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THE MUSTER CALL

1/1/2025

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COMING EVENTS
*     Fairfax Independent Company Anniversary, Sunday, 01 Oct, 2:00pm, National Museum of the US Army, 1775 Liberty Dr., Fort Belvoir, VA
1:25 drive from Culpeper
CMM wreath presented by: ?
*     249th Anniversary of the Battle of Point Pleasant, Saturday & Sunday, 7-8 Oct, Tu-Endie-Wei State Park, 1 Main St, Point Pleasant, WV
6:25 drive from Culpeper
CMM wreath presented by: ?
*     New Member Orientation, Thursday, 12 Oct, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, Warrenton Bible Fellowship, enter on the side at 19 Diagonal Street. Initial session combined with DAR.
*     242nd Anniversary of Victory at Yorktown, Thursday, 19 Oct, 9:15 am,  Grace Episcopal Church, 111 Church St, Yorktown, VA
2:40 drive from Culpeper
CMM wreath presented by: Jameson
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*     248th Anniversary of the Culpeper Minute Battalion, Saturday, 21 October, 2:00 pm, CMM Battalion Monument, Yowell Meadow Park, Culpeper, VA.
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*     CMM Community Awards Meeting, Tuesday, 24 Oct, 6:00 pm, Pepper's Grill, Culpeper, VA
*     DAR/SAR Genealogy Workshop, co-hosted by the Culpeper Minutemen Chapter SAR & Fauquier Court House Chapter DAR, Saturday, 28 Oct, 9:00am to 3:00pm, Warrenton Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 91 Main St, Warrenton, VA.  Nine separate presentations on genealogy, door prizes, breakfast and a hot lunch.  All provided by the hosts at no charge.  The public is welcome! 

     Please watch for registration details - you must pre-register to receive presentation handouts and be eligible for door prizes.
*     Flags In for Veterans Day, Saturday, 04 Nov, we will sign up for a time, Warrenton Cemetery, enter at 141 Keith Street, Warrenton.
0:30 drive from Culpeper
*     Veterans Day, Saturday, 11 Nov, 11:00 am, Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper, VA
*     Flags Out for Veterans Day, Saturday, 18 Nov, we will sign up for a time, Warrenton Cemetery, enter at 141 Keith Street, Warrenton.
0:30 drive from Culpeper
*     248th Anniversary of the Battle of Great Bridge, Saturday, 2 Dec, Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation, 1775 Historic Way, Chesapeake, VA
3:20 drive from Culpeper
CMM wreath presented by: President
*     Chapter Awards Meeting, Tuesday, 5 Dec, 6:00 pm, Remington American Legion Post, Behind the Moo Thru at the intersection of US28 and US29.
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*     DAR/SAR Christmas Party, Date & Time TBD, hosted by the Culpeper Minute Men Chapter NSDAR.
*     Wreaths Across America, Saturday, 16 Dec, 10:30 am, Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper, VA
*     250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, Saturday, 16 Dec 2023, in the evening, Exact Times and Places to be Determined.
LONG RANGE PLANNING
*     2024 Graves Mountain Lodge Multi-Chapter Meeting, Saturday, 20 Apr 2024, 11:00 am Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, VA.
POSTPONED - PROBABLY UNTIL MAY 2024
*     Grave Marking for Compatriot Bill Mutziger, date & time TBD, Delray, WV.
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*     250th Anniversary of the Culpeper Resolves, Tuesday, 7 Jul 2024, time & place TBD.
*     50th Anniversary of the Culpeper Minutemen Chapter, Friday, 20 Sep 2024, time and place TBD.
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Quarter-Millennial Muster Reunion of Descendants of the 1775 Culpeper Minutemen, Saturday - Sunday, 25-26 Oct, 2025, Culpeper and various sites in Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Orange, and Rapahannock Counties, VA.
  WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS!
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THE MUSTER CALL

12/30/2023

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CHAPTER NEWS
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2023 Fall Trustees & Leadership Meeting

9/22/2023

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21-23 Sep 2023        Louisville, KY

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     The NSSAR Trustees and Leadership met at the Brown Hotel in Louisville this past weekend.  The CMM were represented by Bill Schwetke who also made a presentation to the meeting on how to organize a 250th Anniversary Reunion.

     Of note a decision was made to hold the 2028 Congress in Ohio.  Next year's Congress is in Lancaster, PA, just a three hour drive from Culpleper.
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Bill making a presentation on 250th Anniversary Reunions.
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September 2023 Chapter Meeting

9/19/2023

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19 Sep 2023          Culpeper, VA

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     The Culpeper Minutemen Chapter's September meeting was at the Mountain Run Winery and also via Zoom.  The program featured a talk by Jim Bish on graves in Culpeper County.  State Secretary Tim Dioquino presented awards from NSSAR and the Virginia SAR to CMM members including the NSSAR Stephen Taylor Award which is presented each year to the compatriot who by research and writings has made a significant contribution to the preservation of the history of the American Revolutionary era and its patriots
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Jim Bish receives the NSSAR Stephen Taylor Award from Virginia SAR Secretary Joe Dioquino for his book, "I Can't Tell a Lie".
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Charles Jameson receives the Virginia SAR State Service Medal.
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Bill Schwetke receives the Virginia Society Medal.
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Patriot Day 9/11 Massing of the Colors

9/11/2023

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09 Sep 2023          Culpeper, VA

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     The CMM co-hosted the annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in Culpeper this morning.  This event is also recognized the the SAR National Color Guard as a national "Massing of the Colors" event.  The SAR provided four Color Guards from members of six chapters: Col. James Wood II, Culpeper Minutemen, Fairfax Resolves, George Mason, Maj K.M. van Zandt (TX), and Sgt Maj John Champe.  Five CMM members participated in the Color Guards.

     The Remembrance was comprised of five separate ceremonies, four marking the crash of each of the four airplanes and one to honor Ken and Jennifer Lewis, United Airlines flight attendants who were on American Airlines Flight 77 that was flown into the Pentagon:
08:46 - Fire Department
09:03 - Courthouse Green
09:37 - Wine Street Military Memorial
10:03 - Intersection of Davis and Main
10:30 - Ken & Jennifer Lewis Memorial Bench in Yowell Meadow Park
     In addition to the four SAR Color Guards, Color Guards from the following organizations participated:

Liberty Hill
Culpeper Sheriff's Dept
VFW Post 2425

     And the following organizations also particiapated in the ceremony:

American Legion Post 330
Bugles Across America
Culpeper Volunteer Fire Department
Heritage Girls Troop VA042
Salem Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Virginia Defense Force
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Fauquier Court House Chapter DAR September Meeting

9/9/2023

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09 Sep 2023         Warrenton, VA

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     At today's meeting of the Fauquier Court House Chapter, DAR, President Tom Hamill brought greetings and addressed the membership.  Bill Schwetke also attended.
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PG at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

9/9/2023

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09 Sep 2023         Arlington, VA

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Left to right: George Washington Chapter President Rand Pixa, George Washington Chapter member Dwight Whitney, Virginia SAR President Ernie Coggins, President General John Dodd.
     Today the SAR President General presented an SAR wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington National Cemetery.  The CMM was represented by Bill Schwetke who commanded the SAR Color Guard and Doug Schwetke who marched in the Color Guard..
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SAR participants, CMM compatriot Bill Schwetke is sixth from the right.
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Marking of Patriot George Kilgour's Grave

8/26/2023

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26 Aug 2023            Herndon, VA

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Jim Cordes of the Fairfax Resolves Chapter removes the cover from the SAR Patriot Marker.
     Today the Fairfax Resolves Chapter marked the grave of patriot George Kilgour, Lieutenant of the Fairfax Militia during the Revolution.  Mark Crain presented the CMM Wreath during the ceremony and both Mark and Bill Schwetke marched in the Color Guard.
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CMM participants, left to right: Sean Carrigan (dual), Dale Corey (dual), Marck Crain, Virginia SAR President Ernie Coggins (dual), Ken Bonner (dual), Bill Schwetke.
Information for your Patriot Grave Marking Reporting Form:
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Nansemond Indian Pow Wow

8/19/2023

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19 Aug 2023       Mattanock Town, VA

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     The Nansemond Indian Nation, which supported the American Revolution, held their annual Pow Wow this weekend and the Nansemond Indian Patriot Chapter participated with help from several other chapters.  Bill Schwetke representing the CMM, presented the colors with the Color Guard, and danced in the Veterans Dance.  This event has been a great deal of fun every year for SAR & DAR participants.
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The SAR Color Guard, left to right: Kimble Thompson, Bill Schwetke, Chris Melhuish, Brett Osborne, Gary Hodges.
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Roadside Plaque presented to the Nansemond Indian Nation by the Virginia SAR.
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Pow Wow Poster featuring Chief Keith Anderson, Principal Chief of the Nansemond Nation and an SAR compatriot.
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The Nansemond Indian Patriot Chapter, SAR, booth at the Pow Wow.
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CMM Board of Managers Meeting

8/14/2023

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14 Aug 2023          Culpeper, VA

     The CMM Board of Managers met today at Glory Days in Culpeper.  Six members and one prospective member attended.
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