Justin Oakes, 1st LT, Civil Air Patrol, life saving award
President Don welcoming newest Chapter member – Clarke Perrin
Kings Mountain Ceremony October 7, 2018
Walt Reed presents Wreath at Kings Mountain 2018
State First Lady Nancy Burdick and LInda Reed represent the Ladies Auxillary at Kings Mountain
State Color Guard at Kings Mountain 2018
LInda and Walt Reed at Kings Mountain 2018
Three Compatriots of the Marquis de Lafayette and their ladies attended the NSSAR Trustee Leadership Meetings in Louisville, KY
President General Mike Tomme Sr. and his lady Cilla
Germany Society President Compatriot David Jessel and his lady Brenda
GASSAR State Historian Compatriot David Ludley and his lady Marcia
GASSAR President Don Burdick and his lady Nancy, President GASSAR Ladies Auxiliary
Flashback
This photo was taken when United States Senator Mitch McConnell was sworn into the SAR. Our own Mike Tomme was National Color Guard Commander and escorted him to the podium. Mike doesn’t recall if this was his first year or second year as Commander
2018 Annual Chapter Picnic
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POW/MIA Day in Fayetteville: September 21, 2018
Linda Reed represent the MDL Ladies Auxiliary at the POW/MIA Day Commemoration Sept. 21, 2018
Walt Reed and Knox Herndon with a Vietnam Vet at the POW/MIA Day Commemoration Sept. 21, 2018
September 11, 2018 Meeting
Gabrial Page, CAR President George Walton Society, informs us about the new Newnan CAR club, requesting we enter into a sponsorship with them. The Chapter wholeheartedly approved.
The Marquis de Lafayette Chapter GASSAR was pleased to welcome Clark Perrin to membership. Jane, his wife, pinned the SAR rosette on Clark.
Chapter President Don Bulloch presents Compatriot and Comander of the State Color Guard Bill Palmer with a Certificate of Appreciation for his presentation on the Battle of Oriskany
Brenda Jessel presents Bill Palmer with the American Flag. To view Bill’s presentation click on the menu item titled “Previous Speakers”
2018 NSSAR Annual Congress
The gavel sounded and the 128th NSSAR Congress adjourned with the announcement that the 129th NSSAR Congress would be held in Costa Mesa, CA on July 5 – 9, 2019. Brenda and David Jessel; GASSAR first Lady Nancy and President GASSAR Don Burdick, and in colonial attire Linda and Walt Reed enjoyed a reception hosted by the new President General Warren Alter of Arizona. Walt served in the NSSAR Color Guard.
David Jessel and Walt Reed could not escape at the Texas reception for the 2018 NSSAR Annual Congress! “We always get our men!” both Brenda Jessel and Linda Reed agreed.
This Texas SAR ranch hand was recruiting for the chuck wagon duty when Brenda Jessel and Linda Reed happened by. The brisket was delicious!
Brenda & David Jessel at the Westin Houston at the Installation Banquet for the new President General Warren Alter of Arizona
Walt & Linda Reed
Cilla Leed Tomme, wife of President General Mike Tomme 2016-2017 and Brenda jessel enjoyed a lovely Ladies Auxiliary luncheon at the Junior League of Houston on Saturday, July 17, 2018
July 4 2018 – Let Freedom Ring Ceremony
Let Freedom ring ceremony at Fayetteville on the 4th of July 2018.. Ceremony sponsored by DAR and SAR..
J. Michael Tomme, Sr. , President General, 2016-2017
National Society Sons of the American Revolution
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Michael Tomme being Sworn in as President General of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution, accompanied as always by his lovely wife Cilla. Additional pictures of him leading the national color guard in Boston at the congress in Boston to the memorial service.
May 2018 Meeting
Chapter President Don Bulloch presents Fayette County Deputy Sheriff Chad Wallace, CEO and Founder of Team BLUELINE with a Certificate of Appreciation. Team BLUELINE is non profit established to raise funds to assist the officers and their families injured or killed in the line of duty.
Officer Chad Wallace presents the Chapter with the Official Team BLUELINE flag.
April Meeting
Robert Sapp, GASSAR State Registrar, was welcomed by Chapter President Don Bulloch at the April meeting of the Marquis de Lafayette Chapter GASSAR. Sapp is a past president of the Piedmont Chapter .
Bob and Audrey Wylie were also presented with a Flag and a Certificate of Appreciation for the “proper and patriotic display of the Flag of the United states of America” at their home in Newnan. Brenda Jessel made the presentations on behalf of the MDL Ladies Auxiliary and the General Daniel Newnan DAR Chapter.
Bob Wylie, Marquis de Lafayette SAR, was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from the chapter for his presentation on the Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution. This timely presentation will be the featured events at the Georgia Patriots Day celebration, April 15-16, St. Simons Island, Georgia.
February 24 2018 Grave Marker Dedication.
Marquis de Lafayette SAR was the co-sponsor with the General Daniel Newnan NSDAR at the February 24, 2018 Grave Marker Dedication for three Revolution War Patriots buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan. Pictured: Jack Baker, Chaplain; Walt Reed, First Vice President, Don Bulloch, President; David Jessel, Past President, Genealogist; Jim Strickland, Graves Chair; Marc Pottiger, Boy Scout Chair; Bob Wylie, Past President; Vern Bassham; Mike Sanderson, Registrar; and Bill Lechner, Sergeant at Arms. It was a great ceremony and Ladies Auxiliary member Pat Strickland is to be commended for her diligence in making this happen with all the moving parts!
Color Guard
L-R: Pat M Strickland, Brenda Jessel, ? , JoAnn Ford, Heather Gay, Anna Thompson and Taylor Newton, ? . Back row: Audrey Wylie, Cheree, Stevens, Scarlett Gibson and Andrea Newton.
Jim and Pat Strickland and grandson Chad Shurbutt, Bugler
March 13, 2018 – New Member Induction
Vern Bassham presented with membership folder by Chapter President Don Bulloch, as past President David Jessel looks on.
Vern viewing SAR floret pin with wife Ginger Deraney
Grave Marking Ceremony at Newnan Oak Hill Cemetery – February 24, 2018
The General Daniel Newnan Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution NSDAR and
The Marquis de Lafayette Chapter Sons of the American Revolution GASSAR
Present a Grave Marking Ceremony
Honoring Soldiers and Patriots Jas Akens, William Smith and Randal Robinson.
Revolutionary Days in Washington GA, February 2018
Linda and Walt Reed are in the middle. The others are members of the Wiregrass Chapter. The occasion was the Revolutionary Days in Washington GA. In remembrance of the patriots that fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek. On February 10, 2018
January 2018 – Battle of Cowpens SC
Carrying the Flag into Cowpens
Walt and Marc presenting a wreathLinda Reed presenting a wreath
