Piedmont
Chapter's 24th Annual Banquet and Washington's Birthday Celebration
Date: February 17th, 2018
Guest Speaker: Linda Bahme
Topic: The Family of George Washington
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The Piedmont Chapter held it's 24th Anniversary Annual Meeting and
Awards Banquet on this date at the Roswell Adult Recreational Center
in Roswell GA. Members were recognized for their contributions to
the Chapter in 2017, JROTC Cadets were recognized for their achievements,
a Scout was recognized, and new Officers were sworn in & assumed
their roles for 2018.
Past Presidents were recognized including: Bill Kabel, Bill Lusk,
Paul Prescott, Bob Shaw, Jim McIntire, Bob Sapp, and George Thurmond.
Outgoing President Rick Reese Jr. and 2018 President Ron Redner
presided over the occasion.
Linda Bhame was the guest speaker for the evening.
2018 Officers:
President - Ronald (Ron) W. Redner
Vice President - Roy Greene
Secretary & Chancellor - Eric Thorstenberg
Treasurer - Allen Finley
Registrar - James (Jaime) Ruff
Sergeant-at-Arms - Zachary Miller
Chaplain - Martin (Bill) Kabel
Historian/Librarian - Bill Lusk
Publication Editor - Rick Reese III
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SAR Kettle
Creek - Washington, Georgia
Date: February 2018
Photos: Kettle
Creek ~ The Elijah Clark Ceremony | Kettle
Creek - War Hill Ceremony at Pope Center Each
year, American Revolutionary War Lieutenant Colonel Elijah Clarke,
nicknamed "Hero of the Hornet's Nest" is remembered with his fellow
patriots in Washington, GA. NSSAR Chapters from around the Southeast,
including the Piedmont Chapter, participate in a Memorial Service,
Parade, a Battle Field Reenactment, and a Ceremony at War Hill.
The Battle of Kettle Creek (February 14, 1779) was a major encounter
in the back country of Georgia during the American Revolutionary
War. It was fought in Wilkes County about eight miles (13 km) from
present-day Washington, Georgia. A militia force of Patriots decisively
defeated and scattered a Loyalist militia force that was on its
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Vietnam
War Veterans Day at Johns Creek
Date: March 28th 2018
Submitted by George Thurmond
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Piedmont
Color Guard members George Thurmond and Bob Sapp presented the colors
at the recent Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony hosted by the John's
Creek Veterans Association. Colonel Richard White spoke at the ceremony
and the JCVA recognized former Johns Creek City Council member Cori
Davenport for her contributions to the organization. The event,
which honors the official March 29th National Vietnam Veterans Day,
and the men and women who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam
War. Visit the John's Creek Veterans Memorial walk off Old Alabama
Rd.
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Fellowship
Christian School Student Wins Award
Date: April 21st 2018
Submitted by George Thurmond
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Piedmont Chapter Color Guard members George Thurmond and Rick Reese
Jr., along with Piedmont Chapter member Jerry Breed presented awards
on April 21st to middle school students at Fellowship Christian
School in Roswell, GA. for the 2018 SAR Brochure Contest. The school
entries were made under the encouragement of their teacher, Ms.
Joan Ergle for 8th Grade Social Studies. 75 students competed for
these awards. Students were encouraged through their research to
exhibit knowledge and understanding of American History using any
of the five "Foundational Documents" as the brochure theme which
include, Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of Independence,
the Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and the Bill of Rights.
Each finalist received a copy of the book "Founding Fathers".
8th Grade student Grace Hargett received a first place award and
received a check for $125 for her school entry along with a certificate
for winning the chapter competition. Grace's brochure will now be
entered in the Georgia State SAR Brochure Contest competition.
Connor Wright placed 2nd, receiving a check for $25 and a certificate,
Kailey Anne Breed (granddaughter of Gerald Breed) placed 3rd and
received a check for $15 for her work, and Sierra Inglis and Andrew
Schmidt both received a check for their entries in the contest.
Honorable Mention certificates were given to Grace Morgan, Chelsea
Pozatek and Ernest Carey.
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Fellowship
Christian School Student Wins State Award
Date: May 15th 2018
Submitted by George Thurmond
We congratulate Grace Hargett, 8th grade student at Fellowship Christian
School for winning the Georgia SAR State competition for her Brochure
entry. Grace's brochure on the Declaration of Independence now has
been entered in the National SAR Brochure competition. Grace received
a certificate and a check for $125 for her winning entry, along
with an additional check for $150 and certificate for winning the
state competition.
Grace is the daughter of Chad and Lorie Hargett of Roswell. Her
entry in the SAR Brochure contest was made with the encouragement
of her 8th Grade Social Studies teacher at Fellowship Christian,
Ms Joan Ergle.
Pictured above are (L to R) Ms Joan Ergle, Piedmont Chapter
Brochure Contest Chairman President George Thurmond, Grace Hargett,
Chad and Lorie Hargett, current Georgia State SAR Treasurer
Bob Shaw, and current Chapter President Ron Redner.
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Roswell
Remembers ~ Memorial Day 2018
Date: May 28th 2018
Submitted by Rick Reese Jr.
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The city of Roswell held the annual "Roswell Remembers" event on
the lawn behind the Roswell City Hall to honor our former and active
duty military personnel on Memorial Day, Monday 28, 2018. Despite
the threat of rain, the turnout was very good. Fortunately, the
rain held off until later in the day after the event had ended.
The Piedmont Chapter had a tent set up where interested attendees
could stop by to talk about the SAR and the traveling trunk artifacts
that were on display. Piedmont Color Guard members Bob Sapp, George
Thurmond, and Paul Prescott were on hand to address their questions.
Those Piedmont Color Guard members plus color guard member Bill
Floyd from the Mount Vernon Chapter presented the colors to open
the ceremony in front of the hundreds of people in the seated audience.
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Piedmont
Chapter Annual Picnic
Date: June 16th 2018
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This years picnic was held on Saturday 6/16, at the Roswell Bulloch
Hall pavilion. We had a good turnout with 55 people attending.
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John's
Creek Independence Day Parade
Date: July 4th 2018
Piedmont Chapter Color Guard members George Thurmond and Jaime Ruff
participated in this years John's Creek 4th of July Parade.
The chapter earned 64 Americanism points by marching in the parade.
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Windward
4th of July Children's Parade
Date: July 4th 2018
Piedmont Chapter color guard members George Thurmond and Jaime Ruff
led this years Windward Community 4th of July Children's Parade.
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Bob Sapp
Receives The Minuteman Award at the 128th SAR Annual Congress
in July
Piedmont Chapter SAR member Robert A. (Bob) Sapp was recently
honored at the SAR's 128th Annual Congress in Houston, Texas with
the prestigious Minuteman Award.
Bob was aware in the spring of his award, then 2017-2018 SAR President
General Larry Guzy presented the award to him at this years
annual Congress.
President General Larry Guzy, Bob Sapp and George Thurmond
Previous
and New Recipients of the Minuteman Award
Front Row (All new recipients): (l-r) Ed Rigel, Sr., Dour
Collins (KY), Martin Boyer (France Society), Bob Sapp, John Sinks
(DC).
Back Row: Michael Tomme, Lindsey Brock, David Appleby, George
Thurmond, Nathan White (TX). All are Past President Generals's
except George Thurmond.
One was missing from the Annual Congress - David Billings
(AL).
George Thurmond received his Minuteman Award & medal in 2008
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Constitution
Week Recognized by the Cities of Roswell & Milton
Date: September 2018
Submitted by Ron Redner
The Roswell and Milton City Councils both issued a Proclamation
in recognition of Constitution Week on September 17th through September
22nd. Mayor Lori Henry issued a Proclamation for Roswell
and Mayor Joe Lockwood issued a Proclamation for Milton.
Invited were members of the Piedmont Chapter of the Sons of American
Revolution (SAR), the Martha Stuart Bulloch Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution (DAR) and the Martha Stewart Bulloch
Chapter of the Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.).
Uniformed Color Guard members of the Piedmont Chapter opened the
meeting by leading the Pledge of Allegiance. George Thurmond,
Bob Sapp, Rick Reese Jr., and Paul Prescott
made up the Color Guard unit.
Both events at Roswell City Hall and at Milton City Hall were published
by the Alpharetta Patch.
The articles are linked here:
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Memorial
Service & Grave Marking for Mike Ruff
Date: September 22nd, 2018
Submitted by Jaime Ruff
The Service was held at the Georgia National Cemetery, near Canton,
GA. His Grave Marker was presented by the Gwinnett Chapter of the
SAR.
Read Obituary's
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Memorial
Service & Grave Marking
for Billy Gene Holcombe
Date: September 22nd, 2018
Submitted by George Thurmond
A Grave Marker was presented by the Piedmont Chapter of the SAR
for member Billy Gene Holcomb who passed away in March of 2017.
The ceremony
was held at his grave at the Georgia National Cemetery.
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Fellowship
Christian School Teacher Wins Bronze Good Citizenship Medal
Date: October 24th 2018
Submitted by George Thurmond
The Piedmont Chapter honors and congratulates 8th Grade Social Studies
teacher Ms Joan Ergle at Fellowship Christian School in Roswell,
GA. She was presented with a SAR Bronze Good Citizenship Medal
for her continued support of the Piedmont Chapter and the SAR by
sponsoring the Sgt Moses Brochure Contest in her classes
over the past four years.
The local, state and national SAR Brochure contest is focused on
6th, 7th or 8th grade Middle School level students. The contest
promotes knowledge of the American Revolutionary War by rewarding
students with cash prizes for the most creative, accurate and visually
appealing brochures on a designated theme.
During this four year time of guidance by Ms. Ergel, Fellowship
Christian School entries finished 2nd and 3rd place nationally
at the annual SAR Conventions.
Ms Ergle was entered in the Dr. Tom & Betty Lawrence American
History Teacher contest, competing with other teachers around
the country. She has a good chance of doing well. Congratulations!
Go Paladins!
Pictured above are (L to R) Rick Reese Jr., Ms Joan Ergle,
and
Piedmont Chapter Brochure Contest Chairman George Thurmond.
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Veterans
Day Ceremony at the Atlanta History Center
Date: October 11th 2018
The Georgia Color Guard presented colors at the Annual Veterans
Day Ceremony on Sunday 11/11 at the Atlanta History Center.
That day was established to commemorate the end of WWI, when that
war ended on the "11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month".
The annual Veterans Day program at Veterans Park featured a keynote
speech by Joe Galloway, one of America's premiere war correspondents
and co-author of the international bestseller We Were Soldiers
Once... And Young, which was adapted into the acclaimed movie
We Were Soldiers. The GSSAR Color guard was proud to be a
part of a very special Day.
The Color Guard members were Tom Chrisman (Mt. Vernon), David
Wiley (Mt. Vernon),
Rick Reece Jr. (Piedmont), and Shep Hammack (Mt. Vernon).
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