President’s Piece April 2017
My last month as President of the North Carolina SAR started off well when Julie and I travelled back to our USAF stomping grounds in Yorktown, VA on April 3 […]
My last month as President of the North Carolina SAR started off well when Julie and I travelled back to our USAF stomping grounds in Yorktown, VA on April 3 […]
March roared in like the proverbial Lion as Julie and I headed to Louisville for the semi-annual Leadership meeting. As is our practice, we decided to make a two-day event […]
February was a blur for me! I have travelled across the state several times and participated in multiple chapter meetings. Reconciliation has been completed by State Secretary Jim Becker and […]
WOW! What a start for the New Year. Americanism, Stark, Reconciliation, Board of Managers Reports all due at about the same time. It does not get any more difficult than […]
As we begin the New Year, it is good to look back and rejoice in the many accomplishments completed at the chapter level. I thank all of you who have […]
The Mecklenburg Chapter hosted the 236th Anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Cowan’s Ford at the Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Huntersville, NC on 28 January 2017. Chapter President Ken Luckey was […]
This is Al Meyer, Brunswick County Resident and Secretary of the Lower Cape Fear Chapter Sons of the American Revolution at the latest American Flag Retirement of the Chapter. As […]
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service or after service to our nation. Memorial day was born out of […]
Buford’s Massacre-American Colonel Abraham Buford was the commander of 300-350 men, comprised of a Virginia regiment of infantry and a company of artillery. Two hundred thrty-four years ago, on May […]
The Lower Cape Fear Chapter, SAR, recognized c/Capt Samantha Jones, a junior at E. A. Laney High School, as the chapter’s Enhanced JROTC cadet during a luncheon meeting at Elizabeth’s […]
The February Leadership Meeting in Louisville, KY is always a meteorological treat and this year was no exception. My wife, Julie, and I travelled early and ran through a major […]
The Lower Cape Fear Chapter met to celebrate George Washington’s birthday, recognize outstanding efforts by community members, chapter members and install officers. President Charles A. Lewis opened the celebration by […]
Lower Cape Fear Chapter supports Wreaths Across America The Lower Cape Fear Chapter Color Guard members, Gary O. Green, C. Gene Funderburk and Al Meyer participated in the Wreaths Across […]
Re-enactors Compatriots Dr. Doug DeGroote, Gary O. Green and C. Gene Funderburk of the Lower Cape Fear Chapter SAR joined with The Stamp Defiance Chapter of the North Carolina Society […]
The Lower Cape Fear Chapter SAR, in collaboration with the 17 chapters of District VII of the DAR, conducted a formal flag retirement ceremony following the Naturalization Ceremony for 50 […]