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Volume 28 June Number 6 2009 As you have read in this newsletter Compatriots of our geant and the men march”. The boy looked at the Sergeant Chapter participate in living history presentations both at and said: “That isn’t very fair - - I bet you don’t like him!” public events and in school class rooms. These presentations At another reenactment in a class room it was obvious are done in the ‘first person’, where our reenactors play the that one of the girls was very anxious for the Q & A part to part of Revolutionary War soldiers from the Commander-in- start. As soon as questions were asked for, she jumped up Chief’s Guards. It is at the elementary school level where the waving her hand: She asked: “My great, great. great, grand- students will get the re-enactor every time. Here are a few of father was Charles Washington, George Washington’s brother. the “got ya’s”. He had five wives. Do you really know A fifth grader: “I saw a picture George Washington?” Being a first of George Washington standing up in a person presentation I replied: “As com- boat in a river filled with ice. If it was mander of the General’s Guard, I see your job to protect him why didn’t you him every day.” To which she respond- make him sit down and put on a life ed: “Boy do I have some questions for jacket?” you!” Her additional questions were The teacher asked that we stress personal in nature. One was “Did my the bravery of General Washington. great grandfather look like his broth- To comply we brought up an incident er?” I evaded that one by admitting I wherein two of the General’s Aide-de- never met Charles. I really wanted to Camps were wounded, and two had chat with her about her family but did their horses shot out from under them not get a chance. while Washington escaped unharmed. A fifth grade boy asked: You“ said A sixth grade girl asked: “Were you that the fur on your hat is bear skin, shot?” “No, but I lost my horse” was did you have to kill the bear, and if you OUR GUARDS AT A LIVING HISTORY PRESENTATION the answer. She then asked: “How did, how did you do it if you only have a many horses have you had?” I answered: “Four”. She then sword?” Another fifth grader asked the Sergeant: “Your gun asked: “What were their names?” only fires once? I sure hope you’re a good shot!” A sixth grader asked: “Why do you wear boots and spurs With the elementary school students the single most im- and the Sergeant only wears shoes and and those cover things portant skill a re-enactor must have is the ability to keep a [gaiters] ?” I answered: “As an officer, I ride a horse, the Ser- straight face! CHAPTER OFFICERS President - Douglas H. Bradley 1012 Macy Street, La Habra, CA 90631 1st Vice President & Color Guard Commander Melvin M. Harrell P.O.Box 3334 Running Springs, CA 923820-3334 2nd Vice President - Ronald Mayo Johnson 1000 Prospect Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91103-2810 Secretary - Donald N. Moran 12 NOON - SATURDAY JUNE 20th, 2009 17651 Arlington Pl, Tehachapi, CA 93561-5300 1-661-823-9227 Program A VISIT FROM THE Treasurer - David W. Eaton 5200 Irvine Blvd, #283 Irvine, CA 92620 COmmANDER-IN-CHIEF’S GUARDS Registrar - Berni K. Campbell 31333 East Nine Dr. Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 OUR REENACTMENT PROGRAM Chaplain - The Reverend Victor M. Springer 1420 Santo Domingo Ave, Duarte, CA 91010 Melvin Harrell and Don Moran will show the living history DON MORAN MELVIN HARRELL Historian - James Q. Bradley A.K.A program they have successfully A.K.A 1918 E. Rio Verde Dr. West Covina, CA 91791-2759 MAJOR-COMMANDANT used in our schools. 1ST SERGEANT JOSEPH CALEB GIBBS TIMBERLAKE Chancellor & Vice Cdr, Gregory M. Gujda 13691 Gavina Avenue #551 Sylmar, CA 91342-2669 Genealogist - Kerry Davidson To be held at the 1409 Sandia Avenue West Covina, CA 91790-3309 Tam O’Shanter Inn Surgeon - Dr. Francis P. Powers 2980 Los Feliz Blvd. - Los Angeles Post Office Box 20623 New York, N,Y, 10021-0072 $20.00 per person - Guests always welcome - E-mail: [email protected] Web Master - GARY BOHANNON 5839 Ingvaldsen Place. Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739 Trustees of the Permanent Fund David W. Eaton - Term: 2007-2010 James C. McHargue - Term 2008-2011 David M. Hayball - Term 2009-2012 The Liberty Tree is the official newslet- Our Chapter has seven Compatriots in uniform and we ter of the Sons of Liberty Chapter, SAR. The wish to formally thank them for their service. opinions expressed herein are those of the Lt. Col. David Smith, USAF - (Edwards AFB, California). authors and not that of the Chapter, State or Major Mason Dula, USAF - (Middle-East), National Society. Donald N. Moran, Editor, Capt. Eric Fourroux, USA - (Iraq), 17651 Arlington Place Tehachapi, CA. 93561 2nd Lieutenant Sean D. Hayball, USA - (Schofield Barracks, Hawaii) - 1-661-823-9227 - E-mail: [email protected]. Sergeant Major William Fitzgerald, USMC - (Okinawa) Virginia Emrey Patten, Assistant Editor. Jim Bradley and Linda Moran photogra- LCpl Christopher Pickens USMC - (Colorado) 2 phers. PFC Daniel Pickens USA - (Fort Knox, Ky) responded to the Lexington Alarm, and Melvin & Katherine Harrell was terribly wounded at Bunker Hill, Married: 06/27/1980 - - 29 years being struck by a musket ball in the mouth, shattering his jaw bone. In spite The Sons of of his severe injury he served for his full three year enlistment. Name 1 2 3 4 5 Liberty Chap- Nicholas Anduze 3 ter is delighted to welcome six Michael Biferno 3 3 3 3 3 new Compa- Compatriot and former Chaplain John Borncamp 3 triots into our of our Chapter The Rev. Dr. Gary Alan Dino Cardone 3 Dickey will be the featured speaker at the Chapter and the SAR. Michael E. Coyle 3 May 15th meeting of the San Fernando Compatriot Valley Genealogical Society. His topic Jay Dupre 3 SCOTT G. N. CROWELL will be Church records as sources. Owen G. Dupre 3 Compatriot Crowell has transferred Wyatt J. Dupre 3 his membership from the Nevada So- Don Gough Christopher Bradley - - - - - - - - - 06/03 ciety to our Chapter. He has served Gary Alan Harris 3 3 3 Mark Fisher - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 06/03 as President of the Southern Nevada Joshua Hayball 3 3 Chapter and President of the Nevada Thomas Walsh - - - - - - - - - - - - 06/03 Bradley Hill 3 3 3 3 State Society. Jon Winthrop - - - - - - - - - - - - - 06/04 His ancestor: Jeffrey Burgess - - - - - - - - - - - -06/06 Bob Jacobs 3 3 Joseph J. G. Corsini - - - - - - - - 06/11 PRIVATE DAVID ARCHIBALD, Bill Knoll 3 who served the cause of Ameri- William Doyle - - - - - - - - - - - - 06/13 John Lundstrom 3 3 3 3 3 Kenneth Vercellino - - - - - - - - - 06/15 can Independence in the Pennsylvania John P. Marshall 3 Militia. Jeffery Prang - - - - - - - - - - - - - 06/15 Charles Branda - - - - - - - - - - - -06/18 John Mohler 3 3 3 3 Compatriots Gregory Prang - - - - - - - - - - - - 06/19 Sean O’Rourke 3 MICHAEL GILLEPIE, SR. Lt. Col. Edgar Whitley - - - - - - 06/26 Dana Patten 3 3 MICHAEL GILLEPIE, JR. Aron Kingsley - - - - - - - - - - - - 06/28 Chris 3 Their Ancestor Lt. Gen. Brett Dula - - - - - - - - 06/30 Schutzenberger PRIVATE JOHN BOSWORTH David Slay 3 3 3 3 He served the cause of American William & Susan Doyle Ray Simison 3 3 3 Independence as a Private in Captain Married: 06/05/1971 - - 38 years Michael Squires 3 3 Jacob Brown’s Company, Colonel John Kerry & Cynthia Davidson John Stites 3 Fellow’s Regiment of Massachusetts’s Married: 06/06/1970 - - 39 years Eric Tukey 3 Militia in response to the Lexington David & Linda Stufflebean Alarm. Married: 06/09/1979 - - 30 years Richard J. Welsh 3 JONATHAN H. HARRELL William & Carole Belcher Married: 06/12/1965 - - 44 years Legend MICHAEL M. HARRELL (1) Worksheet sent to applicant DANIEL E. HARRELL Floyd & Viola Lawrence Married: 06/15/1954 - - 55 years (2) Worksheet received (3) Genealogical work in progress They are the sons of our First Vice Jeffrey & Sandra Burgess President, Melvin Harrell Married: 06/16/1973 - - 36 years (4) Application in preparation (5) Application at National for Their Ancestor Richard & Vickie Camper Married: 06/17/1987 - - 22 years approval RANDALL MCALLISTER (6) These are transferred to our Rev. Victor & Ann Springer He served the cause of American Married: 06/18/1948 - - 61 years Chapter. Independence as a Private in Colonel Scott & Genee Hansen Berni K. Campbell, John Stark’s New Hampshire Regiment, Married: 06/24/1995 - - 14 years Registrar The Redlands Chapter, SAR’s Comman- That evening there will be an Indepen- der-in-Chief’s Guards has invited our Guard dence Day parade into the University of to participate with Redlands’ Sta- them at one of dium, also led California’s larg- by our ‘Com- est Fourth of mander-in- July celebrations in the State. Chief’s Guards’ Entertainment sponsored by the City of Red- will follow, including a United lands. held at Sylvan Park States Air Force fly-by, and pa- Across from the the University triotic skydivers. then a massive of Redlands. The all day event fireworks show. will include all manner of ex- There is a $7.00 admission hibits and vendors, as well as fee paid in advance, or $10.00 a living history encampment at the gate. which George Washington’s You may obtain additional own Commander-in-Chief information at http://www.red- Guards (the SAR) will play a lands-events.com/July4.htm major part. The 46 year old Rev. James Caldwell was the Pastor of the to the firing of a musket as was gun powder.