CULPEPER MINUTE MEN - MUSTER CALL

THE MUSTER CALL

1/1/2023

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THE ONLINE NEWSLETTER
OF THE BEST MEDIUM SIZED CHAPTER
IN THE NATION FOR 2021
COMING EVENTS
*     241st Anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain, 7 Oct, 11:00am, Kings Mountain National Military Park, 2625 Park Rd,  Blacksburg, SC.
5:45 drive from Culpeper
Mostly Sunny, 72˚, wind 1-6mph
CMM Wreath presented by: President Hamill
*     Patriot Sgt Maj John Champe Grave Marking, Saturday, 8 Oct, 1:00pm, Fort Pricketts, WV.
4:00 drive from Culpeper
Cloudy, 70˚, 56% chance of a shower, wind 6-22mph
CMM Wreath presented by: Schwetke
*     247th Anniversary of the Battle of Point Pleasant, Sunday, 9 Oct, 2:00pm, Point Pleasant, WV.
5:45 drive from Culpeper
Mostly Sunny, 73˚, wind 6-16mph
CMM Wreath presented by: Schwetke
*     New Member Orientation, Thursday, 13 Oct, 9:00 am - 12:00, Warrenton Bible Fellowship, 46 Winchester Street, Warrenton (enter downstairs on Diagonal Street).  The first session is a joint session with the DAR.
New, Prospective, and even Old Members Welcome
Contact Bill Schwetke for details and to  RSVP
*     Patriot John Hunter Grave Marking, Saturday, 15 Oct, time TBD, Flint Hill Cemetery, Vienna, VA.
1:05 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: President Hamill
*     241st Anniversary of the Victory at Yorktown, Wednesday, 19 Oct, time TBD, Yorktown, VA.
2:25 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: ?
*     248th Anniversary Muster of the Culpeper Minutemen, Saturday, 22 Oct, 11:00am, Yowell Medow Park, Culpeper, VA.
*     CMM Community Awards Meeting, Tuesday, 25 Oct, 6:00pm, Pepper's Grill, Culpeper, VA.
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*     DAR/SAR Genealogy Workshop, Saturday, 05 Nov, 09:00am - 3:00pm, Warrenton Presbyterian Church, 91 Main St, Warrenton, VA,  Continental Breakfast and a Hot Lunch provided.  Free. Over $1,000 in Genealogy Door Prizes. Must register to be eligible for door prizes.  Need volunteers to help, and all welcome to attend.
0:30 drive from Culpeper
*     Veterans Day, Friday, 11 Nov, 11:00am, Culpeper National Cemetery.
*     Patriot Peter Helphenstine Grave Marking, Saturday, 12 Nov, 11:00am, Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA.
1:20 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: Mark Crain
*     247th Anniversary of the Battle of Kemp's Landing, Saturday, 12 Nov, 11:00am, Virginia Beach, VA.
3:00 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: ?
*     NSDAR National Defense Luncheon, Saturday, 12 Nov, 11:00am, Lake of the Woods, VA.
:30 drive from Culpeper
*     CMM Chapter Awards Meeting, Tuesday, 15 Nov, 6:00pm, location TBD.
*     247th Anniversary of the Battle of Great Bridge, Saturday, 03 Dec, time TBD, Chesapeake, VA.
3:05 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: President Hamill
*     247th Anniversary of the Battle of Great Bridge, Friday, 9 Dec, 07:18am (sunrise), Yowell Meadow Park, Culpeper, VA
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*     DAR/SAR Christmas Luncheon, Saturday, 10 Dec, 11:00am, St. John's Episcopal Church, 115 N East St, Culpeper.
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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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12/31/2022

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Massing of the Colors - Culpeper 9/11 Ceremony

9/11/2022

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11 Sep 2022                           Culpeper, VA

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Taps was played at the Fire Station at 08:46am, the time that the first plane hit the North Tower.
     Today, as the rain came down, the community of Culpeper, supported by four Virginia SAR Chapters, came together to remember and honor those who lost their lives on the 9th of September 2001.  In addition to the eleven SAR Color Guardsmen, participants included the VFW, American Legion, Bugles Across America, Heritage Girls, Culpeper Volunteer Fire Department, Culpeper Police Department, and the Culpeper Sheriff's Office.  The eleven Virginia SAR participants were from the Culpeper Minutemen, Colonel James Wood II, Fairfax Resolves, and Sergeant Major John Champe Chapters.
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Taps was played in front of the Sheriff's Office at 9:03 am, the time that the second plane hit the South Tower.
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Taps was played at the Wine Street Military Memorial at 9:37am, the time that the third plane hit the Pentagon.
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Taps was played at the Intersection of Davis & Main at 10:03am, the time that the fourth plane, United Flight 93 crashed  in a field near Shanksville, PA.
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Funeral of Compatriot Jack Sweeney of the Fairfax Resolves Chapter

9/10/2022

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10 Sep 2022      Old Town Alexandria, VA

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     Compatriot Jack Sweeney of the Fairfax Resolves Chapter passed away on August 23rd and his funeral was conducted today in Alexandria.  At the request of the family, the SAR Color Guard presented the colors as part of the ceremony.  Bill Schwetke of the CMM commanded the Color Guard.

     Jack was very active at the state and national levels of the SAR.  He served many years as the Virginia SAR State Registrar and was a good friend of the CMM.  His internment will be at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.
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September 2022 Birthdays and Service Anniversaries

9/1/2022

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John Marshall
Lt. Culpeper Minutemen
24 Sep 1755 - 06 Jul 1835
From January 2022 through December 2025 Patriot Birthdays will be only for known members of the 1775-1776 Culpeper Minute-men.
September Birthdays
Douglas Thomas Collins
Robert Eustace Flournoy, Jr.
Evan Borroum Hume
Ezra Josiah Schumacher
Ernest Ray Walker
September Service Anniversaries
Culpeper Minutemen - 48 yrs
Philip Neal Johnson - 20 yrs
John Carbery Lay - 19 yrs
Craig Martin Truskey - 6 yrs
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2022 Nansemond Pow Wow

8/20/2022

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20 Aug 2022             Mattanock Town, VA

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     The Virginia SAR Color Guard participated in the Opening Ceremony at the Nansemond Indian Nation Pow Wow, and also manned a recruiting tent for the Nansemond Indian Patriot Chapter.  Bill Schwetke represented the CMM and participated in both.  Bill Carried the US Flag in the Color Guard.
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2022 Atlantic Middle States Association Meeting

8/6/2022

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4-5 Aug 2022                        Princeton, NJ

Meeting of the DC, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia Societies.
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CMM Members at the AMSA Meeting, left to right: Mike Weyler (dual), Virginia SAR 1st VP Ernie Coggins (dual), Bill Schwetke, President General Bruce Pickette (dual), Jeff Thomas (dual), and Peter Moller (dual). Not show, but attending were Gary Green (dual) and Greg Ohanesian (dual).
     The Atlantic Middle States Association held its 2022 meeting in Princeton, NJ this past weekend.  The CMM was represented by Bill Schwetke and seven dual members.  The main accomplishment of the meeting was the endorsement of the following national officers for 2023-2024:
John Dodd (CA) - President General
Daryl Addington (TN) - Secretary General
Mike Elston (VA) - Treasurer General
Edmon McKinley - Chancellor General
Gary Green (NC - dual CMM) - Genealogist General
Allen Greenly - Registrar General
Brooks Lyles (NC) - Historian General
Fred Olive (AL) - Librarian General
David Chaffin (TN) - Surgeon General
Dwight Elam - Chaplin General
Bruce Pickette (AL - dual CMM) - Foundation Board
Jeff Thomas (VA - dual CMM) - Foundation Board

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Flag Certificate Presentation

8/4/2022

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04 Aug 2022                           Culpeper, VA

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Left to right: Bill Schwetke, VFW Post 2524 Commander Keith Price, Charles Jameson
     VFW Post 2524 of Culpeper proudly, and correctly, displays the US Flag, thus the CMM presented them with the NSSAR Flag Certificate.  Making the presentation to Post Commander Keith Price, a member of the CMM, were Bill Schwetke and Charles Jameson.  Bill and Charles are also members of Post 2524.
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August 2022 Birthdays & Service Anniversaries

8/1/2022

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Captain John Chilton
22 Aug 1739 - 11 Sep 1777
Killed at Brandywine serving in 3rd VA
August Birthdays
George Washington Bryson, Jr.
Robert Reynolds Burnett
James Thomas Hamill
Michael Eugene Howard
William Roberts Hurst
Keith David Price
Eric Stuart Schumacher
August Service Anniversaries
Nathan Richard Skipper III - 37 yrs
Ronald E.H. Woodaman - 36 yrs
Donnel Jerome Hubbard - 26 yrs
Travis Q. Lyday - 25 yrs
David Warren Lyman - 21 yrs
Richard Holmes Knight, Jr. - 15 yrs
Douglas Thomas Collins - 13 yrs
Loren Edward Lay - 13 yrs
Andrew Stephen Lyngar, Jr. - 13 yrs
William Lewis Schwetke - 12 yrs
Eric Anthony Messick - 9 yrs
Ronald Hugh Messick - 9 yrs
Douglas Lynn Schwetke - 8 yrs
David Marshall Messick, Jr. - 7 yrs
David Marshall Messick, IV - 7 yrs
William James Messick - 7 yrs
William Nicholas Mustziger - 7 yrs
William Lee Montgomery - 4 yrs
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THE CULPEPER MINUTEMEN CHAPTER IS THE BEST MEDIUM SIZED CHAPTER IN THE NATION!

7/13/2022

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Honorary President (2020-2022) Charles Jameson and President Tom Hamill proudly display the certificates and a streamer for the Liberty Bell Award, and President's Cup, awarded to the CMM at the 2022 Congress last week as the best chapter of its size (50-99 members) in the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
     At the National Congress Awards Night in Savannah the Culpeper Minutemen Chapter was announced as the best medium-sized (50-99 members) chapter in the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution for the past year.  The chapter has won best chapter for its size in the Virginia Society several times, including the two most recent years, but this is the first time the chapter has been declared the best in the nation.  Under the leadership of then president Charles Jameson the chapter excelled and expects to continue being the best under current president Tom Hamill
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