25 July 2015 Fort Defiance, VA
All photos by Mary Frances McKinley unless otherwise marked.
Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery (photo by Bill Schwetke)
Virginia SAR President Reverdy Wright's Presidential Initiative to dedicate a marker to the 45 known Revolutionary War Patriots buried in the Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery was brought to completion with the dedication of the plaque in a ceremony today. The ceremony was conducted jointly with the Society of the War of 1812 in Virginia which dedicated a similar plaque to War of 1812 veterans known to be buried there. Past Presidents Lance Lyngar and Mike Lyman, and President Bill Schwetke, represented the CMM. Lyngar and Schwetke both participated in the Color Guard.
 General Daniel Morgan Chapter President Edmund Davidson as Master of Ceremonies. |  Virginia SAR President Reverdy Wright addresses the gathering as Society of the War of 1812 in Virginia 1st Vice President Walter Schffield looks on. |
The General Daniel Morgan Chapter was the host for the dedication, and chapter president Edmund Davidson conducted the ceremony. Remarks were given by Virginia SAR President Wright and War of 1812 1st Vice President Walter Scheffield. Virginia SAR Color Guard Commander, Darrin Schmidt, led a combined SAR/War of 1812 Color Guard to post the colors and fire a three-volley musket salute.
The Combined Virginia SAR/War of 1812 Color Guard posts the colors.
Virginia Color Guard Commander Darrin Schmidt commands the musket volleys.
 President Wright unveils the plaque honoring 45 Revolutionary War patriots. |  The plaque honoring 45 patriots. |
CMM participants, left to right, Lance Lyngar, Bill Schwetke, and Mike Lyman, with the plaques and the color guard.
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