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TUCSAR BUGLE 1
TUCSAR BUGLE May 2017
The TUCSAR Bugle is a monthly publication (except during the months of June, July, and August when there will only be a special
summer edition published sometime after the National Congress) of the Tucson Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution. It is
published at the first of the month and will be distributed by the 7th of each month by email for those members with email and USPS for
those without. Articles, suggestions, and ideas are solicited and welcome – please sent them to the future editor, when announced.
Visit our Tucson SAR Chapter Website at: http://www.azssar.org/tucson/index.html
A Message from the Editor
Compatriots,
The temperature today hit 100F in the Old Pueblo. The Tucson
summer is officially here and the snowbirds are flying away until
late fall. As you prepare for your summer, remember that we still
have delegate openings at the SAR National Congress this year.
I hope that you can attend and if so, please contact the state
secretary and register (free) as a delegate to help give us our full
share of weight for any voting. The Congress will be in
Knoxville, Tennessee from July 7 – July 13th. One outcome we
are hoping for is that our own Warren Alter will be elected into
the Secretary General office. Warren is currently the Treasurer
General for SAR.
If you can participate in the Memorial Day Event at East Lawn
Cemetery, please contact Rick Collins. We need your support if
you are around.
For those of you staying closer to home. We will again be in the
Summerhaven July 4th parade. Plan to be a part (uniforms or
period clothes are not requirements). Contact Rick Collins for
more details. It’s delightful to be in the cool pines in July.
Finally, we have word that the President General will be in
Prescott, AZ. For any non-natives, that’s pronounced “Preskitt”.
First join us in the Prescott Veterans Day Parade, then later on
November 11th is a ball. We haven’t done that in a few years so
let your significant other drag you out on the dance floor and
enjoy the evening. Stay for the State Meeting on November 12.
I wish for you all a safe and enjoyable summertime. See you in
September, if not before.
Bugle Editor,
Bill Aurand
Arizona SAR BOM and Meeting The April State meeting was at Casa Grande on April 29th.
Membership dues collections will now be made by the
Chapter. It was noted that National is requesting Patriot bios
from members, but be sure to include the patriot number
when submitting. If attending this year’s Congress, please
contact the State Secretary to register at a delegate. We have
open delegate slots to fill. The President General, Larry
Guzy will be in Prescott Arizona on November 11 and 12th
and will march in the Prescott Veterans Day Parade on the
11th. Later that evening there will be a dinner and ball.
Please plan on attending!
(Have a ball in Prescott for Veterans Day)
GEORGE WASHINGTON TIDBITS George never had wooden teeth. His various
dentures were made of human, cow or horse teeth,
ivory with lead, copper and tin alloys.
George did not wear a white wig. He powdered his
hair
George never lived in the White House
George lost more battles than he won in the
Revolutionary War. He was however a capable and
resilient leader.
George belonged to no political party. In fact, he
warned against them in his farewell address.
George and Martha had no children together. They
did raise two of Martha’s children from a previous
marriage
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Children of the American Revolution
Kachina Society Report
May 2017
The National Children of the American Revolution’s Annual
Convention was held April 20-22 in Arlington, Virginia.
Members of the Kachina Society were not able to attend this
year but received national recognition for the National Merit
Award and the Kids Helping Kids and Mountain Schools
contests. This year the Kachina Society won a blue ribbon for
their National Merit Award work. We took second place
nationally in the Kids Helping Kids Contest for our volunteer
work and/or donations to Davidson Elementary School,
Military Liaison Office (MLO) at the Tucson Airport, Casa
de los Ninos, Lions Eye Bank, Ronald McDonald House,
Tucson Community Food Bank, Fisher House, JROTC
Program at Cienega High School and the Crazy Sock Drive.
We also placed second in the Mountain Schools contest for
our local and statewide “Crazy Sock” collections. The
Kachina Society collected 406 pairs of socks that were sent
to the Tamassee DAR School in South Carolina and the
Crossnore Children’s Home in North Carolina. (The DAR
just recently took on the responsibility of a foster care for the
Children Home.) The Kachina kids would like to thank all
those people that supported us during the past year and those
that donated socks to our drive.
On April 27 the Kachina Society and the Tucson Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution co-sponsored the
Awards Ceremony at the Cienega High School’s NJROTC
Program. We helped set up, serve and clean up the light
refreshments and snacks for the ceremony. There were 50
senior cadets that were honored. The Kachina Society made
a patriotic banner wishing the seniors good luck.
Frank Pierce Beverly Giordano
President Senior President
Kachina Society Kachina Society
(Bill Aurand and some CAR members at the NJROTC Awards Ceremony
at Cienega High School in Vail, AZ)
(The Kachina C.A.R. Crazy Sock Drive Program)
YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING
AZ SAR
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
NEEDS YOU
All Compatriots who represent SAR and interface with persons
under the age of 18 should complete the Youth Protection
Training (YPT) program and printout the certificate. SAR has
partnered with the Boy Scouts of America to be able to use
their training module which includes a certificate. Go to the
web site
www.scouting.org/training/youthprotection.aspx
After you gain the certificate, please send a copy to Chris
Francis, our Tucson SAR Chair, Education and Outreach
Committee. Exposure to youth can include giving medals or
certificates, helping to enter SAR youth contests, attending
C.A.R. events, make a presentation to youth, etc. It would not
be required if they have constant parental control.
Tucson Chapter
Treasurer’s Report By John Bird
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It is JROTC Award Season
(Compatriot Bob Hoover with Cadet Dean Friskey at Desert View H.S.)
(Cadet Tyler Sears at Cholla H.S.)
(U of A Joint Sevice Color Guard)
(Nogales H.S. Cadet Diego Favela with Bob Hoover)
2017 ROTC/JROTC Awards Report
Outstanding Cadet National Competition
Tucson Chapter 1st Place
Cadet Carson Lopez/Sahuarita Navy ROTC-Walden Grove
High School (took 2nd place for Arizona)
Tucson Chapter 2nd Place
Cadet Marie Ames
Note: The 2nd Place State Award and Chapter 1st and 2nd Place
awards will be presented at the Sept/Oct Chapter meeting by
Rick Collins (Chapter President).
University of Arizona ROTC-Silver Medal
April 26, 2017 in UA Joint Awards Ceremony
Air Force ROTC Cadet Glynis Facciano
Army ROTC Cadet Abelardo Macias
Navy ROTC Midshipman Edward Perea
High School JROTC- Bronze Medal
May 10, 2017
Buena HS-Army JROTC Cadet Daniel Vance
April 20, 2017
Flowing Wells HS-Army JROTC Cadet Clayton Teague
April 15, 2017
Globe HS-Army JROTC Cadet Marlin Rustin
April 27, 2017
Desert View HS-Air Force JROTC Cadet Dean Friskey
April 20, 2017
Nogales HS-Air Force JROTC Cadet Diego Favela
May 1, 2017
Sahuarita HS-Navy JROTC Cadet Ashley Brunette
April 25, 2017
Cholla Magnet HS-Army JROTC Cadet Tyler Sears
April 11, 2017
Rio Rico HS-Army JROTC Cadet Molina Dabdoub
April 13, 2017
Tombstone HS-Army JROTC Cadet Marie Ames
April 27, 2017
Cienga HS-Navy JROTC Cadet Joseph Smith
(Tombstone H.S. JROTC Cadet Marie Ames, receives her Bronze Medal)
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April Law Enforcement Recognition By Al Niemeyer
The Tucson Chapter held it's annual Law Enforcement Awards
ceremony at a breakfast at the historic Arizona Inn on
Saturday, 15 April 2017. Host Dr. Rudy Byrd gave attendees
an overview of the SAR and recognized guests with a special
standing recognition of D-Day Veteran, Harper Coleman.
Attendees then helped themselves to an excellent buffet
breakfast. Awards to the Honorees (below) followed the
breakfast:
Officer Daniel Rowan, Marana Police Department
DEA Task Force Officer Shawn Patze, Sahuarita Police
Department
Group Supervisor Tracy Mendez, U. S. Drug Enforcement
Administration
Intelligence Research Specialist Rachel S. Heinrich, U. S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Trooper Dwayne Edwards, AZ Department of Public Safety
Officer Brian Kleinberg, Oro Valley Police Department
Sergeant Brian Kunze, Pima County Sheriff's Department
Staff Sergeant Raffi R. Stambultsyan, Davis-Monthan AFB
Agent Nathan M. Elenbaum, U. S. Customs & Border
Protection
Special Agent Benjamin T. Trentlage, FBI
Editor’s note: We are sorry, but unable to have a picture of
US DEA, Tracy Mendez.
(Group picture of most of the Award Recipients)
(Oro Valley PD, Brian Klingberg with two charming young ladies by his side
receives his commendation and medal)
(Officer Shawn Patze, Sahuarita PD with his wife, receives his
Commendation Medal by Jeff Coleman)
(Davis-Monthan Staff Sergeant Raffi R. Stambultsyan with his fellow
officers receiving his Commendation from David Milan)
(Law Enforcement Commendation Medal by Jeff Coleman to DPS Trooper
Dwayne Edwards)
(Jeff Coleman presents to FBI Special Agent Benjamin T. Trentlage)
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(Law Enforcement Commendation Medal by Jeff Coleman to Marana PD
Officer Daniel Rowan)
(Law Enforcement Commendation Medal by Jeff Coleman to Pima County
Sheriff's Department Sergeant Brian Kunze)
(Past President Gerry Lawford presents US ICE Intelligence Research
Specialist Rachel Heinrich’s commendation and medal)
(Law Enforcement Commendation Medal to Customs & Border Protection
Agent Nathan M. Elenbaum)
(Hopefully, our new home for the Law Enforcement Awards Ceremony. The
Historic Arizona Inn)
(A potential future C.A.R. member waiting for her father to receive his
commendation)
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(Compatriot Robert Irwin and Past President Gerry Lawford)
Robert Irwin inducted into the Tucson
Chapter, SAR
At the February Chapter Meeting, Robert Irwin was inducted
into the Chapter and already has been actively supporting our
efforts and attended the Law Enforcement Celebration this year.
Welcome to Tucson Chapter, SAR.
John Irwin – Virginia Militia Patriot By Compatriot Robert Irwin
Robert's patriot ancestor is his 3x Great Grandfather, John
Irwin, who served for three years in the Virginia Line of the
Continental Army. A record copy from the DAR also indicates
that the same John Irwin served in Col. William Linn's militia
regiment under the command of Gen. George Rogers Clark on
a successful retaliatory expedition against the Shawnee Indians
in the summer of 1780. John received a bounty land warrant of
100 acres on 20 June 1788. John was born about 1736 in
Augusta County, Virginia. About 1767, he was united in
marriage with Margaret McFarlane in Augusta County. This
marriage produced 10 children. John died in January 1826 in
Nelson County, Kentucky. Several of John's descendants (with
the Irwin surname) took up arms to preserve the Union in the
Civil War; two grandsons served in Indiana regiments; one
grandson (Solomon) fought in a Kentucky Union regiment and
three great grandsons enlisted in Indiana units. As an item of
interest, grandson Solomon Irwin was a childhood playmate of
Abraham Lincoln.
No May Chapter Meeting this Year
There will be no May Chapter meeting this year. Enjoy the
summer break.
(Eagle Scout Sebatian Rahmer with Color Guard Member Bill Aurand)
EAGLE Scout Sebastian Rahmer
Eagle Scout Sebastian Rahmer had his Court of Honor at St.
Cyril Church on April 28th. Color Guard Members Rudy Byrd
and Bill Aurand attended and presented the new Eagle Scout
with the SAR Eagle Certificate. It needs to be noted that his
mother remembers that the Tucson Chapter, SAR Color Guard
attended her naturalization ceremony several years earlier.
The family, originally from Chile, is a true American success
story. We look forward to Sebastian’s bright future.
(Compatriot Rudy Byrd protecting the Eagle Court of Honor)
My Last Issue of the
TUCSAR Bugle
This is my last TUCSAR Bugle as editor. Thank you for all
the articles, photos and suggestions over the years. I have
truly enjoyed serving in this position and I want to thank
Warren Alter for the chance to take over what he had been
doing for so long in his tenure. I believe I started this gig with
the November 2010 newsletter. I hope that the Bugle won’t
go into a hiatus mode, but so far no one has come forward to
take and run with the baton. If you have a couple hours free
near the end of the month, won’t you give it a go? Thank you
for considering the opportunity.
- Compatriot and Editor, Bill Aurand
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U P C O M I N G C A L E N D A R O F
E V E N T S
07/04/2017 Memorial Day at East Lawn Cemetery
Details pending.
07/04/2017 Independence Day Parade
Summerhaven, AZ
Details pending.
09/23/2017 September Chapter Meeting
American Legion Morgan McDermott
post #7 , 330 W Franklin St, Tucson, AZ.
Meeting time at 9 am
10/28/2017 October Chapter Meeting
American Legion Morgan McDermott
post #7 , 330 W Franklin St, Tucson, AZ.
Meeting time at 9 am
11/25/2017 November Chapter Meeting
American Legion Morgan McDermott
post #7 , 330 W Franklin St, Tucson, AZ.
Meeting time at 9 am
11/11-12/2017 State Board Meeting with PG
11/11 Prescott Parade with PG
11/11 at 5:30pm - Dinner & Dance Ball
11/12 BOM and State Meeting
Prescott, AZ. Details to come.
Tucson BOM Contact Information
Members are welcome to contact any BOM member with suggestions or questions. See list below: President: Richard Collins Email: rickc@email.arizona.edu Phone: 429-0598 Vice Pres: Gerard Lawford Email: sandyatPD@aol.com
Phone: 797-0583 Sec-Treas: John F. Bird Email: johnfbird@tds.net Phone: 608 444-2396 Genealogist: A. Ruddell Byrd Email: arbyrd@comcast.net Phone: 742-1672 Registrar: David Milan Email: No email on record
Phone: 256-503-4314 Historian: Robert W. Vint, Email: bob@vintarchitects.net Phone: 323-0166 Chaplain: John Agner Email:jjagner@aol.com Phone: 398-5107 State Brd of Mgrs: John F. Bird State Brd of Mgrs: John Niemeyer Email: azsmokeeater@gmail.com Phone: 520-559-5148 Immediate Past President: John Niemeyer Chap Brd of Mgrs: Bill Aurand Email: wraurand1@cox.net Phone: 603-6682 Chap Brd of Mgrs: Tom Sorensen Email: admin@teckfoils.com Phone: (708) 921-9455
Tucson Chapter WEBSITE LINK: Your chapter’s website has a great deal of information.
Visit it at: http://www.azssar.org/tucson/index.html Want to check the latest calendar events, go to:
http://www.azssar.org/tucson/calendar.html
Tucson Chapter Birthdays
May Birthdays June Birthdays 5/2 Carlton Spain 6/6 Arthur Woodard
5/4 Robert Spare 6/19 Steven Alter
5/6 Kay Curtis 6/23 John Lyons
5/7 Warren Alter
5/8 Nicholas Ruman
5/13 Stephen Harrington
5/16 James Kimbrough
5/17 Allan Church
5/20 John Wallace
5/22 Dale Hodge
5/22 James Williamson
5/27 Albert Niemeyer
5/27 David Alter
HAPPY BIRTHDAY COMPATRIOTS! Historical Quote
Promote then, as an object of primary importance,
institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to
public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be
enlightened.
– Excerpt from Gen. Geo. Washington’s Farewell Address,
1796
Memorial Day, May 29
Arlington Cemetery
Tomb of the Unown Soldier
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