Volume 5, Issue 2 May 2014

The Long Rifleman Louisville-Thruston Chapter

Gen. George Rogers Clark Founder of Louisville

Kentucky Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

2013 - 2015 Officers

President: Douglas T. Collins President Elect: Rev. Paul W. Smith 1st Vice-President: Drake W. Rinesmith 2nd Vice-President: James W. Jackson, Sr. 3rd Vice-President: Donald C. Thom Secretary: Jon E. Huffman Treasurer: Joseph L. Shields Registrar: Jessie Hagan Chancellor: George Timothy Todd Kitchen Historian: Jon E. Huffman Chaplain: Rev. Paul W. Smith Past President: John H. Huffman, Sr. Color Guard Cmdr.: Daniel N. Klinck

President’s  Message

Compatriots, As we begin the second year of my term in office, I am pleased to report that we have had a prosperous 2013-2014.  Our  chapter’s  Youth  Contest  winners in Eagle Scout, Knight Essay and JROTC advanced to win their respective categories at the State competition and went on to represent Kentucky at the National level. We have completed another rewarding year of support of the JROTC programs at our local high schools and the University of Louisville by awarding ten Bronze Medals and two Silver Medals to well deserving candidates. In November, we teamed with Kin-dred Healthcare to provide over 1500 personal care items for our veterans at the VA Hospital. Last, but not least, Will Schrader and Dick Bierman have both attended countless naturalization ceremonies at the Federal Courthouse. Their attendance in their color guard  uniforms  definitely  add  “color”  to  the  festivities.   Our  chapter’s  color  guard  unit  continues  to  represent  us  well  with  appearances  throughout  the  state. Their distinguished representation in uniforms of the 1st Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line stands out as an easily recognized symbol of the Revolutionary War. Hope-fully you saw the article in the last issue of the SAR Magazine about the new 1st Virginia Regi-mental Flag we recently acquired. From grave markings, to parades, to other events of non-SAR organizations, the Dr. V. Edward Masters Memorial Color Guard is at the ready. If you are interested in wearing the distinguished red, white and blue, please contact Commander Dan Klinck for details. Over the last year, we have seen a steady increase in meeting attendance, and we will continue the effort to contain our costs and present relevant topics of interest for everyone. Thank you for  your  support  and  continued  involvement.  We  hope  to  continue  our  successful  “Night  at  the  Ballpark”  event  in  August,  and  possibly  even  schedule  a  Sunday  cruise  on  the  Belle  of  Louis-ville in September. Remember that opportunities are always available to serve on various committees and in nu-merous volunteer activities. Just a few examples where we need help are: volunteering at National Headquarters (which is rewarded with a Lafayette Medal after 40 hours of volunteer service), material donations for the VA Medical center, naturalization ceremonies, grave mark-ings, JROTC award presentations, school programs, Eagle Scout activities, color guard partici-pation, etc.

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Annual Meeting Held on April 12, 2014

You may want to consider sponsoring and presenting a Flag Certificate to an individual, a company or an organization that regularly flies the United States flag. We have recently presented three Flag Certificates. Please note that a Flag Certificate should not be given to any commercial enterprise that obviously flies the flag for advertising purposes. Certificates are available through the SAR Store, and while the cost is nominal, the goodwill is tremendous. Flag Day is a great time to do this. Our next meeting will be the Flag Day Luncheon on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Hurstbourne Country Club. Our speaker will be Maj. Gen. Carl D. Black (Ret.). Additionally, we will be honoring seven chapter members who earned Korean War  Service  status.  If  you  remember  our  celebration  of  WW  II  Veterans  in  2012,  this  is  one  meeting  you  won’t  want  to  miss. Please feel free to contact me directly at: aliedoug@twc.com. I would appreciate your feedback to see what we can do to enhance participation and our exposure in the local community. Doug Douglas T. Collins, Chapter President

Forty-five  compatriots  and  guests  attended  the  chapter’s  Annual  Luncheon  Meeting  on  Saturday,  April  12,  2014  at   Louisville Country Club. Each year at its Annual Meeting, Louisville-Thruston Chapter recognizes fellow compatriots for their service to SAR as well as individuals from both law enforcement and fire safety for outstanding accomplish-ments in their respective fields. This year, President Doug Collins presented the SAR Commendation Medal for Law Enforcement to Officer Dale Fryrear of the Louisville Police Department. The SAR Commendation Medal for Fire Safety went to Major Brian S. Meurer of the Louisville Fire Department, presented by 1st Vice-President Drake Rinesmith.  The  SAR  Foundation  Lamplighter  Award,  given  annually  by  the  Center  for  Advancing  America’s  Heritage,  was awarded to David W. McCaulley, Sr.  The  Chapter’s    Bronze  Medal  of  Distinguished  Service  was  awarded  to   Norbert Rawert, Sr. by former president George E. Meyers. Compatriot Will Schrader received the Bronze Roger Sherman Medal for outstanding service rendered to the chapter. President Doug Collins presented his wife, Alison Collins with the Lydia Darragh Medal for her support and work behind the scenes during his term as president. Three new members received rosette lapel pins - Compatriots Frank Preston, David McCaulley, Jr. and Zachary Bozwell. Two compatriots were awarded membership anniversary certificates - Hayden Fuller for 15 years and Jon E. Huffman for 5 years. The featured speaker was Dr. Nancy Stearns Theiss, Executive Director of the Oldham County Historical Society,  whose  talk  was  entitled  “Oldham  County:  Life  at  the  River’s  Edge.”

Officer Dale Fryrear was awarded the SAR Commendation Medal for Law Enforcement by President Doug Collins.

Major Brian Meurer received the SAR Commendation for Fire Safety from 1st Vice-President Drake Rinesmith.

Dr. Nancy Stearns Theiss spoke about life in early Oldham County.

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Seated (L to R) Frances and Bill Cook, Frank Preston, Allen and Cathy Davis. Alison Collins was awarded the Lydia Darragh Medal.

Three members received rosettes: Frank Preston, David McCaulley, Jr. and young Zachary Bozwell.

(L to R) David W. McCaulley, David W. McCaulley, Jr., Lowell Collard and Gary Reasor.

David McCaulley, Sr. was awarded the SAR Lamplighter Award by President Doug Collins.

Norb Rawert received the Bronze Medal for Distinguished Service from former president George E. Meyers.

Will Schrader was awarded the Bronze Roger Sherman Medal by President Doug Collins.

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Annual Meeting (cont.)

Maj. Gen. Carl Black (Ret.) to Speak at Flag Day Meeting

Maria and John Stephens with former NSSAR President General David Sympson.

Anniversary certificates were awarded to (L) Hayden Fuller for 15 years of membership and Jon E. Huffman for 5 years.

(L to R) Donald and Carolyn Thom, John Bondurant, Doug and son, Zachary Bozwell.

Compatriot Doug Bozwell pinned a rosette on his son, Zachary.

General Black was born in Frankfort, KY and raised on a farm near Shelbyville. While a student at the University of Kentucky, he entered the ROTC cadet program and was commis-sioned Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force on May 30, 1955. He completed basic pilot training at Greenville Air Force Base, Mississippi, in October 1956. Following 4 years active duty, he joined the Air Force Reserve in February 1959 and trans-ferred to the Kentucky Air National Guard in May 1961. Recalled to active duty in January 1968, the General was stationed with the 123rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri and Itazuke Air Force Base, Japan, where he served as the Wing Training Officer and Wing Program Director. Released from active duty in June 1969, he returned to the Kentucky Air National Guard where he was appointed the 123rd Group Com-mander in May 1974 and became the 123rd Wing Commander on February 1, 1981.

General Black retired from the military with the rank of Major General on 31 December 1987. His many decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea); Air Force Meritorious Service Medal; Air Force Outstanding Unit Award w/3 oak leaf clusters; Combat Readiness Medal w/4 oak leaf clusters; National De-fense Service Medal; Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon; and the Kentucky Distinguished Service Medal.

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ROTC / JROTC Awards

Terry Brown presented the Silver ROTC Medal to Army Cadet Marquetta Scott at the University of Louisville on April 16, 2014.

Each year, Louisville-Thruston Chapter presents the SAR ROTC Medal to ROTC and JROTC cadets who have been selected by their commanding officers for having a high degree of merit in leadership qualities, military bearing and general all-around excellence. During 2014, twelve cadets from local high schools and the University of Louisville will be awarded the medal. The medal is awarded by SAR in order to foster the principles of the “citizen-soldier”  exemplified  by  the  Minutemen  of  Revolutionary  War days. The Silver ROTC Medal is presented only to students in a college or university ROTC unit, and the Bronze JROTC Medal is presented to students in a secondary school JROTC.

Lowell Collard presented the SAR Bronze Medal to Navy JROTC Cadet Joshua Jones at Iroquois High School on May 7, 2014.

Marine JROTC Cadet Timothy Batsaikhon accepted the SAR Bronze Medal from Norb Rawert at Jtown High School on April 24, 2014.

Fern Creek High School Marine JROTC Cadet Rolando Santiago accepted the SAR Bronze Medal from Drake Rinesmith on May 15, 2014.

Army JROTC Cadet Rhys Raymond of Eastern High School was presented the SAR Bronze Medal by Norb Rawert on at the Middletown VFW Post on May 9, 2014.

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SAR 125th Anniversary Recognized by the City of Bardstown

Compatriots from both the Louisville Thruston & Gov. Isaac Shelby Chapters attended the City Council Meeting in Bardstown, KY on April 22, 2014 to accept a Proclamation from Mayor William Sheckles honoring the 125th anniversary of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Members attending the ceremony were (L to R) Alex Harper, Jon E. Huffman, William Busch, William Manby, Marshall Wilkins & William Ray - all residents of Bardstown.

Grave Marking Ceremonies KYSSAR compatriots from six chapters joined with DAR members and various family representatives to mark the graves of three Revolutionary War Patriots on April 26, 2014. One of the veterans honored was Morgan Wright, patriot ancestor of chapter president Doug Collins, who is buried near Springfield, KY.

Chapter members who participated in grave marking ceremonies on April 26th: (Standing, L to R) President Doug Collins, Jon Huffman, Bill Manby, & Will Schrader. (Front) Don Thom & Hayden Fuller. Dick Bierman was present but not shown.

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Color Guard Activities

St. Matthews Little League Opening Day Ceremonies on April 12th

Hayden Fuller played a drum solo at the Kentucky State DAR meeting held in Lexington, KY on March 29th.

Will Schrader (L) and Les Black at the 125th KYSSAR Anniversary event in Frankfort, KY on April 8th.

Dick Bierman and wife, Vicky gave a Revolutionary War history lesson to seven 4th grade classes at Meadow Creek Elementary School in Norcross, Georgia on April 3rd.

Dan Klinck at the National Day of Prayer rally on May 1st.

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Color Guard (cont.)

Dennis Babbitt (R) of Muncie, IN joined Dan Klinck and Hayden Fuller to post Colors at the Order of Founders and Patriots convention in Louisville on May 23rd.

Hayden Fuller and Dan Klinck at the Louisville Guidance center on May 21st.

Memorial Day at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

Fourteen members of the Dr. V. Edward Masters Memorial Color Guard participated in the Parade of Colors at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery on May 26th. Doug Collins presented the chapter wreath. The cemetery contains over 13,486 interments, veter-ans who served in six wars: Spanish American, WW I, WW II, Korean War, Vietnam and Persian Gulf. Two Medal of Honor recipients are buried here.

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Zachary Taylor (cont.)

Color guard participants were (L to R) Paul Whitty, Bill Carrell, Les Black, David Sympson, Terry Brown, John Harris, Will Schrader, Misty Smith, Bill Manby, Randy Lane, David Head, Jon Huffman, Cmdr. Dan Klinck and Hayden Fuller (seated).

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Flag Certificate Award

National Society Sons of the American

“The  Long  Riflemen” Is Published

Five Times Annually

Jon E. Huffman, Editor 116 Creel Ln.

Bardstown, KY 40004 (502) 348-8510

Visit Our Web Site at: http://louthrustonsar.org

Join our Color Guard! Contact Dan Klinck

at 429-0382

Mrs. Vivian Lile was presented the SAR Flag Certificate by Compatriot Joe Shields at her 100th birthday celebration given at Etworth United Methodist Church on February 22, 2014. Mrs. Lile has been faithfully flying the United States flag in her yard for many years and gets great enjoyment from sitting on her front porch and watching the flag. The SAR Flag Certificate can be awarded to individuals, companies or government agencies that fly the U.S. flag for patriotic purposes only. It is not to be given to any commercial enter-prise that flies it for advertising purposes. If you know of an individual or company that you feel deserves this recognition, contact the newsletter editor or any chapter officer.

Welcome New Members The following applications for membership in SAR and the Louisville Thruston Chapter were approved since the last report in the January issue of The Long Rifleman: John Douglas Bozell (#189930), Zachary James Bozell (#189929), Tyler Sams Butler (190493), Walter Sams Butler (190492), Richard Lewis Claywell (190489), David Warren Cooper (190617), David Warren McCaulley, Jr. (190622), and Howard Lee Roberson (190679). A very warm welcome to you all, and it is hoped you will take an active roll in our society.

Events Calendar Saturday, June 14, 2014 - Flag Day Meeting Luncheon: Hurstbourne Country Club, Hurstbourne Country Club Lane, Louisville, KY. Meeting starts at 11:30 am. Lunch is served at 12 noon. We will honor several WW II and Korean War veterans. Maj. Gen. Carl D. Black is the scheduled speaker. Saturday, August 2, 2014 - 3rd  Annual  “Night  at  the  Ballpark:”  Louisville Slugger Field, 6:05 pm. Another fun evening of camaraderie and baseball for SAR members, fami-lies and friends. Plan to arrive early and watch the Color Guard post the Colors. Check our website for more details: http://louthrustonsar.org Saturday, August 16, 2014 - Kentucky Society SAR Meeting and Blue Licks Battle-field Memorial Service: Meeting starts at 9:00 am., and memorial service starts at 2:00 pm. Re-enactment of the ambush and battle follows; British red-coats and their Indian al-lies against Kentucky militiamen. Saturday, September, 2014 (day to be determined) - Constitution Day Luncheon Meeting:  Big  Springs  Country  Club,  5901  Dutchman’s  Lane,  Louisville,  KY.  Details  to  follow.

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2015 National Congress Merchandise For Sale

If you plan to attend the 2015 NSSAR Congress or simply want to help make this a success-ful congress and receive this newsletter, this is your opportunity to purchase the 2015 Congress Medal Set. There is a limited supply of these attractive medals, so order now while delivery is guaranteed. Medal Sets will be available at the Flag Day Meeting!

2015 Congress Medal Set Order

$30 each plus $1 mailing expense for each medal set

Please mail ___ 2015 Congress Medal set (s) to me at the following address: NAME ___________________________________ ADDRESS _____________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP ______________________________________________ CHECK ENCLOSED FOR $__________ Make checks payable to KYSSAR , 2015 Congress and send to: Doug Collins, 3703 River Bluff Rd., Prospect, KY 40059.

Sale of the 125th National Congress Challenge Coin is a fund-raising project of the Kentucky Society to help cover expenses for the Congress to be held in Louisville in 2015. This initial offer is for Kentucky SAR members and for those who receive the Kentucky Pioneer news-letter - our friends in the DAR and members of other state SAR Societies. The coin will sell for $10. If mailed, there will be a $1 mailing charge for each coin shipped. Members attend-ing the Fall Leadership Meeting can pick up coins at the meeting. Challenge Coins will be available at the Flag Day Meeting! 2015 Congress Challenge Coin

2015 Congress Medal Set

2015 Congress Coin Order

$10 each plus $1 mailing expense for each coin

Mail ____ 2015 Congress Challenge Coins to me at the following address: NAME ____________________________________ ADDRESS _________________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP __________________________________________________ CHECK ENCLOSED FOR $________ Make checks payable to KYSSAR, 2015 Congress and send to: Doug Collins, 3703 River Bluff Rd., Prospect, KY 40059.

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125th National Congress Lapel Pins

This is an opportunity for all Kentucky members to help support our Society in put-ting on a great Congress in 2015. The pins are $5 each. Louisville Thruston Chapter has acquired a sufficient quantity to pass out to members. Mail your check, payable to KYSSAR, 2015 Congress to: Doug Collins, 3703 River Bluff Rd., Prospect, KY 40059. (Indicate on check - Lapel Pin)

Lapel Pin

2015 Congress Special - Pennsylvania Fowler

An authentic replica of the smooth-bore flintlock musket, modeled on the style used by the militia during the Revolutionary War (ca. 1765 - 1780) hand crafted by master gunsmith Darrin McDonal.

$5.00 Donation

Our chapter has ordered several books of tickets on consignment.

Individual sales at chapter meetings or by mail.

Make your check payable to KYSSAR, 2015 Congress and mail to: Doug Collins, 3703 River Bluff Rd., Prospect, KY 40059. (Indicate on check - Fowler) Top portion of ticket stub will be scanned and mailed to you Support the State Society and possibly win this beautiful, hand crafted flintlock. Tickets will be available at the Flag Day Meeting!

All items above can either be ordered by mail or purchased at chapter meetings.