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28 May 2026 Culpeper  Left to right: John Kuvakas, Rex Hancock, Michael Dennis, Charles Jameson (Hidden behind Michael Dennis), Bill Schwetke (partially hidden behind Tom Hamill), Tom Hamill. The CMM Color Guard was the second group in the parade, just behind the Culpeper Sheriff's Office Color Guard. Six compatriots participated, Michael Dennis, Tom Hamill, Rex Hancock, Charles Jameson, John Kuvakas, and Bill Schwetke.
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25 May 2026 Culpeper, VA  Even with a light rain over 100 people showed up at Culpeper National Cemetery for the Memorial Day Ceremony. The CMM Color Guard worked with the VFW Color Guard to present the colors. CMM participants included President Mark Crain, Eddie Daniel, Mike Dennis, Tom Hamill, Charles Jameson, John Kuvakas and Bill Schwetke.
24 May 2026 Warrenton, VA 
20 May 2026 Dulles IAP, VA  CMM Chaplain John Kuvakas is second from the right. Two sets of Honor Flights arrived at Dulles IAP one hour apart and they were met by a Northern Virginia SAR Color Guard. CMM Chaplain John Kuvakas participated in each reception.
18 Apr 2026 Syria, VA  Gathering the Soil of Virginia. Ken Bonner (FFR) commanding the Color Guard, with sword, Bill Tugman (CFL0 with US Flag, Barry Schwoerer (SMJC) with Virginia Flag, Paul Parish (GDM) with Virginia Det 3 Flag, Pat Kelly (TJ) with musket, Eddie Daniel (CMM) digging up the soil, Mark Crain (CMM) holding the urn, Virginia SAR President Darrin Schmidt (FFR) in mufti, Virginia SAR Chaplain John Kuvakas (CMM) in 18c clerical garb). picture by Kelly Kuvakas. In a brief, but solemn, Ceremony soil of Virginia was collected in an urn which was then entrusted to the Virginia SAR President Darrin Schmidt, then the soil was blessed by Virginia SAR Chaplain John Kuvakas, and then President Schmidt pledged to take the soil to the Waxhaws, SC Battlefield and spread it on the mass grave of Virginian's who died there in 1780. At the Waxhaws Battlefield President Schmidt will be escorted by Chaplain Kuvakas and a Virginia Color Guard consisting of Ken Bonner and Bill Schwetke among others.
18 Apr 2026 Syria, VA  Color Guard and current and past state presidents, front row, left to right, Phil Williams, Pat Kelly, Virginia SAR President Darrin Schmidt, Mike Weyler, Bill Schwetke. Back row, left to right: Eddie Daniel, Virginia SAR Chaplain John Kuvakas, Paul Christensen, Michael Dennis, Bill Tugman, CMM President Mark Crain, Virginia SAR 1st VP Ken Bonner, Barry Schwoerer, Paul Parish, Rex Hancock, Tom Hamill. 56 Compatriots and family members from Eight Chapters (pus two guest chapters) gathered for a beautiful Spring Day in the Mountains for the joint April Chapter Meetings for the Eight Chapters. The traditional keynote speaker for this meeting is the Virginia SAR President and this year President Darrin Schmidt joined us.
04 Apr 2026 Warrenton, VA
30 May 2026 Winchester, VA  Today two bus-loads of veterans of WWII, Korea, and the Vietnam-era, loaded on buses for a trip to Washington, DC in their honor. The honors began in Winchester where the was a send-off ceremony including an SAR Color Guard. Bill Schwetke represented the CMM and carried the Culpeper Minute Bn Flag.
28 Mar 2026 Warrenton, VA  Cat Schwetke starts off the New/Prospective Member Orientation this morning. Today the Fauquier Court House Chapter NSDAR and the CMM conducted a joint New/Prospective Member Orientation at Warrenton Bible Fellowship in Warrenton. We started at 9:00 am with a continental breakfast and social time then held classes until noon. The first class was Bill Schwetke giving his talk on the Origins of the SAR/DAR/C.A.R. to everyone, then we split to separate classes for the DAR and C.A.R. Bill used four modules of New Compatriot Training from SAR University for the three SAR attendees. The attendees included ten DAR new members, one SAR new member, Eddie Daniel, and two SAR prospectives, Steve Hawkins and Jay King, and one C.A.R. member and one C.A.R. prospective.  We kicked off 15 minutes earlry, so not everyone had arrived, but we had a hard time to vacate so the early start.  Today's instructors, left to right: Annie Campeol, Virgnina Gerrish (CMM compatriot David Gerrish's wife), DAR District 9 Director Belinda Glenn, Bill Schwetke, and Cat Schwetke. 20-21 Mar 2026 Colonial Williamsburg The Virginia DAR 2026 Annual Meeting in Colonial Williams burg this weekend is well attended with over 500 at the Friday Evening Opening Banquet. The Virginia SAR Color Guard, led by Gary Dunaway, presented the Colors at the beginning of the program. Virginia SAR President Darrin Schmidt brought greetings from the Virginia SAR. The CMM was represented by Bill Schwetke.
 Virginia SAR Members at the Saturday Banquet, left to rights: 1st VP and VPG/IT Ken Bonner of the Sgt Maj John Champe Chapter, Robert Bennett of the Richard Henry Lee Chapter, Bill Schwetke of the Culpeper Minutemen Chapter, David Welker of the Sgt Maj John Champe Chapter, and Bill Greaf of the Williamsburg Chapter. |
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