At the November 13th NCSAR New Bern Chapter meeting, Calieb Duval (Pamlico County High School Navy JROTC Program), was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for representing the North Carolina Society- SAR in the JROTC Cadet of the Year at the 131st Congress of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Renton, […]
We had a great Chapter meeting on 13 November 2021. It was installation of Officers and Awards day. We presented the Bronze 250th Anniversary Medals to 6 more chapter members. Four were present and two got theirs later. We presented the Bronze Chapter Distinguish Service Medal to our past president and current State Sr Vice […]
On November 11th, 2021, Over 200 people joined the American Legion Post 539 to support a march of 22 kilometers to bring awareness to the 22 Veterans that are committing suicide daily. The march finished with an event at Union Point Park, New Bern, NC. Dana Outlaw , Rob Webster and Bob Ainsley attended the ceremony […]
(November 11, 2021) The Mecklenburg Chapter in Charlotte, NC, hosted another large community dinner event on Veterans Day this year featuring a well-known media professional from Washington, D.C., Gayle Jessup White. She is also a descendant of our Nation’s third President, Thomas Jefferson, and his enslaved mistress, Sally Hemings. “An integral part of our Society’s […]
On 2 November, Gary Gillette (NCSAR New Bern Chapter) and Tammy Gillette (NCDAR, Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter), delivered 3 boxes of snacks for the Canteen, at the NC Veterans Home in Kinston, NC. Their Canteen includes various “snack items”, which residents can purchase for .25 cents each. It provides the residents an opportunity to periodically […]
Nash Central HS AP History teacher Compatriot Renny Taylor accompanied the school’s Naval JROTC unit who were participating in the Veterans Day ceremony at Jack Laughery Park in Rocky Mount. The unit took part in various parts of the ceremony.
The Shaw-May American Legion Post 38 in Roanoke Rapids hosted a Veterans Day ceremony that included not only the American Legion, but also the Am Vets Post 101, The VFW District Commander, the Roanoke Rapids HS Army JROTC and the Halifax Resolves Chapter NCSSAR. Chapter President Ken Wilson presented the chapter wreath in remembrance of […]
On 8 November, Gary Gillette (representing the Air Force) and Robert Mull (representing the Army), both members of the NCSAR New Bern Chapter, spoke with approximately 450 children (K – 5) at the Bangert Elementary School in New Bern, about Veterans Day. This is the 5th year, that members of the SAR Chapter, has had […]
NC SAR President and New Bern Chapter member Jay DeLoach presented Eagle Scout Recognition Certificates to three new Eagle Scouts during a Troop 13 Eagle Court of Honor on Thursday, November 4 at Centenary United Methodist Church. Pictured from left to right: NC SAR President Jay DeLoach; Eagle Scouts Alexander Murphy, Ben Gerber, and Nathan […]
Brian Dillon, Bob Mull, Don Eglinton, Michael Scott and Carleton Webster were inducted on Saturday, 30 October 2021, 0930 at the Pollock Street Gate of Tryon Palace, New Bern, NC as new members of the New Bern Chapter of the North Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. The new members are flanked […]
Kathleen Benedict, Sr. President, NC CAR and Davis Benedict, President, NC CAR were each presented a Sestercentennial (250th Anniversary) Recognition Medal Award by RADML Jay DeLoach, USN (Ret), President, NC Society – SAR on Saturday, 30 October 2021 for their continued participation in local chapter, state, and national 250th Anniversary events throughout North Carolina during […]
The New Bern Chapter – NC SAR and the Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter – DAR co-hosted a hybrid grave marking ceremony for Patriot Maj Isaac Guion (P-171654) at the Cedar Grove Cemetery, 808 George Street, New Bern, NC 28560 (35.111244N, -77.0437764W) on Saturday, 30 October 2021, 1100-1200. The Honorable Ken McCotter, Jr. (a Sixth Great […]
On October 23, 2021, Compatriots from the Sandhills SAR Chapter joined compatriots from other chapters of the North Carolina SAR Society, to present a Memorial Wreath and participated in the Piedmont Color Guard Ceremony for the Guilford Battle DAR Chapter Grave Marking Ceremony for Revolutionary War Patriot – Barney Clapp at the Brick Reformed […]
On Saturday, 23 October 2021, 1400-1500 New Bern Chapter members Rob Webster, Jay DeLoach and Bob Ainsley attended the grave marking ceremonies for Compatriots Marion Stuart Davis, Samuel Perry Boddie, Samuel Perry Burt, William Ballard Barrow and Jones Fuller Malone at the Oakwood Cemetery in Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The ceremony was hosted by […]
Blue Ridge Chapter Patriot Grave Marking Event Honoring James M. Alexander (1756-1844)One of Buncombe County, North Carolina’s first settlers was honored by the Blue Ridge Chapter Sons of the American Revolution at a grave marking ceremony Saturday, October 9, 2021. Patriot James M. Alexander, who rests in the Piney Grove Cemetery in Swannanoa, […]
On Saturday, 23 October 2021, New Bern Chapter Color Guard Members Rob Webster, Jay DeLoach and Bob Ainsley participated in the Grave Marking Ceremony for Patriot Francis Timberlake (b: 6/6/2758 d: 6/10/1830), P-305320. The ceremony was hosted by the Halifax Resolves Chapter – NC SAR and the Shocco Creek Chapter – NSDAR at the Timberlake […]
On Monday, 25 October, the New Bern Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, and the Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, presented a Certificate of Appreciation to the Cotton Funeral Home of New Bern. Cotton Funeral Home supported the “247th Anniversary of the New Bern Resolves”, which was […]