CINCINNATI PATRIOT

https://cincinnatisar.org/ - Editor, Jeff Hartman - Flintlockjeff@gmail.com

On Saturday, February 8th at the Hope Hotel & Richard C, HolbrookeConference Center 80 people were invited to attend a luncheon andCeremony to Honor six Police Officers who risked their own lives toquell an active shooter who was killing people in Dayton Ohio’sHistorical Oregon District on August 4th, 2019. The CincinnatiChapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (CCSAR) joined theOhio Society SAR in an opportunity to present the SAR’s highestHonor for Heroism to:

Sergeant William "Chad" Knight

Officer Jeremy Campbell

Officer Vincent Carter

Officer David Denlinger

Officer Ryan Nabel

Officer Brian Rolfes

Jeff Hartman

The Official Newsletter of The Cincinnati Chapter

Sons of the American Revolution

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March 2020VOL. 34, ISSUE 3

SAR Honors "Dayton Six"

l to r -- Attorney General Dave Yost, Lt. James Mullins, Chief Richard S. Biehl, Officer Jeremy Campbell,Officer Vincent Carter, Officer Ryan Nabel, Officer David Denlinger, Sergeant William "Chad" Knight,

CCSAR Past President & OHSSAR past President James D. Schaffer (a retired Blue Ash Police Officer) was

instrumental in working with the Dayton Police Department’s management and SAR with the arrangements

for the event. He was supported by seventeen members of CCSAR and 30 members of the Ohio SAR at the

Ceremony. Ohio Attorney General David Yost was the Keynote Speaker who presented a moving overview

of the circumstances that occurred the evening of August 4th 2019 where these brave men proved their metal

and how the thin Blue Line serves under very difficult circumstances.

Each table was set by the Ladies Auxiliary of OHSAR with a vase containing six matched red roses and six

thin blue ribbons affirming the action and tradition of these six. The room was specially decorated with the

Hub Scott Colonial Flag Collection of Flags flown over these United States of America and served for the

past 250 years by many other brave men. The ceremony was emceed by CCSAR President Turner Lee

Wilkerson and the medals presented by OHSSAR President L. Steven Hinson.

Tribute properly made to these men who went into action in a very timely manner to prevent even more

carnage. As Chaplain Bonniwell prayed at the Benediction, God Bless them and God Bless these United

States of America. by --Michael B. Gunn, Ph.D. 

Dayton Six (cont'd.)

State of OhioAttorney General Dave Yost

Ohio Society SAR President Steve Hinson

Cincinnati ChapterPresident Lee Wilkerson

Commander Frash and The Ohio Society Composite Color Guard preparing to Advance the Colors

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Compatriot James Russell Halls of The

Cincinnati Chapter of the Ohio Society and

the National Society of the Sons of the

American Revolution Is hereby celebrated

on the 100th Anniversary of His Birth.

On this, the 3rd day of March, in the Year of

our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty.

 Members of the Cincinnati Chapter, with

members of the family, friends and members

of the community hereby wish James a Most

Happy Birthday!

Be it proclaimed, that on this day we honor

his service to God, Country and Family—we

show our deepest  gratitude for his personal

service and sacrifice in the defense of these

United Sates with the same spirit and

passion displayed by his Patriot Ancestors in

the founding days of our American

Republic.

Compatriot Jim Halls Celebrates 100 Years

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A fraternal and civic society composed of lineal descendants of the men who wintered at Valley Forge, signed the Declaration of Independence, foughtin the battles of the American Revolution, served in the Continental Congress, or otherwise supported the cause of American Independence. 

The Cincinnati Chapter Sons Of The American Revolution Is A Registered 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Public Charity 

http://www.cincinnatisar.org/

In PatriotismLee Wilkerson

President - Cincinnati Chapter SARleewilkerson503@gmail.com

President's Message

Lee Wilkerson - PresidentCincinnati Chapter SAR

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Service

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to be present at the 100th birthday ofone of our Chapter Members—our most senior member! The closestcontender for that esteemed position is a young 93 year old WWII sailor— Compatriot William Malicote!

Compatriot Jim Halls was born in 1920—right at the end of the “War toend all Wars”, the end of the “Spanish Flu Pandemic” and right at thebeginning of the “Roaring 20’s”.  Jim’s teenage years were during the"Great Depression" and in the late 30’s and early 40’s while the worldwas preparing for yet another Great War, he became an adult.

World War Two required his service and Jim became an officer in theUS Army and after seemingly endless training, in July of 1944 he landedon Utah Beach in Normandy, France.  About a month later Jim wasevacuated to France with wounds that would end his military servicecareer—but did it?

Jim recovered from his wounds, was married and became a father.  He had a terrific career and becameinvolved with his family and community.  His character and personality along with his proven gift ofleadership made him visible to many and an inspiration to all he meets.

Yesterday, as he enjoyed the accolades and celebrity of being the most senior man in the room, all of his lifewas visible in the faces of his family, friends and compatriots.  Jim has lived a life of Service and Grace thatcontinues into his 101st year!

When one see’s a trait in someone else that they admire, they frequently “wish” it for themselves—at least Ido!  So, standing here at the beginning of the "Roaring 20's Redux", I wonder—with only 30 years to gobefore I catch up with Jim—will I still have a desire to be of Service to others?

Will You?

We were all Blessed to be with Jim on this special day!

Happy Birthday Lt. Halls

Washington's Birthday Celebration

General Washingtonescorted by the Nolan Carson Memorial

Color Guard.

His Excellency, General George Washington, slices his Birthday Cake on his 288th Birthday

Compatriot Jerry Knight presents ourNational Colors escorted by the Nolan

Carson Memorial Color Guard.

H a p p y B i r h t d a y , G e n e r a l W a s h i n g t o nOn February 15th, the Cincinnati Chapters of the DAR & SAR along with the Ft. Washington Chapter C.A.R.celebrated His Excellency's 288th Birthday at the Cincinnati Woman's club of Cincinnati. Regent GretchenWilson Cincinnati Chapter DAR and Vice President Greg Ballman, Cincinnati Chapter SAR led this jointcelebratory remembrance.An estimated 105 guests joined in the gala event and were reminded by His Excellency of the values thatguided the creation of this Great Nation!

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Cincinnati ChapterHistory

Gary Duffield, Historian,Cincinnati Chapter SAR

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When it opened the 340-room hotel located on this site was consideredone of the finest hotels in the world. Abraham Lincoln stayed here onSeptember 17-18, 1859, while campaigning for the Ohio RepublicanParty. Lincoln also stayed at this hotel on February 12, 1861, during hisinaugural journey to Washington, D.C. to be sworn in as the 16thpresident. His speech from the hotel balcony expressed his desire toabide by the Constitution on the issue of slavery. After the Battle ofShiloh (Pittsburgh Landing) in April 1862, the hotel served as a hospitalfor wounded troops nursed by the Cincinnati Sisters of Charity. OnMarch 20th, 1864, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William TecumsehSherman met in "Parlor A" to coordinate their campaigns againstRichmond, Virginia and Atlanta, Georgia, eventually leading to Federalvictory in the American Civil War. After the American Civil War,"Parlor A" was used by local veterans for the Grand Army of theRepublic meetings. The register of the hotel bears the names of HenryClay, Daniel Webster, James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, Salmon P.Chase, and Horace Greeley. The hotel stopped operations on July 15th,1926.

Burnet House

The Burnet HouseCincinnati, Ohio

From the Quill of

Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell

Chaplain Cincinnati Chapter & Ohio Society SAR

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Chaplain’s Corner

First, God uses common people.  God never looks at anyone and says, “They are just so cool, winsome andspecial — I’ve got to be their friend.”  The Bible reveals that God uses lots of people whose debit side of the pageexceeds the credit side … “For consider your calling brother: not many of you were wise, according to worldlystandards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth, but God chose foolish people, i.e. ordinarypeople, to confound the wise, and He chooses the weak people of the world to confound the mighty.”  Check outthe story of Gideon in Judges 6.  He lacked self-confidence; he was a coward and an idolater, in other words justan ordinary guy; yet God used him.  He really didn’t bring anything to the table, but he did surrender to the call.

Secondly, God uses cleansed people.  James says, “We all sin in many different ways, but there is forgivenesswith God.”  The problem with many believers however, is that they will not forgive themselves.   Put away yourown self atonement kit; shake off that self-deprecating spirit.  If God forgives you and you won’t forgive yourselfthen your standards are higher than that of Christ, and you’re basically saying that the all-sufficient and perfectsacrifice of Christ for sin isn’t sufficient for you!  There is forgiveness with God, and that’s the only forgivenessthat counts.  “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from allunrighteousness.”  Stop remembering what God has forgotten!  Once sin is confessed, He removes it as far as theEast is from the West, and He remembers it no more. When God forgives our sin, He gives Himself a case ofamnesia and He has long forgotten that which may be tormenting you because He forgave the sin you committed.

Thirdly, God uses courageous people.  Being courageous is not the same thing as being hot headed.  Beingcourageous is not the same thing as being hot headed.  Biblical courage is just trusting God’s directives.  Abrahamwas courageous because when God called him in Ur of the Chaldees, he journeyed a thousand miles throughhostile territories in order to be obedient to the Heavenly vision.  The Genesis record says, “He went out notknowing where he was going.” If you’re willing to do what God says then you qualify, because that’s courage. 

Fourthly, God also uses cautious people.  People who have courage that is not tempered by wisdom arereckless!  When God whittled down Gideon’s army to 300 men, Gideon was told to watch how the men woulddrink.  Some knelt down putting their mouth to the water lapping like a dog with their neck exposed.  Others kneltdown while looking up at the hills where the enemy was, and they cupped water in their hands and brought it totheir mouth!  Those were the warrior types that were to be selected.  They were courageous yet cautious and actingin wisdom.

Fifthly, God uses confident people.  Confidence is born of worship and from living in God’s Word.  A well-known Chinese evangelist, Leland Wong, put three sentences on the stationary he used for correspondence: “Thesun stood still.” (Joshua 10:13) … “The iron did swim.” (II Kings 6:6) and, “This God is our God.” (Psalm48:14) The juxtaposition of those verses revealed that Wong had confidence that God could do the impossible. We don’t just get up and say, ‘Starting today I’m going to be confident in God!’  But rather slowly as we mature inour relationship with Christ, we begin to realize that He is indeed trustworthy and faithful.  Can we talk?  Is yoursa lackluster Christian life?  Then say to the Father, “Here am I send me!”  Tell the Lord that you want to be usedby Him.  It’ll mess up your whole schedule and you’ll never be the worse for it.  True spirituality is nothing lessthan availability.  Stop demurring and start surrendering.  God uses common people, cleansed people, courageouspeople, cautious people, and confident people.  I’m pretty sure you meet those prerequisites.

Get your boots on solider; God wants to put you into the fray and use you mightily.

You think about that! Amen.

QUIT BELIEVING THE DEVIL’S LIEWho said you’re not good enough, anointed enough, or spiritual enough to beused by God?  Stop thinking you’re just a lowly grunt in the Kingdom.  Here’sthe kind of person God will use.

President Harrison's Birthday

Compatriots JackBredenfoerder, MichaelGunn, Greg Ballman,Bob Bowers and GaryDuffield prepare for the

parade to PresidentHarrison's Monument.

A view up thepromenade to

Presidents Harrison'sMonument in North

Bend, OH.

On a cold and snowy day, February 7th marked the annual Parade to celebrate President William

Henry Harrison's Birthday. Members of the Cincinnati Chapter SAR Nolan Carson Memorial Color

Guard participated in the mile long uphill march to his memorial in North Bend, OH. Weathering the

cold were Compatriots Jack Bredenfoerder, Michael Gunn, Greg Ballman, Bob Bowers and Gary

Duffield. The birthday march is accompanied by the local high school band and well as many local

civic organizations.

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Commander Brad JarardNolan Carson Memorial

Color GuardCincinnati Chapter SAR

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All Cincinnati Chapter Members

We have a large and growing Ceremonial and Historical unit…but with manydemands.

We’re always looking for new recruits to attend events in a period uniform.You can do all or any of these:

Be part of a flag ceremony - Do a musket salute - Be part of a soldierly and unit drills -Do historical presentations

DAR/CAR Liaison Communique

George Stewart, 2nd Vice President

Programs & History Teacher Contest

Committee Chairman

Cincinnati Chapter SAR

Cincinnati Chapters of DAR &SAR Meet Jointly in February

with Ft. Washington CAR

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Can you think of a better way to celebrate President’s Day thanhaving lunch with George Washington? The President’s Dayluncheon was hosted by the Cincinnati Chapter Daughters ofthe American Revolution and the Cincinnati Chapter Sons ofthe American Revolution. The Fort Washington ChapterChildren of the American Revolution was invited and they hadthe opportunity to sit at President Washington’s table for lunch.With the guidance of their senior leadership, this is one of themost active and successful chapters in the state of Ohio. Wewant to continue to support this chapter. We took thisopportunity to present the Fort Washington Chapter CAR witha check for $150.00.The Fort Hamilton Chapter CAR will behaving a field trip and meeting at the VOA Museum in March.It is my hope to present them with their $150.00 check and buyall the attendees ice cream afterwards. This is a younger, newerbut growing chapter that we want to continue to support also.Ihave compiled a list of the 24 DAR Chapters in southwestOhio including their Regents, Vice Regents and contactinformation.

General Washington welcomesCAR members.

General Washington'sBirthday Address

Compatriot George Stewartpresents an annual gift to the

Ft. Washington C.A.R ChapterPresident

All seven High School JROTC commanders have been contacted and we haveapproximate dates of their ceremonies.  None of the High Schools haveselected their cadets yet.  Most ceremonies will be in April or May. I haveordered the Bronze JROTC medals and certificates. I have presenters for all ofthe High School Ceremonies! 

All five College ROTC commanders have been contacted and we have approx-mate dates of their ceremonies.  None of the colleges have selected their cadetsyet.  Most ceremonies will be in April.  I have ordered the Silver ROTCmedals and certificates.   I have presenters for all of the College Ceremonies! 

This year we are trying to get candidates for the JROC “Enhanced JROTCProgram”. This program is for High School Juniors who is in the top 10% oftheir JROTC class, in the top 25% of their High School class.  They must writea 500-700 word paper on “How the JROTC has prepare me to be a bettercitizen of the United States of America”.  The candidates must berecommended by their High School Principle and JROTC Senior MilitaryInstructor. We have three High Schools who have expressed interest in theprogram, Hamilton, Lebanon and Princeton.  Winner is expected to be chosenaround April 1st. 

JROTC/ ROTC

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Gary Duffield Chairman of the

ROTC/JROTC for theCincinnati chapter

US Army ROTC / JROTCUS Air Force ROTC / JROTC

Our chapter has approved $400 to the first place candidate and the SAR Advanced JROTC medal andCertificate.  The winner of the chapter goes to OSSAR competition where the winners is awarded at the annualmeeting in May. The 1st place winner gets $500, 2nd place $200, third place $100. The winner of each state-level society competition will be entered into the National JROTC Recognition program. The winning cadet atthe national society level will receive his or her award at the annual SAR Congress in Richmond, Virginia. Theaward will be the National JROTC Medallion and an award of $5,000.  The 2nd Place award is $2,000 and the3rd Place award is $1,000. Two new award levels for 4th and 5th Place introduced for 2018-2019 are now at$250 each.ittle bit of body text

The Cincinnati Chapter SAR strives to make every event self-sustaining! However, carrying out the History,

Education and Patriotic Objectives that are set before us occasionally need additional resources to be most successful!

Your participation, by way of monetary gifts and donations are most welcome and tax exempt. Gifts shall be

graciously received and should be made payable to: Treasurer Cincinnati Chapter SAR

and addressed to: Compatriot Michael J. Blum, 2999 Acer Court, Hamilton, Ohio 45013

Event Calendar

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For more information on these events, please visit: CincinnatiSAR.org and click the EVENTS tab.

Speakers Wanted!Seeking your assistance and hopefully possible input for our yearly luncheons.

If you have heard or know of a speaker who you think the membership (and guests) would be

interested in hearing at one of our luncheons next year, please contact George Stewart at

georgehstewartjr@gmail.com

Your serious interest and potential response to this matter will be greatly appreciated!

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A conflict between George Washington and Thomas

Jefferson? Most Americans are unaware of this

historical reality. History tends to cast the early years of

America in a glow of camaraderie, but there were many

conflicts between the Founding Fathers-and none more

important than the clash between Washington and

Jefferson. In  The Great Divide, acclaimed historian

Thomas Fleming examines how the differing

temperaments and leadership styles of Washington and

Jefferson shaped two opposing views of the presidency

and the nation, and how this rift profoundly influenced

the next two centuries of America's history and

resonates to the present day.

The Great Divide:

The Conflict between Washington

and Jefferson That Defined

America, Then and Now

Wed 6-Mar 5:30PM / 7:00PM Fri 14-Mar

Wed 1-Apr 5:30PM / 7:00PMThur 2 April 5:30PM / 7:00PM

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