeremiah Clark Sr.

Stephen Howard Rauch, 233738, William Woodford Sr.

Gregory Anson Bibler, 233739, Benjamin Ensley

Gary Willard Best, 233740, Charles Anderson

Adam Benjamin Shemory, 233741, Benjamin Stone

John Marvin Huffman Jr., 233929, Lewis/Ludwig/Ludwick Hoffman

David Allen Rose, 233930, Jonathan Lilly

Andrew David Rose, 233931, Jonathan Lilly

Daniel James Thompson, 234079, Ebenezer Landon

Brody Randall Thompson, 234080, Ebenezer Landon

Scott Joseph Thompson, 234081, Ebenezer Landon

Landon James Thompson, 234082, Ebenezer Landon

Benjamin Thomas Cutting, 234206, Anthony Miller

Bruce Earl Corson, 234207, Aaron Corson/Courson

Aaron Michael Shoemake, 234208, Robert Thomas

Bradlee Charles Shoemake, 234209, Robert Thomas

Alexander Gregory Lovelace, 234210, Thomas Lovelace

Dennis Lee Lambert, 234211, Dewald Snyder

Justin Mckinley Gates, 234212, Melchior Steele/Stiehl

Christopher John Condorodis, 234213, Adam Zehner

Christian Friedrich Schick, 234348, Michael Hensel

Keith Edward Grate, 234349, Andrew Cochran

David Charles Maley, 234500, Lawrence Maley/Mealey

Stephen Michael Camburn, 234501, John Baird

Christopher Lewis Van Note, 234502, Eliab Farnam/Farnum

Andrew David Lambert, 234623, Dewald Snyder

Jonathan Thomas Lambert, 234624, Dewald Snyder

Matthew James Lambert, 234625, Dewald Snyder

Mark Christopher Cooke, 234718, Nathaniel Lancaster

Gerald Durfee Lindstrom, 234719, Walter Durfee

James David Vance, 234749, William Hagens

Oklahoma (28)

Corey Donovan Grubb, 233394, John Grubb/Grub

Robert Wyman Bedle, 233484, Thomas Beadle

Eric Stephen Patton, 233635, Walter Bernard

Matthew Eric Patton, 233636, Walter Bernard

William Stephen Patton, 233637, Walter Bernard

Charles Gomer Simmons, 233742, Robert Milburn

Donald E. Ramsey, 233743, George Philip Kiester

Geoffrey Stuart Waldo, 233932, Joseph Stevenson

Kevin Reed King, 234083, Nathan Reed

Michael Steven McWhorter, 234135, John McWhorter

Michael Ryan McWhorter, 234136, John McWhorter

John Wylie McWhorter, 234137, John McWhorter

Michael Dunn Blodgett, 234720, Joshua Blodgett

David Keith Koonce, 234721, Daniel Koons/Koonce

Paisley Hiro Plunkett, 234722, Joseph Haskell

Cyrus Samuel Farzaneh, 234723, Joseph Haskell

Wayne Clifford Tyson, 234724, Archibald Little

Dustin Cates, 234725, Daniel Howe

Lorn John Lyman, 234726, Abel Lyman

Nicholas William Lyman, 234727, Abel Lyman

Frank Joseph Podpechan, 234728, John Mallory

Robert William Karlovich III, 234729, John Mallory

Frank Nicholas Karlovich, 234730, John Mallory

Geoffrey Ross Hale Jr., 234731, John Mallory

Steven Lockwood Hinkle, 234732, Charles Hinkle

James Raymond Hinkle, 234733, Charles Hinkle

Maxwell Raymond Hinkle, 234734, Charles Hinkle

Samuel James Hinkle, 234735, Charles Hinkle

Oregon (19)

Beckett Graham Storti, 233744, Lawrence Maley/Mealy

Davis James Storti, 233745, Lawrence Maley/Mealy

Ruben Leon Kretzschmar, 233746, Samuel Williamson

Joshua L. Sandberg, 233747, Benjamin Deuel

Conner Eli Sandberg, 233748, Benjamin Deuel

Cameron James Sandberg, 233749, Benjamin Deuel

James Randall Sandberg, 233750, Benjamin Deuel

George Torres, 233933, Charles Fain

Jacob Alexander Decker Jordan, 233934, John Decker

Thomas Hamlett Averett, 234084, Stephen Hall

William Harry Wise, 234085, Seth Sumner

Peter Guy Wise, 234086, Seth Sumner

Jonathan William Wise, 234087, Seth Sumner

William Blake Wise, 234088, Seth Sumner

Jay Neal Wilt, 234089, Jonathan Miller

James D. Dimmick, 234090, Ralph Stafford

Clayton Kyle Goode, 234091, Daniel Benrley

Glenn H. Hogan, 234815, Eleazer Goodrich

Kevin James Smith, 234816, Ephraim Dilley

Pennsylvania (66)

David Tyler Crum, 233395, Abraham Hawkins

David Joseph Hegarty, 233396, Nicholas Bachert

Douglas Albert Etter, 233397, John Hoge Walker

Bruce Daniel Davidson Etter, 233398, John Hoge Walker

Tristin Charles Etter, 233399, John Hoge Walker

John Ray Clark, 233400, John William Altman Sr.

David Barry Cacka, 233401, Philip Geehr

Tyler Jordan Crum, 233402, Abraham Hawkins

Dallas Joseph Crum, 233403, Abraham Hawkins

Brian Taylor Ashby, 233404, George Hammett

Donald Raymond Brown, 233485, Amdreas Gerberich

Robert Lewis Keck III, 233564, Reuben Smith

Zachery Austin Keck, 233565, Reuben Smith

Mathew Thomas Tillery, 233566, Reuben Smith

William Calvin Mitchell, 233567, Thomas P. Wimbrow

William Edwin Mitchell, 233568, Thomas P. Wimbrow

William Owen Mitchell, 233569, Thomas P. Wimbrow

William Henry Keetley IV, 233638, Benjamin Pomeroy

William Henry Keetley V, 233639, Benjamin Pomeroy

Michael James Donovan, 233751, Jacob Tanner

Richard Barclay Kemmerer Jr., 233752, Henry Kemmerer

Steven William Bolt, 233839, Samuel Morris

Justin Howard Bolt, 233840, Samuel Morris

Harry Scott Neiman, 233841, Philip Newman

Matthew Scott Neiman, 233842, Philip Newman

Gerard O’Neil, 233843, Jacob Reiner

Timothy L. Bailey, 233844, John Drown

Gordon Kent McElroy, 233935, Johannes/John Zieger/Sieger

Mason Mark Secreti, 233936, Amos Walton

David Berdow, 233937, Christopher Grover

Glenn Alexander Foster, 234092, Tillabee Bathrick

Ronald Dwayne Bennett, 234093, John Cessna

Marshall Kay Grant, 234094, Samuel Kistler

Thomas George Seman III, 234095, Ulrich Stover

William Wilson Shoemaker, 234096, John Barnhiser

Elijah Cole Shoemaker, 234097, John Barnhiser

William Michael Cane, 234350, Joseph Hart

Patrick John Cane, 234351, Joseph Hart

Jack Connor Taylor, 234352, Samuel Weaver

Lane Parker Bodley, 234353, Christopher Heebner

Jay John Hughes, 234354, Jonathan Maxson

Jeffrey Carl Murdock, 234355, Joseph Jefferies

Sammy Ross Fuller, 234356, Ephraim Briggs

Robert Michael Newton, 234357, Michael Weaver

Greg Emerson Coburn, 234358, Asa Coburn

Scott Everett Coburn, 234359, Asa Coburn

Michael Bernard Shaffer, 234503, Frederick Lavenberg/Lowenberg

Patrick John McNutt, 234504, John Funk

Edward Max Feigles, 234626, James Blaine

Franklin Phillip Stahl, 234627, John Stahl

Calvin Walter Edwards, 234628, Isaac Edwards

Alvin Wayne Burguess, 234629, Benjamin Rennells

Shawn Michael Kunkle, 234630, Nathan Rambo

Lawrence R. Mark, 234631, Jeremiah Parish

Seth Matthew Messner, 234632, Nathan Livezey

Alexander James Mowery, 234633, Barnabas Doyle

James Francis Willis, 234658, James Fitz Randolph

William Robert Willis, 234659, James Fitz Randolph

Douglas Lee Willis, 234660, James Fitz Randolph

Edward Ambler Kern, 234736, Johann/John Kern

David Andrew Kern, 234737, Johann/John Kern

Edward Kern, 234738, Johann/John Kern

Rev. Dr. Bryon Keith Reynolds, 234817, Philemon Smith

William Edward Pipp, 234818, Jacob Garlock

James Andrew Ross, 234819, Andrew Sharp

Steven Karl Troutman, 234820, John Kelly

Rhode Island (7)

Benjamin Armand Mosher, 233845, Augustin Rousseau

Robert William Phillips, 234214, Robert Mead

Joseph Norman Waller, 234215, John Maull

Robert Albert Perry, 234360, Solomon Coleman

Mark Hodges, 234505, John Hayden

Devin Hodges, 234506, John Hayden

Trevor Hodges, 234507, John Hayden

South Carolina (36)

James Eugene Malone, 233427, Hugh McCreary

Gary David Taylor Jr., 233557, John Darby Sr.

Robert Benjamin Sandifer, 233558, Jethro New

Michael Dorr Redman, 233559, Matthew Dorr Sr.

John Barry Gordon, 233560, Reuben Blanton

Douglas Rollin Keefe, 233561, Isaac Howe

Michael Lee Schwartzkopf, 233562, Nicholas Neely/Neligh

Clinton Angus Alston, 233563, Thomas Dodge

Thomas Edmond Brim Jr., 233938, Ludwig Albright

Noah Blair Brim, 233939, Ludwig Albright

Zachary Thomas Brim, 233940, Ludwig Albright

William G. Wise, 233941, Henry Lee

James Guy Hogsed, 233942, David McNabb

Robert William Matthew Tarrant, 233943, James Butler

Gunnar Bradford Peterson, 233944, John Coddington

Mitchell George Nifenecker, 234216, Philip Huckaby

Andrew Simon Nifenecker, 234217, Philip Huckaby

Robert Brian O’Day, 234218, John Rowland

Michael Robert Montei, 234219, Valentine Shaffer

Gregory Marc Hutchinson, 234220, James Ford

William Scott Terry, 234221, Kasper/Casper Koiner

Philip Cannon Terry, 234222, Kasper/Casper Koiner

Andrew Bruce Terry, 234223, Kasper/Casper Koiner

Kenneth Elwood Fulp Jr., 234224, Peter Fulp

William Joseph Corbett, 234225, John Newton

Thomas Clifford Corbett, 234226, John Newton

David Wright Durham, 234634, John Burns

Lucian Scott Kinder, 234635, William McIntosh

Paul Selle, 234636, William Markey

Barnard Corbett, 234739, Joseph Duke

Jacob Wesley Wexler, 234740, John Burroughs

Dustin Wyatt Wexler, 234741, John Burroughs

James Clayton Massey Jr., 234742, Arthur Irwin

Larry Dean Shull, 234743, Peter Houser

Richard Carl Meehan, 234744, John Hunt

Zachary R. Lind Sr., 234821, Henry Aleshire

Tennessee (62)

Robert Joseph Mehlhorn, 233405, William Russell Sr.

Rhyen Patrick Staley, 233406, Hanchrist Carlock

Rhys Patrick Staley, 233407, Hanchrist Carlock

Robert Donald Wilkins, 233408, James Wilkins

Chad Fred Bailey, 233409, David Hughes

Merrol N. Hyde, 233410, Henry Hyde

Brian James Pemberton, 233486, William Dykes Sr.

James Thomas DuBois Jr., 233487, George Oliver Jr.

Garnett Robert Cothern Jr., 233488, David Mason

George Andrew Everett, 233640, James McCrory

Allan Wayne Higgins, 233641, William Jones

James Bradley Jordon, 233643, George Avery

Jerry Gordon Hughes, 233644, George Reynolds

Paul Cavert Stumb, 233645, James Holland

Haywood St. Clair Barry, 233646, John Dew

Roger Lee Cantrell, 233753, Henry Dogan/Dugan

Jon Ashley York, 233754, James Witherspoon

Mark Jefferson Lawrence, 233755, William Nelson

Scott Christopher Simmons, 233756, James Capwell

Jack Thomas Simmons, 233757, James Capwell

Jess N. Bonds II, 233758, Edward Moseley

Larry Edward Humber, 233759, Oliver Gresham

Richard Larry Clark, 233760, James Kirkpatrick

Daniel Edward Hardison, 233761, William Knox Sr.

James Chase Lannom, 233762, George Avery

David Ian Dobson, 233846, John Fox

Tyler Christian Galyon, 234098, Thomas Atchley

Wendell Latta Shelton Sr., 234099, John Sevier

Wendell Latta Shelton Jr., 234100, John Sevier

Michael Steven Shelton, 234101, John Sevier

Nathaniel Clayton Shelton, 234102, John Sevier

Wesley David Hopper, 234103, John Inzer

Nathaniel Aidan Carr, 234104, James Francis Moore

Jeffrey Richard Joyner, 234105, Blackman Ligon

Woodson Fox Joyner, 234106, Blackman Ligon

Dale Duane Brown Jr., 234227, John Gray

Robert Adair Frech III, 234228, Isaac Gillespie

Zachary Taylor Shedd, 234229, Nathan Shed/Shedd

Matthew Joyner Box, 234230, James Burke

Vance William Hughes, 234361, Daniel Etter

Thomas Fredrick Trey King III, 234362, Daniel Gillespie

Austin Taylor Dubuc, 234363, Joseph Rudd

Eric Hugh Durham, 234364, Thomas Durham

Richard Franklin Ayres, 234365, Henry Ayres

Gary Dwayne Kirtley, 234366, Jonas Hill

Stephen Michael Danner, 234367, Valentine Crawford

Alexander Norman Long, 234368, John Long

Tracy Dale Wright, 234369, Thomas Gordon

William Frederick Carden, 234370, Andrew Braden

Samuel Frederick Carden, 234371, Andrew Braden

Wallace Frederick Carden Jr., 234372, Andrew Braden

Carlos Clifford Smith, 234637, William Cargill

John Eager Howard Jr., 234638, John Eager Howard

James Steven Collie, 234639, Andrew Goff

Lee Keck, 234640, Andrew Edmondson

Christopher Aaron Chandler, 234641, John Bomar

Patrick Scott Attwell, 234642, Elijah Isaacs

Howard Wesley Lynd, 234643, John Day

Kenneth A. Chrestman, 234644, Reuben E. Cook

Walter Pepper Ashford Sr., 234645, Noah Stringer

Michael Armand L’Altrelli, 234646, Peter Koger

John Matthew Hall, 234647, William Kendall

Texas (121)

Douglas Phillip Heller, 233411, Anthony Weaver

Bruce Ward Bain, 233412, Michael Brown

Doylton Davis Jr., 233413, James Hodges

Scott Allen Evans, 233414, Burton Pride

Arthur Layne Allen Jr., 233415, Adoniram Allen

Michael Jacob Slavens Sr., 233416, John Slaven Sr.

John David Jett, 233417, John Jett

Bruce Edward Earthman, 233489, Isaac Earthman

Scott Alan Slough, 233490, Daniel Bordeaux

Richard Scott Joyner, 233491, Moses Joyner

Brian Patrick Barrow, 233492, Joseph Hebert

Ronald Dale Smith, 233493, Stephen Williams

Mark David Humphrey, 233494, Jonathan Taylor

Raul Emilio Hinojosa, 233495, Jose Manuel Hinojosa/Ynojosa

Raul Gustavo Hinojosa, 233496, Jose Manuel Hinojosa/Ynojosa

Emilio Ramon Hinojosa, 233497, Jose Manuel Hinojosa/Ynojosa

Luke Alexander Acred, 233498, Prosser Horton

Connor Alan Acred, 233499, Prosser Horton

Clyde Douglas Baker, 233500, Elias Baker

Calvin Don Brown, 233570, Alston S. Massey

Brent Matthew Rutan, 233571, Stephen Hopkins

David George Spaulding, 233572, Samuel Gould

Thomas James Rinehart, 233573, Noah Tobey

Robert Frank Collins, 233574, Thomas Dodds

Anthony Abel Aleman, 233575, John Thrasher

Kasey Booth, 233576, Uriah Rogers

Donald Fred Phillips, 233595, Timothy Sexton

Steven Martin Bradshaw, 233647, Evan Thomas

Patrick Dennis Souter, 233648, Joseph Hixon

Gayle Eugene Barber, 233649, James Barber

Robert Lee Kelly, 233650, Mordecai Mendenhall

Guy E. Sargent III, 233763, Ephraim Ladd

Robert Marshall Braley, 233764, John Loomis

Ephrim Marshall Braley III, 233765, John Loomis

Nathaniel Marshall Braley, 233766, John Loomis

James Cornelius Potter III, 233767, David French

Jeffery Wade O’Brien, 233768, Ambrose Blackburn

Thomas Edward Cool, 233769, Philip Kohl

Jack Philip Cool, 233770, Philip Kohl

Nicholas Grant Cartwright, 233771, Leonard Fite

Robert H. Van Horn Jr., 233772, John Tillery

Aaron Wade Roberts, 233773, Trueworthy Dudley

Daryl Russell Coffey, 233774, John Sevier

Frank Morgan Burrow II, 233775, Antonio Gil Y’Barbo

Jessie Kenneth Hammack, 233776, Charles Honore Olivier

Stephen Craig Pirrong, 233847, Peter Bonham

Jackie Cleburne Sisson, 233848, David Sisson

John D. Presnall, 233849, James Pressnal

William Wayne Wilcox, 233850, Zachariah Landrum

Greyson Heath Lucado, 233851, Michael Shirley

Dallam Masterson, 233945, Archibald Roane

Mark Richard Pocoroba, 234107, Robert Wadsworth

James Patrick Holmes, 234108, Nathaniel Beall

Dylan Vincent Hutzler, 234109, Thomas Chisolm/Chism

Cooper Michael Kerwin, 234110, Daniel Johnson

Craig Irwin Dooley, 234111, David Kimball

Brent Glynn Batla, 234112, Robert Edwards

Frederick Warner Forman Jr., 234113, Michael Yeasley

Errol Alan Flannery, 234114, John Crockett

Elliott Glreath Davis, 234115, William Gilreath Sr.

Olen Truman Davis Jr., 234116, John McClellan

Jason William Whitbeck, 234117, John Dedrick Dillenback

Aaron Taylor Nelson, 234118, David Tate

Michael Sean Nelson, 234119, David Tate

Larry Sloan Lucas, 234120, George Christian

Edward B. Haldeman Jr., 234121, Daniel Broomall

Jacob C. Haldeman, 234122, Daniel Broomall

Patrick Bryan Mosley, 234123, Moses Granberry

Keith Wayne Hefner, 234124, John Crafton

Dylan Price Manly-Montague, 234125, John Milligan

Robert Isaac Chancellor, 234231, Edward De Haven

John Thomas Carbone, 234232, John Phelps

Neal Thomas Scott, 234233, Robert Scott

Patrick Allen Scott, 234234, Robert Scott

Nathan Soctt Gutierrez, 234235, Robert Scott

Joseph Clarence Hall, 234236, Benjamin French

Achilleus Joseph Albert Hall, 234237, Benjamin French

Thomas James Wilson, 234238, Joseph Colson

Alexander Michael Wetter, 234277, Philip Sowers

Michael Howard Williams, 234373, Elijah Jefferson Sabin

Larry C. Newman II, 234374, Jonathan Hanby

Dylan Kent Newman, 234375, Jonathan Hanby

Frederick Monterey Jackson III, 234376, John Crawford Sr.

William James Becker, 234508, Jonathan Henderson

Douglas Allen Williams, 234509, Robert Lovewell

Regan McIntyre Stringfellow, 234510, Robert Stringfellow

Hayden Chambers Stringfellow, 234511, Robert Stringfellow

John Edward Catlin, 234512, Abraham Catlin

Walter Eric Sarlls, 234513, Moses Phillips

William Allen Myers, 234514, John Jacob Myers

Joshua Charles Joiner, 234648, John McCutcheon

Jacob Donald Joiner, 234649, John McCutcheon

Colin James McWhorter, 234650, William Bennett

Jay Howard Cookingham, 234745, Albartus Shriver

Rusel Keith Ottinger, 234746, John Ottinger

Jon Rusel Ihle Ottinger, 234747, John Ottinger

Bruce Allen Williford, 234822, Thomas Moore

Jackson Davis Egert, 234823, Nathaniel Shrewsbury

Gregory Owen Young, 234824, Silas Angier

Santiago Robert Michael Lopez, 234825, Joseph Dow

Scott Allan Newsom, 234826, Robert Rankin

Jacob Allan Newsom, 234827, Robert Rankin

Andrew Scott Newsom, 234828, Robert Rankin

Michael William Carr, 234829, Robert Lovewell

Robert Gage Reese, 234830, Samuel Newton

Cabell Christopher Kwan McKee, 234831, Benjamin Allen Wash

Joshua Clay McKee, 234832, Benjamin Allen Wash

Daniel Wayne Whittenburg, 234833, Patrick McCann

Thomas Weston Marshall, 234834, Shadrack Rowe

James Cooper Marshall, 234835, Shadrack Rowe

James William Williamson, 234836, Robert Looney

Chad Gabriel Littleton, 234837, Daniel Sisk

James Robert Perkins, 234838, Daniel McJunkin

John Marque Agee, 234839, Daniel Agee

Jeffrey Kyle Jones, 234840, Burwell Thompson

Dalton Joseph Jones, 234841, Burwell Thompson

James Keith Jones, 234842, Burwell Thompson

Michael Clinton Downing, 234843, Lawrence Taliaferro

Michael Moore McCaskill, 234844, Nathan Williford

Ronald Dean Williams, 234845, Robert Lovewell

Thomas Arthur Whitenton, 234846, Luke John Morgan

Utah (3)

Jason Leslie Cooper, 233577, Gilbert T. Cooper

Craig Richard Everett, 233578, Ephraim Barrows

Larry Mark Ashurst, 233579, Phineas Hayward

Virginia (78)

Daniel Ray Beasley, 233418, Richard Beasley

Russell Scott Christian, 233419, Richard Christian

John Thomas DeBell, 233420, Richard Henry Lee

John Thomas DeBell Jr., 233421, Richard Henry Lee

Richard Lee DeBell, 233422, Richard Henry Lee

Mark Anthony Flavin, 233423, Jehiel Jones

Wallace Stanford Crain Jr., 233424, Roger Crane

Michael Andrew Hays, 233501, James Slack

Christopher Karrer Hersh, 233502, John Conrad Six

David Carlton Gerrish Jr., 233503, Charles Gerrish

David Carlton Gerrish III, 233504, Charles Gerrish

Leslie Joseph Walter, 233505, Henry Gerrish

Michael Charles Thompson, 233506, Robert Thompson

George Joseph Winn, 233581, Caleb Winn

Roger Warren Monthey, 233582, Benjamin Wellington

Alexander Ryan Brach, 233583, Jacob Humble

Algenon Lorenza Brown, 233584, Abraham Brown

Collin Franklin Stover, 233651, Nathaniel Hollister

John Thomas Bellamy, 233652, Jonathan Cary

Jesse Frank Dineen, 233653, Nathaniel Morgan

Charles Lee Davidson, 233654, William Armstrong

Robert Hasbrouck Nutt, 233655, Layton Yancey

Peter Christopher Fisk, 233656, Ebenezer Fisk

Mark Allen Carter, 233777, Jesse Carter

Berkeley Moore Shervin Jr., 233778, Nathaniel Welch

Robert Nottingham Trower, 233779, Robert Trower

Harrison Lee Broadbent, 233780, Patrick Henry

Mark Ethan Sprowl, 233781, William Pangburn

Eric Milan Blaha, 233782, Abraham Haldeman

Michael Raymond King, 233783, John Comly

Julius Burt Lovell, 233791, Miller Bledsoe

Jason J. Castro, 233853, Daniel Allen

Shenan Doah Braswell, 233947, Jesse Braswell

Vincent Michael Frasure, 233948, Solomon Osborne

Henry Noah Frasure, 233949, Solomon Osborne

Daniel Stevens Ross IV, 233950, Charles Bowen

James Willard Gilley, 233951, William Fears

William Eric Russell, 233952, Matthew Russell

Douglas Duval Nash, 234126, James Holliday

Matthew Wayne Cross, 234127, Henry Yoho

Ruble Alison Hord III, 234128, Edward Outlaw

Terrence Alan Scott, 234129, Joseph Scott

Charles Alexander Scott, 234130, Joseph Scott

Leslie Parker Budd Scott, 234131, Joseph Scott

Kim Gaylord Woodward, 234132, Enos Woodward

Donald Eugene Dixon, 234133, David McKinley

Curtis Allen Witt, 234239, James Campbell

Christopher Curtis Campbell, 234240,

James Campbell

Jason Kenneth Conrey, 234241, John Conrey

Ronnie W. Hendricks, 234242, John Green

Jerry Lee Mullins, 234243, John Mullins

Michael Robert Mulligan, 234244, Daniel St John

Derwood Sumner Chase Jr., 234245, Ebenezer Gay

Scott Van Veghten Coombe, 234377, Derrick Van Veghten

Bolling Izard, 234378, Abraham Wheelwright

Eric J. Phillips, 234379, Tobias Phillips

Owen Leonard Waltman Jr., 234380, Jonathan Morris

Christopher Paul Stankus, 234381, John Neely

David R. Maxfield, 234382, John Snow

Scott L. Howell, 234383, John Dowling

James Allen Long, 234384, Barruch Butts

Raymond Frederic Morgan, 234385, Thomas Wilt

Kevin Wayne Weldon, 234386, Joseph Spencer

Benjamin Forrest Mahone, 234847, Drury Logan

Gabriel Neace Bradley, 234848, John Coombs Sr.

Aaron David Mullinix, 234849, George Claghorn

Ethan David Mullinix, 234850, George Claghorn

Jack Wesley Topping, 234851, John White

Stephen Gregory Diehl, 234852, Henry Hunsicker

John Craig Peterson, 234853, Henry Goodknight

Austin Randolph Stewart, 234854, Thomas Bolling

Brian Lee Billstein, 234855, Edward Walton

Brian Douglas Woods, 234856, John Brickey

Clayton Andrew Vieg, 234857, Zachariah Lee

Howard Avery Smith, 234858, William Williams

Charles Graves Anthony III, 234859, Abram Penn

Charles Graves Anthony Jr., 234860, Abram Penn

Leonard Calvin Rorrer, 234861, Samuel Underwood

Vermont (5)

Robert Dylan Prong, 233580, Timothy Kellogg

Caden James Vinger, 233852, Ichabod Morton

Jonathan Tucker Sturges, 233946, Isaiah Beaumont

Carleton Royse Ayers Jr., 234515, Lemuel Royse

Donald A. E. Spear, 234516, Ezra Pike

Washington (24)

Jordan Thomas Stark, 233585, Samuel Shortridge

Jeffery Wayne Hall, 233586, Calvin Scott

Daniel Jacob Ulbright, 233784, Samuel Mallory

William John Meeks, 233854, John Meeks

Patrick Edgar Morehart, 233855, John Morehart

Steven Robert DePuydt, 233856, Daniel Boone

Joseph Franklin LeCato Jr., 233953, Southy Nelson

Rion Lee Loutherback, 233954, John Brown

James Glen Sipe, 233963, George Frederick Hittel

James Michael Carr, 234246, Ephraim Lindsey

Benjamin E. Card, 234247, Elisha Parker

Murray Titterington, 234387, Thomas Philbrick Huntoon

Paul Alan Wynkoop, 234388, William Mitchell

Paul Joseph Sperduti, 234389, Simeon Prior

Barry Michael Bandara, 234390, Alexander Burns

Stephen Anthony Gilbert, 234391, John Gilbert

Michael Vaughn Gilbert, 234392, John Gilbert

Arthur Benson Gilbert Jr., 234393, John Gilbert

Daniel Robert Berryhill, 234651, William Crumley/Crumbley

Brian James Berryhill, 234652, William Crumley/Crumbley

Aiden Michael-Scott Berryhill, 234653, William Crumley/Crumbley

William Steven Harris, 234654, Ezekiel Harris

Charles Edward Rogalinski III, 234655, Frederick Ripperdan

Clifford Ray Davenport, 234862, Jasper Poulson

Wisconsin (18)

Lawrence Clayton Adams, 233425, John Bybee

Douglas Charles Woeckener, 233509, Adam Zehner

Steffen Douglas Woeckener, 233510, Adam Zehner

Benjamin Taylor Kurten, 233587, Solomon Janes

Samuel Louis Kurten, 233588, Solomon Janes

Andrew William Kurten, 233589, Solomon Janes

Bruce Byron Deadman, 233590, John Johnston

Jonathan Thomas Fries Lorenzen, 233789, Bartholomew Brown

John Charles Holtz, 233857, Christopher Bowman

Christopher John Holtz, 233858, Christopher Bowman

James Martin Mills, 233859, James Mills

Ernest Albert Plastine, 233956, George Twilley

James Edwin Plastine, 233957, George Twilley

James Theron Plastine, 234134, George Twilley

Ted Joseph Behncke Sr., 234522, Samuel Ashley Sr.

Nathan Maynard Behncke, 234523, Samuel Ashley Sr.

Ted Joseph Behncke Jr., 234524, Samuel Ashley Sr.

Mark Ryan Behncke, 234525, Samuel Ashley Sr.

West Virginia (50)

Jeffrey Marshall Yost, 233507, Robert Knowlton

George Michael Gribben, 233508, Aaron Smith

Travis L. Zeik, 233657, Silas Shurtleff

Anthony Jacob Benicewicz, 233785, Frederick Swentzel

Charles Richard Franklin Hill, 233786, John Hill

William David Reed, 233787, Henry Jacob Trolinger

Brian Carroll Kotz, 233788, Michael Rhodes

John Byron Wilfong, 233955,

Samuel Harbert/Harbord

Judson Cole Moore, 234248, John Moore

Juston Heath Moore, 234249, John Moore

Christian James Moore, 234250, John Moore

Brooks Juston Moore, 234251, John Moore

Thomas Eugene Tucker, 234252, Samuel Pringle

William Ellsworth Senseney, 234253, Daniel Hite

James Patrick Benson, 234254, Southy Cope

Michael Scott Whitteker, 234255, Joseph Whitaker/Whittakerr

Charles Kevin Moore, 234256, John Moore

Clark Zachary Moore, 234257, John Moore

Zachary David Moore, 234258, John Moore

Zane Keith Moore, 234259, John Moore

David Keith Moore, 234260, John Moore

Larry Steven Moore, 234261, John Moore

Brandon Kevin Moore, 234262, John Moore

William Brandt Moore, 234263, John Moore

Robert Nathan Meadows, 234264, Francis Meadows

Trevor Jackson Donley, 234265, George Adam Mohler Sr.

Tyler Clark Donley, 234266, George Adam Mohler Sr.

John Timothy Williams, 234267, Abner Messenger

Michael David Kinsley, 234268, Jesse Ray

David Lee Kinsley, 234269, Jesse Ray

Joseph Michael Kinsley, 234270, Jesse Ray

Logan Jasper Kinsley, 234271, Jesse Ray

Robert Paul Daly II, 234272, Ezekiel Rambo

Brace Robert Mullett II, 234273, Ezekiel Rambo

Daly Robert Mullett, 234274, Ezekiel Rambo

Harold Delano Clifton, 234394, William Lowther

Robert David Schindell, 234517, Ludwig Shindel

James Vincent DeCicco Jr., 234518, Isham Harris

Caelum Taliaferro Witcher, 234519, David Via

Donald Alan Williams, 234520, Isaac Griffin

Edward Lee Heck, 234521, Daniel Heck

Christopher Michael Triplett, 234656, Philip Peter Bucher

Timothy Anthony Bagley, 234657, Orlando Bagley

William Samuel Landis, 234863, John Landis

Todd Wendall Landis, 234864, John Landis

Samuel Grant Landis, 234865, John Landis

Robert Michael Chapman, 234866, Owen Ellis

Mark A. Chapman, 234867, Owen Ellis

James Vincent DeCicco III, 234868, Isham Harris

Ronald Irvin DeCicco, 234869, Isham Harris

Wyoming (6)

Colin James Malone, 233428, Hugh McCreary

Michael Linn Anderson, 233511, Abraham Lockwood

James Allan Bogert, 233512, Cornelius A. Bogert

Andrew Alexander Tereshko, 233958, Jonathan Kinner

Jacob Harrison Punter, 233959, Jonathan Kinner

SGM Mark Anthony Bucksath, USA (Ret), 234748, John Sevier

All Compatriots are invited to attend the functions listed. Your state society or chapter may be included in four consecutive issues at $6 per line (45 characters). Send copy and payment to The SAR Magazine, 809 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202; checks payable to Treasurer General, NSSAR.

ARIZONA

P Phoenix Chapter meets for lunch every Tuesday at Miracle Mile Deli at 4433 North 16th Street, Phoenix AZ. Meetings are informal and start at 11 am. Contact Chuck Howey (602) 8187635, Howeycn@q.com.

P Tucson Chapter, serving Tucson and southern Arizona. Meets the fourth Saturday of the month, SeptemberMay. Visitors welcome. Denny Scanlan at dennyscanlan@gmail.com.

CALIFORNIA

P Orange County Chapter meets second Saturday. Monthly except JulyAugust at the Sizzler Restaurant, 11:30 Lunch Meeting, 1401 North Harbor Blvd., Fullerton. Contact Chapter President Philip Mitchell (714) 328-7714.

FLORIDA

P Brevard Chapter, 11:30 lunch ($20), generally 3rd Saturday except March, July and August. Tides Collocated Club, Rte. A1A, Patrick SFB. RSVP to Joel Etherton at (571) 265-5299. Website: www.brevardsar.org

P Caloosa Chapter, Fort Myers. Generally meets second Wednesday, October-May at Marina at The Landings Club for lunch, 11:45 a.m. For details, call (239) 542-0068, see www.caloosasar.org or email president@caloosasar.org.

P Clearwater Chapter meets at the Dunedin Country Club,1050 Palm Blvd., Dunedin, FL on the third Wednesday of the month September through May. Contact Dwight McEntire at (727) 460-5308 or email jdmcentire.sar@ gmail.com.

P Fort Lauderdale Chapter, 11:30 a.m. lunch, typically third Saturday except August and December. Call (954) 345-6276 for location and to RSVP, or visit us at www. fortlauderdalesar.org.

P Lake-Sumter Chapter, luncheon

meeting, 11 a.m., first Saturday of the month, October-June. Call (352) 5895565.

P Lakeland Chapter, 11 a.m. lunch, third Saturday, except June, July and August, 1916 Irish Pub, Cleveland Heights GC, 2900 Buckingham Avenue, Lakeland, Fla. Contact John Snapp, (863) 860-3696

P Miami Chapter catered monthly hot luncheon ($20) meetings at noon–1:30 p.m. the last Saturday. Coral Gables American Legion Post 98, 303 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables. Complimentary parking and building entrance are both located in rear of building. Special observances on Washington’s Birthday, 4th of July and Constitution Week. Visiting SARs, spouses, family members and guests welcome. Call Lee Popham (305) 9044400 or WmLeePopham@outlook.com.

P Naples Chapter meets at 11:30 the second Thursday October-May at the Tiburon Golf Club, AirportPulling Road and Vanderbilt Beach Road. Guests and prospective members welcome. Call Tom Woodruff, (239) 732-0602 or visit www.NaplesSAR.org

P Saramana Chapter (Sarasota), 11:30 a.m. lunch meeting, fourth Saturday, October to May. Der Dutchman, 3713 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota. All visitors are welcome. Contact Preston Adams, (941) 9148999 or samueladamsiii@comcast.net.

P St. Lucie River Chapter, 11 a.m. lunch, second Saturday of the month, October-May, Mission Bar B Q, 1407 NW St. Lucie West Blvd., Port St. Lucie, Fla. Call (772) 812-1136.

P Withlacoochee Chapter meets at the Historical Chinsegut Hill Conference Center, 22495 Chinsegut Hill Road, Brooksville, FL at 10:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month except June through August. Guests are welcome. Contact

Steven Hohman, (352) 815-8099, or Richard Bailey, (813) 469-2341, or visit www.withsar.org.

GEORGIA

P Captain John Collins Chapter, Marietta, GA, meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Hudson Grille, Barrett Pavilion, 2500 Cobb Place Lane, Kennesaw, GA. Dinner and Social 6 p.m., Meeting at 7 p.m. Spouses, family members and guests welcome. Call Bill Edelen (678) 485-4564 or visit www.johncollinssar.org

Piedmont Chapter, 8 a.m. breakfast meeting on the third Saturday at the Roswell Rec Center, Roswell Park, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell. Call Bob Sapp, (770) 971-0189 or visit www.PiedmontChapter.org

P Robert Forsyth Chapter, Cumming, Ga., 2nd Thursday (except January/ July). Golden Corral, 2025 Marketplace Blvd. Dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7 p.m. Or see www.RobertForsythSAR.org

ILLINOIS

P Captain Zeally Moss Chapter of Peoria, Ill., meets every fourth Wednesday evening, March-October, various locations. See website for details, www.captainzeallymoss.org

P Chicago Fort Dearborn Chapter, luncheon meetings at noon, Union League Club, third Thursday, January, March, May, July, September and November. Email request@ dearbornsar.org

KENTUCKY

P Capt. John Metcalfe Chapter, dinner meeting at 6 p.m., first Thursday in March, June, September and November, Country Cupboard, McCoy Ave., Madisonville.

NEBRASKA

P Omaha Chapter meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at Gorats Steak House, 4917 Center Street, Omaha. Guests

and family members welcome. Contact the chapter secretary at tup44j@gmail.com.

NEW JERSEY

P Col. Richard Somers Chapter meets on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Fred & Ethel’s, 1 N. New York Road, Galloway, NJ. All visitors are welcome. Contact Paul Tucci at secretary@ colrichardsomers.com for more details. Our website is www. colrichardsomers.com.

OHIO

P The Western Reserve Society (Cleveland) welcomes all SAR members and their guests to all our functions, including luncheon and evening events throughout the year. Consult www.wrssar.org of www. facebook.com/wrssar for event information.

PENNSYLVANIA

P Continental Congress Chapter Please join us for our Chapter meetings and events. Luncheon meetings held quarterly with a Picnic in September. Events occurring regularly, covering Adams, York, and Lancaster counties. SAR, DAR, C.A.R. and guests are all invited. Please contact Joseph M. Clark, milledgeclark@gmail.com for details.

P Gen. Arthur St. Clair Chapter meets every third Saturday at 12:00, Hoss’s Restaurant, Greensburg. For information, call (724) 527-5917.

P Philadelphia Continental Chapter, meetings, luncheons, dinners and functions monthly except July and August. William H. Baker, 929 Burmont Road, Drexel Hill, PA, wbaklava@aol. com, www.PCCSAR.org.

P Pittsburgh Chapter meets quarterly at various locations around Pittsburgh with a guest speaker, luncheon and a business meeting. For more information, visit www.sarpgh.com or contact Jason Miller at jsmiller.pgh@ gmail.com.

TEXAS

P Alexander Hodge Chapter #49 meets at 6:30 pm every fourth Tuesday for a General Meeting on oddnumbered months at Spring Creek

BBQ in Missouri City. The address is 4895 Hwy 6. Our website is www. hodgesar.org to confirm meeting. All are welcome.

P Arlington Chapter meets the second Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please check our website, www,txssar.org/arlington for additional information.

P Bernardo de Galvez Chapter #1 meets the third Saturday of each month at noon at Kelley’s Country Cookin’ In La Marque. See our website bdgsar.org to confirm meetings.

P Dallas Chapter meets the second Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. for breakfast, with meeting starting at 9 a.m. at Ventana by Buckner, South Tower, Grand Hall, 8301 N US 75-Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75225. Our website is texassar.org/ Dallas.

P Ellis County Chapter #70 meets the fourth Saturday of each month (except December) at 9 a.m. at The Hamilton at Garden Valley, 880 Garden Valley Pkwy, Waxahachie, TX 75165. We invite everyone to come and meet our members. Colonial attire is always welcomed, www. texassar.org/EllisCounty

P Patrick Henry Chapter meets on the 3rd Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. at the Texas Land & Cattle Company, 5510 S. IH-35 Frontage Road, Austin, www.austinsar.org, Joseph Burton, President. The meetings change to the Austin Woman’s Club for the February and September sessions.

P Paul Carrington Chapter meets the third Saturday (September-May) at Houston’s BraeBurn Country Club for breakfast at 9 a.m. Our website is www.SARHouston.org.

P Plano Chapter meets monthly, first Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. at Outback Steakhouse, 1509 N. Central Expressway (northwest corner of 15th Street and State Hwy. 75,) Plano, TX. Visit www.planosar.org or call (972) 608-0082.

P San Antonio Chapter meets at 11:30 a.m. every third Wednesday at The Petroleum Club. No meetings in July and August. Visit our site at

www.texassar.org/SanAntonio for more information. Reservations are required. Please contact Dan Farris at (660) 591-6709 or at danfarris98@ gmail.com.

VIRGINIA

P George Washington Chapter meets at 11:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month, except June through August. Discover more about our dynamic, award-winning chapter at https://gwsar.org/ today! For additional details, select ‘Contact’ from the main menu. (Alexandria, VA)

P New River Valley Chapter meets the last Wednesday of each month except June, July and December. Join us at the Wilderness Road Regional Museum, 5240 Wilderness Road, Dublin, VA 24084. Interesting programs, Guests welcome. Contact Terry Blevins, blev51@att.net

P Williamsburg Chapter meets at 11:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month (Feb- Nov) at Ford’s Colony Country Club off Longhill Road in Williamsburg. Lunch is $27— purchased one week in advance. For more information about chapter activities, visit www.williamsburgsar.org or contact Treasurer Bill Dorn at wrdorn48@gmail.com.

WASHINGTON

P Alexander Hamilton Chapter meets at 9 a.m., third Saturday of the month, except July and August. The December meeting is for Installation of Officers or the Christmas Party. Tower Lanes Entertainment, 6323 Sixth Avenue, Tacoma, WA. No host buffet begins at 8:30 a.m. Buffet charge: $17. Email jherr11@hotmail.com.

P John Paul Jones Chapter meets on the fourth Saturday of the month, except June, July, Aug and Dec at the Disabled American Veterans Building, 4980 Auto Center Way, Bremerton, WA. Guests welcome. Email Doug Nelson at spccnelson@ hotmail.com.

P Seattle Chapter 9-10 a.m. breakfast, 10-11:30 a.m. meeting at 126th St. Bar & Grill, 12255 Aurora Avenue North, Seattle WA. Meets second Saturday of each month except June, July, August and December. Contact stuart.g.webber@gmail.com.

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