5:50 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: Kuvakas

CMM represented by: Bill Schwetke
19-26 October 2025
COMING EVENTS * 245th Anniversary of the Battle of Waxhaws, Saturday, 24 May, 10:30 am, Waxhaws Battlefield, Buford Battleground, 262 Rocky River Rd, Lancaster, SC. Partly Cloudy, 72˚, NW 3-10 mph 5:50 drive from Culpeper CMM Wreath presented by: Kuvakas * Memorial Day, Monday, 26 May, 11:00am, Culpeper National Cemetery. Mostly Sunny, 65˚, NW 5-15 mph * CMM May Chapter Meeting, Tuesday, 27 May, 6:00 pm, Mountain Run Winery, 10753 Mountain Run Lake Rd, Culpeper. Our speaker will be Bill Schwetke on "Could You Have Made a Difference - 09 Dec 1775", the meal will be catered by John Kuvakas - donate to the chapter as you like to help defray the cost. * "Flags Out" at Veteran Graves in Warrenton Cemetery, Saturday, 31 May, 9:00am start., Warrenton Cemetery, 110 West Lee Street, Warrenton. Contact Bill Schwetke with your availability and he will coordinate chapter participation. 0:30 drive from Culpeper * 250th Anniversary of the Birth of the U.S. Army: * 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Gallant Death of Joseph Warren (namesake of Warrenton, VA), Tues, Jun 17, 6:00pm, John Barton Payne Building, 5 Waterloo St, Warrenton, VA. (if the weather is fair and the Town of Warrenton cooperates the ceremony will be just outside the building in the Courthouse Square, otherwise inside). Chapter Meeting with dinner will follow the event. RSVPs to [email protected]. * Atlantic Middle States District Meeting, Friday-Saturday, 15-16 Aug, Wyndham Garden York, 2000 Loucks Road, York, PA. ![]() 3:10 drive from Culpeper CMM represented by: Bill Schwetke * Genealogy Workshop, Saturday, 14 Jun, 10:00am - 12:00pm, Rappahannock County Public Library, 4 Library Road, Washington VA. Presentations by Tom Hamill & Cat Schwetke. 0:35 drive from Culpeper LONG RANGE PLANNING POSTPONED to DATE UNCERTAIN * CMM September Meeting, Tuesday, 16 Sep, 6:00pm, Warrenton Bible Fellowship, enter at 30 Diagonal Street, Guest Speaker will be prospective member Charles Orndorff talking on the Constitution in the John Barton Payne Building nearby (Open to the public at no cost). Meal will be catered by Dee at an estimated cost of $30.. * DAR/SAR Marking of the Grave of Patriot Charles Lee, Naval Officer of the Lower Potomac District, Later 3rd Attorney General of the United States, sometime this Fall, Warrenton Cemetery, 110 West Lee Street Warrenton. This is now part of a Culpeper Community History Week 19-26 October 2025 * Genealogy Workshop hosted by Culpeper Minutemen Chapter SAR and Fauquier Court House Chapter DAR, Saturday, 01 Nov, 09:00am-3:00pm, Warrenton Presbyterian Church, 91 Main St, Warrenton (enter on N 5th Street side), coffee, donuts & lunch provided, all free, open to the public. Nine lectures on genealogy, door prizes, and free food.
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13 May 2025 Dulles, VA This morning CMM compatriot Bill Schwetke joined three ladies from the Fauquier Courthouse Chapter NSDAR at Dulles International Airport to welcome veterans arriving on an Honor Flight.
10 May 2025 Orange, VA Brass plates with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights were dedicated in Orange, VA this morning in a ceremony with over 80 attendees. Foundation Forward provided the plaques and significant support for the construction of the display. The Culpeper Minutemen Chapter provided the Color Guard, augmented by Michael Wilson of the Col William Grayson Chapter and his daughter Jocelyn. CMM Color Guard participants included President Jim Bish, Tom Hamill, Bill Schwetke, and Doug Schwetke.
09 May 2025 Culpeper, VA Today Mayor Frank Reaves, Jr. installed time capsules in the Charters of Freedom in Culpeper's Yowell Meadow Park. The charters were donated to Culpeper by Foundation Forward who also helped with the construction of the plaza where the Charters and the Culpeper Minute Battalion Monument reside. The Culpeper Minutemen Chapter was the lead on both projects. 03 May 2025 Williamsburg, VA The Virginia SAR commemorated the 250th Anniversary of the Williamsburg Gunpowder Incident at the Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg. The CMM were represented by Doug and Bill Schwetke, both of whom marched in the Color Guard.
26 Apr 2025 Syria, VA In 1987 the Culpeper Minutemen Chapter held it's April Meeting at Graves Mountain Lodge in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains. This started a tradition that in 1995 included two more chapters and has grown to eight chapters. Each year the keynote speaker is the Virginia SAR President, giving him a chance to reach a broad audience with his plans for his term in office. This year over 50 compatriots and guests from nine chapters gathered for comradery, to hear President Mike Weyler, feast on the delicious buffet, and enjoy Springtime in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains. This year included the installation, by President Weyler, of the Virginia SAR Chaplain, John Kuvakas: Also two new members were inducted, Rex Hancock of the CMM and Stewart Sackson of Thomas Jefferson: ![]() The traditional post-meeting picture of the Color Guard, left to right, Registrar Bill Schwetke, Mark Sink (SMJC), Chip Daniel (CJWII), Edmund Davidson (GDM), Vice President Mark Crain, Chaplain (also Virginia SAR Chaplain) John Kuvakas, Virginia SAR President Mike Weyler, Bill Tugman (CFL), Paul Christensen (CJWII), Treasurer Charles Jameson, Secretary Tom Hamill, Pat Kelly (dual TJ). 26 Apr 2025 Syria, VA ![]() Participants in the program, left to right: Pat Kelly (dual CMM - TJ), Vice President Mark Chain, Event Color Guard Commander, Mark Sink (SMJC), Chip Daniel (CJWII), Treasurer Charles Jameson, Chaplain John Kuvakas, Virginia SAR President Mike Weyler, Secretary Tom Hamill, Bil Tugman (CFL), Registrar Bill Schwetke. Photo by Kelly Kuvakas Today, at Graves Mountain Lodge, we collected the soil of Virginia, blessed it, and presented it to the Virginia SAR President, Mike Weyler, who committed to spreading it on the mass grave of Virginians on the Waxhaws Battlefield during the ceremony next month to recognize the 245th anniversary of that infamous battle. This was attended by many spectators including other guests at Graves Mountain Lodge. 19 Apr 2025 Culpeper, VA Today the CMM put on a program commemorating the events of April 19, 1775 at Lexington, Concord and Menotomy, and of April 20-21, 1775 at Williamsburg at Culpeper Masonic Cemetery. Sixteen SAR, DAR, C.A.R. members and prospective members participated. Tom Hamill was our Master of Ceremonies and the keynote address, focusing on the view of these events from Virginia, was given by Bill Schwetke. The location allowed us to point out the graves of Edward Stevens who led the Culpeper Independent Company in response to the events at Williamsburg and David Jameson who carried the battle flag of the Independent Company. The Colors were presented by coordinated color guards from VFW Post 2524 and the SAR. The SAR Color Guard also fired a musket salute.
15 Apr 2025 Bentonville, VA Bill Schwetke gives part of the presentation on the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Menotomy at Hidden Springs Senior Living in Bentonville, just south of Front Royal today with members of the Colonel James Wood II Chapter. There were 20 residents that attended the presentation and one resident received a special visit as he was unable to leave his room: 105-year-old Frank Brandon, a WWII glider pilot that participated in the operations in Normandy and in Market Garden (A Bridge too Far). Frank's launch on D-Day was scrubbed at the last minute due to a German Panzer unit occupying his landing zone and then he was shot down in Market Garden and spent the rest of the war in a POW camp.
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