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1 Sons Of Confederate Veterans ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA MARYLAND DIVISION COLONEL WILLIAM NORRIS CAMP #1398 Volume XXVI. Issue II March 2, 2007 Inside this issue: Next Meeting Date - Tuesday, March 6th At 7:00 P.M. At The Damascus Public Library! Events, Events, And More Events! With A Large Amount Of Events For The Year We Show You Results And Invite You To Many More! Maryland SCV Convention Invitation The Battle of Sharpsburg Camp Is This Year s Host Upcoming Events Events Of Interest To Norris Camp Members And Their Families Commander s Column And Guest Bob Brewer s Statement To The Camp As Well As This Month s Guest Speaker PLPOW Work Day Come To Confederate Heritage Park This Month To Help Out Adjutant s Report Harold Ford Has More Than His Usual Fact Filled And Informative Report Important Names, Phone Numbers, 9 and Addresses Events, Events, And More Events! February was a busy month for the Norris camp despite it being a little colder than normal. Fortunately, only a few snow and ice storms stopped our scurrying ways. On page two of this newsletter you will see a few pictures from some of the events that your Norris camp members attended. Not pictured was also the annual President s day parade in Alexandria, Virginia that usually draws hundreds and even thousands of onlookers. Once a year in this newsletter we like to provide readers with a master list of events that the award winning Maryland Division SCV Color Guard will be attending. We run this list every year as many of these same events are attended or hosted by the Norris camp. Plus, ALL of these events are designed to allow us to get out and show the flag and demonstrate our devotion to General Stephen D. Lee s Charge. Headed up by Color Sergeant Ray Rooks, the Maryland Color Guard is always looking for a few good SCV men to march in the ranks, be part of a Living History Color Guard or make a splash in a parade all the way up to the level of state governors in attendance! The Norris camp, Maryland Division, Army of Northern Virginia, and the International SCV are all proud of the Maryland Color Guard. If you can t come out and be part of the group, then please try to show up at a few events. Just one or two people beginning an applause and cheer will get the entire streets in praise and respect, too. Below is this year s Color Guard Schedule of Events (please save this list!) 4/07/07 Decoration Day (Frederick): Annual ceremony sponsored by the Trimble Camp. A ceremony in old Mt. Olivet to honor the Confederates buried there. Mike Sipes' ancestor will have a Cross ceremony and Dave Chalpas will portray Gen. Robert E. Lee and serve as keynote speaker. Color Guard members are asked to arrive at 2:15 P.M. P.M. for formation for the 3:00 ceremony. 4/21/07 Confederate Heritage Parade Richmond: A parade down Monument Ave ending in a ceremony and burial in historic Hollywood Cemetery. I hope we get enough volunteers as we are well known in Richmond and much is expected of us by (Continued on page 8) Pictured to the left: Compatriot Dave King, Sr. at Petersburg National Battlefield visiting the site of the Crater. Photo by Sherry Redden. TRY THE NORRIS CAMP NEWSLETTER (In Color!) ON-LINE AT:

2 Pictures And Events From Around The Camp This past month, a few of the events and happenings got recorded to that fantastic invention, the camera. Here are a few of the shots that are worth viewing so they must have been worth doing! The following story was submitted by Don Beck with this picture amongst others. On February 12th, the Confederate Saltier Association (CSA) presented a wreath at the annual Lincoln's Birthday ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial. People keep asking, "Why in the #@$%^* are you guys here?" Our answer, "Why, don't you know. Because you guys fought to save the Union, and we belong to the Union." Yankees always look so puzzled when confronted by their own history. Pictured to the left, from the left hand side: Harold Ford, Gregg Clemmer, Rick Griffin, and Don Beck. (I wonder who took the picture?) Pictured to the right, Lt. Commander Dave King, Jr. presents a traditional gift of tobacco to last month s meeting speaker, Ms. Theta McPheron Keel. Ms. Keel is a native American who has presented at our meetings on several occasions and includes an emphasis on natural plants as remedies to ailments. Dave King, who has researched the methods by which white settlers traded and visited with native Americans as friends and neighbors made the presentation as part of the night s meeting as a token of appreciation and friendship. The Battle of the Crater (revisited). On February 23rd, Dave King, Sr. with his 3 grandsons (Noah, Matthew, and Joe) went to the Petersburg National Battlefield and visited the site of the Crater. Shown here on the rim of the gigantic explosion, Noah and Matthew are forced to listen to their grandfather tell about history. Joe has already run away to play and have fun. Photo by the Redden family, who happened to be walking by at the time of Joe s escape. Page 2

3 The Battle of Sharpsburg Camp #1582 Invites You to Attend the Annual Maryland Division State Convention of the Sons of Confederate Veterans April 28th, :00 AM to 4:00 PM Boonsboro American Legion Post 710 N. Main Street, Boonsboro, MD Our Very Special Guest Real Son Albert Lee Comer of Cumberland, MD Guided Tours of the Antietam/Sharpsburg Battlefield Book Sales Raffles Auction The first 50 to register will receive a Complimentary copy of the popular CD Maryland s Confederate Graves Cost - $40.00/ individual, or $65.00/couples (includes lunch) To Register, send the lower portion of this form and a personal check made out to SCV to: PO BOX 546 Sharpsburg, MD, For questions about the event, call SCV Maryland State Convention, April 28 th, 2007 Number attending Amount Paid $ Upcoming Activities The following activities coming up in the month of January are of importance to Norris camp members and their families. More activities can be found at the Maryland Division SCV web site, as well as in various magazines such as the Confederate Veteran. 3/6/2007 7:00 pm Regular scheduled meeting of the Norris camp at Damascus Public Library. 3/23 25 Work days at Point Lookout Confederate Heritage Park. See the next page for a description and contact info. 4/3/2007 7:00 pm Regular scheduled meeting of the Norris camp at Damascus Public Library. 4/7/2007 3:00 pm. Decoration Day in Frederick, MD at Mt. Olivet cemetery. See front page description. 4/28/2007 9:00 am Annual Maryland SCV Division Convention in Boonsboro, MD. See information above. 4/28/2007 Arlington, Virginia, Key Bridge Marriott hotel. Robert E. Lee symposium produced by the Stephen Dill Lee Institute and the Virginia SCV. For more information contact Bragg Bowling at This will be an all long long conference on Lee and will include the following speakers: RON MAXWELL, THOMAS DILORENZO, KENT MASTERSON BROWN, JOHN J. DWYER, CLYDE WILSON, and DONALD LIVINGSTONE. A banquet will also be included in the activities of the day. 5/1/2007 7:00 pm Regular scheduled meeting of the Norris camp at Damascus Public Library. Page 3

4 Commander s Column Dear Compatriots, On behalf of myself and the camp, would you all join me in sending our most sincere condolences to Steve Gill on the loss of his father. Steve- please know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. Pictured here is the swearing in of our newest member, Josh Messner. Please join me in making Josh feel as welcome as possible. I hope to see all of you this coming Tuesday night when we have a terrific speaker return to our camp. Mr. Charles V. Mauro has a new book about war in the Northern Virginia area. See the description below. DEO VINDICE Bob The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers Charles V. Mauro In his latest book, The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers, Charles Mauro has given voice to the heretofore silent majority of the participants in the Civil War: the civilians. This overdue study examines the full spectrum of men, women, slaves and freedman who lived in Fairfax County, Virginia during this chaotic, violent period. Drawn from the files of the Southern Claims Commission, Mauro recounts the stories the civilians told the Commission after the war to document their losses, lives, and living coditions. The Civil War in Fairfax County contains stories of the devastation that both armies brought upon the civilians and their property, as well as the daily strife caused by a war that pitted neighbor against neighbor and family members against themselves. It gives an important, fascinating, and unprecedented look into the everyday lives of the civilians who lived through the most tumultuous four years in American history, in a county that was occupied by both the Confederate and Union Armies virtually throughout the entire Civil War. Mauro is also the author and photographer of Herndon: A Town and Its History and Herndon: A History in Images. Mr. Mauro received the coveted Nan Netherton Heritage Award in 1999 for his historical research, writing, and photography of The Battle of Chantilly (Ox Hill), A Monumental Storm. He is also the writer and co-producer for the movie The Battle of Chantilly (Ox Hill) with Bert Morgan, He is a member and past President of the Historical Society of Herndon. He is a member of the Historic Centreville Society, Ltd., the Bull Run and Capitol Hill Civil War Round Tables, and the Friends of Fort Ward. He is a member of the Louisiana Historical Association Memorial Hall Foundation, Inc., and the National Center for Civil War Photography. He is also a member and past President of the Manassas Warrenton Camera Club. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Maryland and a Masters in Business Administration in MIS from Temple University. He is a Manager at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Mr. Mauro lives in Herndon, VA. CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL PARK WORK WEEKEND We need all the abled-bodies that we can possibly muster together for a work weekend in Confederate Memorial Park! Jim Dunbar has it scheduled for March 23-25th. You can arrive anytime on Friday. Work will start that afternoon and you can camp on the grounds Friday and Saturday nights. Please bring a shovel, work gloves, a wheel barrow, a gas powered pump, a few bags of sacrete, plenty of water and your meals. If you are a member of a reenactment group and can muster up a few men to come out and help for a very worthy cause, please do so!! This park is to honor those who suffered/died at Pt. Lookout POW Camp and we need your help for this construction. Please contact me (plpow@verizon.net) or Jim (conniejim@hotmail.com), if you can help. Page 4

5 Adjutant Report for February 2007 By Harold Ford, Col. William Norris Camp #1398 Adjutant/Treasurer ********************************* Volume: XXVI Issue: Two Date: March 2007 THE COLONEL WILLIAM NORRIS CAMP 1398 MEETS EVERY MONTH ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 6th, 2007, at 7:00 pm. at the Damascus Community Library, 9701 Main Street, Damascus, MD. From the stop light at the intersection of MD 27 and MD 108, travel east on MD 108 to the stop light at MD 124 (Woodfield Road). Turn left (north) onto Woodfield Road and then take the next right into the library parking lot. Adjutant s Report Minutes of February 6 th Camp Meeting at Damascus Public Library The meeting was called to order by Commander Brewer at about 7:10 PM. After the Pledge Allegiance to the American flag and the salute to the Confederate flag. There were 15 members and guests attending including compatriots, Bob Jones, Joshua Messner, Michael Daughtery, Ray Driver, Don Beck, David King, Jr., Adjutant/Treasurer Harold Ford, and Commander Bob Brewer. Our special guests were Susanne Files, Kira Meineke, Katie Brewer, Joe King, Noah King, Ray Parker, and Petr VanderVegt Speaker Theta McPheron Keel is a traditional Indian medicine woman. She grew up learning the traditional ways from her medicine woman grandmother. Later, she completed her R.N. degree and became a nurse practitioner in rehabilitation. She holds additional degrees in psychology, sociology, and biology. Recently, Theta completed three graduate degrees in three years. She has an PhD in American Indian Studies from the University of Arizona, an M.S. in Community Health from the West Virginia University School of Medicine, and another MA from West Virginia University in Applied Social Research. Her area of research is cancer in American Indian populations. Currently, she is a Native American Cancer Researcher trainee with the National Cancer Institute of N.I.H. Theta, along with her husband Don, has formed the Wind Hollow Foundation. It is a nonprofit organization focusing on health, education, economic development, and cultural issues which impact American Indians nationwide. She is currently working towards completing her PhD in American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona while serving as President and CEO of the Wind Hollow Foundation. She gave a fascinating description of Indian medicine and its effectiveness. Natural healing practices done properly have been showing incredible effectiveness on some of our more serious and troubling maladies. Increasingly, traditional Native American healing practices are being requested by Native Americans and non- Natives alike. A series of meetings among traditional with Native American healers resulted in a dialogue between the Native American world view and that of biomedicine. Recommendations arose for how treatment should proceed in the modern world and how best to introduce interested non-natives to Native American healing practices. An approaches are being developed for bridging cultures to facilitate the interaction of non- Natives with traditional healers. Over a hundred patients were treated in this manner in conjunction with traditional Native American healers. More than 80% of patients showed significant, persisting benefits of a time-intensive treatment program. A comparison group of patients derived from the normal emergency room patients showed significantly lower rates of improvement. This suggests that an intensive treatment experience (inspired by Native American practices) over 7-10 days for treating chronic physical illness achieves both health benefits and improved cost utility. The treatment philosophy underlying this approach and communicated by the traditional healers is best described as general systems theory, or that of dynamic energy systems. Within this theoretical framework, (Continued on page 6) Page 5

6 Adjutant s Report (Continued from page 5) physical illness can be treated by counseling and ceremony, since illness is viewed as simultaneously spiritual, mental, and physical. Because of the interaction and hierarchical embedded ness of these levels, intervention at any one level should affect any other. Minutes Joshua Messner was sworn into the SCV as a member of the Col. Norris Camp. His ancestor was his great-great-great-grandfather, Private John M. Reeves of Company B, of the 8th Florida Infantry. Welcome, Joshua. Adjutant Ford discussed the details of last year s spending that was presented in the last newsletter. Then the budget for this year was discussed that was also presented in the last newsletter. It was approved without change. The membership voted to purchase the flag collection described in the December newsletter for $1, Plans are being made to get the most use from this fantastic collection. This library location is now costing us $ per year, the time has come to see if we can find a cheaper venue. Commander Brewer is checking into this. This flag collection will need some storage facility near Gaithersburg. Adjutant Ford is checking into this. This storage facility will also be used for camp records. Adjutant Activities Filling out Tax form 990 Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax form with the help of Compatriot Tom Gary. Puting together the application for the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capitol Area (CFCNCA) which is due March 7 th. Each to His Own Pathway James McQueen McIntosh and John Baillie McIntosh were brothers-in-arms. James, born in Florida in 1828, graduated from West Point in 1849 at the bottom of his class. He first served with the U.S. Cavalry when the War broke out. Brother John, born in 1829, had seen military service in the Navy during the Mexican War. He was strictly a civilian a businessman in New Jersey when the Civil War swept them both up. Both brothers would reach the rank of general before the war was over. James served in the western theater, while John, also in the cavalry branch, served in the eastern. John, in fact, collected quite a few major battle stars. He was at Seven Days near Richmond, at South Mountain and Sharpsburg in Maryland, at Chancellorsville in Virginia again, and at Gettysburg in Pennsylvania; then it was back to Virginia for Petersburg, Shenandoah Valley, and Third Winchester. John did not survive the war entirely unscathed. After Gettysburg in 1863, he was injured when his horse fell, but a quiet cavalry command in the Washington defenses helped him recuperate. At Winchester in September 1864 he lost a leg. His brother, James, had experienced one major battle much earlier Pea Ridge, Arkansas, on March 7, James McIntosh, the West Pointer, fell at Pea Ridge, shot in the heart while leading the mounted troops of Ben McCulloch s Division - which had been fighting Union troops in Arkansas. James the brother of Union General John McIntosh, had been a Confederate general. It is said that John decided to join up on the Union side when his brother, James, joined the Confederacy. They never met in combat. Page 6 (Continued on page 7)

7 Adjutant s Report (Continued from page 6) CFC Donations If anyone is eligible to donate to the CFC, here are some #'s : Norris Camp is 7438 SCV National is code 0887 CWPT is 2332 NRA Civil Defense Fund is 1024 No fund for SAR, UDC, Museum of the Confederacy, or CWRT. Heritage Violations Notify the Camp Heritage Officer compatriot Jim Stargel (jim.stargel@faa.gov) of any heritage violations. Harold E. Ford Adjutant/Treasurer Col. William Norris Camp #1398 Looking For Something To Do? Civil War Photographic Images by Halli Casser-Jayne Date - 3/3/07-4/4/07 Location - Cultural Arts Center of Frederick County, 15 W. Patrick Street in Frederick Contact Author and photographer Halli Casser-Jayne will exhibit photography from her book Still Life Images of Antietam during the month of March at the Cultural Arts Center of Frederick County. The exhibit will open on Saturday, March 3 rd and run until April 4 th. An opening reception will take place on March 3 rd from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Still Life Images of Antietam is a startling look at the Civil War s most devastating battle. It features 70 duotone images and 70 Civil War era quotes. Casser-Jayne has been a working artist for twenty-five years. As an actress, she opened the first theater in Tribeca, which has now become a major New York art district. She appeared in television shows including Fantasy Island. She worked with John Densmore, the drummer of the legendary band The Doors on his much acclaimed autobiography Riders on the Storm. Forever passionate about history and war, she reported from war-torn Central America in the early 1980 s. Expressing herself creatively as an actress, writer, radio personality, foreign correspondent, documentary producer, magazine publisher and editor, it was through photography that Casser-Jayne discovered the heart of her artistic soul. Her work and copies of the book will be available for purchase. Exhibit hours are Monday through Friday from 10:00-5:00 p.m. and other times by appointment. Page 7

8 Color Guard Events For 2007 (Continued from page 1) the SCV and UDC. Please bring your small battle flags to decorate the graves of your ancestor or another Confederate hero of your liking. We can make this a special day. Formation details to follow. Parade time is 2:00 so I expect formation to be 1:00. 4/22/07 Massing of the Colors: This will be the 21st celebration of the Massing of the Colors, which is sponsored by the Military Order of World Wars. Our nation is at war and public ceremonies like this are a fine way to display our patriotism for all to see. This ceremony will be held at Meade High School and please arrive at 1:45 PM for formation 4/28/07 Maryland Division Convention: This year s convention will be sponsored by the Battle of Sharpsburg Camp and will be held at the Boonesboro American Legion located at 710 Main Street. The cost if $40 and a check made out to "SCV" should be mailed to P.O. Box 546 Sharpsburg, MD Be there no later than 8:30 for a prompt start! Don t forget to bring your camp flag for the procession. 5/5/07 Pennsylvania Division Confederate Memorial Day: Culp Commander Jim Palmisano has extended an invitation to participate in the Pa. celebration of Confederate Memorial Day. The ceremonies will take place at 11:00 A.M. the Virginia memorial. Formation will take place there at 10:30 A.M. Maryland members may also attend the Pennsylvania Division lunch which follows. See ya ll there. 5/12/07 Stonewall Jackson Funeral Procession Lynchburg, VA I have registered the Maryland Division Color Guard for this historic event. Formation and details to follow but this is surely one not to miss. 5/12/07 Annual Dinner to honor Major General Isaac Ridgaway Trimble: The Dinner is a wonderful event held annually at Kings Contrivance Restaurant in Columbia. Bring a candle with you to light in memoriam for your ancestor. This year the dinner is on the actual date of General Trimble s birth! You will then be served an excellent dinner and desert. The spirit of camaraderie flows here and all are encouraged to attend. Please let me know if you would like to attend. Bring your lady! 5/19/07 Captain Wirz Ceremony (Washington D.C.): Annual ceremony to honor Capt. Heinz Wirz, killed by the Yankees unjustly and honored in this ceremony for his courage. Formation is at 10:30 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Washington D.C. on Bladensburg Rd. 5/26/07 Sharpsburg Parade and ceremony in the National Cemetery: A parade through historic Sharpsburg and into the National Cemetery for the Antietam Battlefield NPS Memorial Day Service. We have been requested to be the Color Guard and more details and this is a great opportunity to strengthen our relationship with the Antietam NPS. This is also an excellent opportunity to strengthen our relationship with the rangers at Antietam. Let s all meet at the Antietam Battlefield HQ at 12:30 P.M. Parade formation is at 1:00 for a 1:30 start. We can then car pool to the Sharpsburg Elementary School on Main Street. We will march through the historic town and into the National Cemetery, where we will be the official Color Guard. 5/28/07 Annapolis Memorial Day Parade: Color Guard "step off" at 10:00 am on Monday May 29th.Formation will be right off West Street just like last year. Please arrive by 9:15, and let s give the capital a good showing. See you there. 6/2/07 Confederate Memorial Day: Annual ceremony sponsored by the Maryland Dvision UDC and the Col. Harry Gilmor Camp. Formation at the 9:30 on Confederate Hill in historic Loundon Park Cemetery. 6/23/07 Corbit s Charge Monument Dedication Westminster: Formation at 12:30 PM at the Courthouse area in Westminster for an annual ceremony to honor those fallen in the battle here in The Pipe Creek CWRT extended an invitation to us, as they will honor a Lieutenant killed in the skirmish from Stuart s Cavalry. He is buried in the church yard. Let us pay him his deserved remembrance and let him know his service is not forgotten. 7/4/07 Severna Park Parade: Annual parade where we spread SCV good will to the public. Formation at 9:00 A.M. at St. Martin's Church on Benfield Rd. in Severna Park. We will meet in the parking lot on Ritchie Hwy (where Ledos is located and the parade finish of the past. Come one come all to defend our 2004 First Place showing! 8/25/07 Annual Potomac River Crossing: Cross the Potomac at Historic White s Ford. We will step off at 1:00 P.M. in Dickerson Park for this Military Order of the Stars and Bars event. Hopefully some more of that good Bar B Que! I m getting 5 nylon flags for this event so no need to worry! Non-Period event! Directions: From Poolesville and points South; follow Whites Ferry Road, MD RT 107, west out of Poolesville, 3.4 miles to Martinsburg Road, Turn right, a church is at the intersection. Go 2 plus miles to sign on left to Dickerson Regional Park. Turn left to parking Page 8

9 Color Guard Events For 2007 (continued from page 8) lot less than a mile down the road, just short of the Canal. From Frederick and points North; take MD RT 85 to MD RT 28, go through Dickerson, bare right on to Martinsburg Road at flashing light by the power plant. Go about 1-1/2 miles turn right to parking lot less than a mile down the road, just short of the Canal. 9/3/07 Labor Day Parade: in Gaithersburg, Md., Sept. 3, A public parade so let s all turn out! Take 95 to 495 to 270 North. Take the MD-117 / CLOPPER RD / W DIAMOND AVE exit- EXIT 10- toward MD-124 W / QUINCE ORCHARD RD. Turn LEFT onto MD-117 / W DIAMOND AVE. Continue to follow MD-117. Turn LEFT onto S SUMMIT AVE. Turn Right on East Diamond Ave. to intersection of Girard Street. 9/15/2007 Sharpsburg Heritage Celebration: The Sharpsburg Historical Society. This is a ceremony to celebrate the 140th Anniversary of the Battle of Sharpsburg. We were recruited the historical society so let's show them the Confederates. Formation is at 11:00 at the NPS Visitor parking lot to car pool. 9/22/07 Howard County Monument Ceremony: Annual Ceremony to honor Howard County s Confederate soldiers and sponsored by the Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble Camp #1836. Formation is at 10:30 for the 11:00 ceremony. 11/4/07 Massing of the Colors Annapolis: 82nd Annual ceremony at the Naval Academy sponsored by the Military Order of the World Wars. Formation is at 1:30 P.M. in front of the Naval Academy Chapel. We are at war so let s show them our patriotic support! 11/17/07 Remembrance Day Parade: Annual parade in Gettysburg sponsored by the Sons of Union Veterans. The Color Guard will meet at 12:00 for formation on Lefever Street (by the school off Baltimore Street). 12/1/07 Christmas Parade: Parade in Northeast Maryland. Color Guard formation is at 12:00 PM. A great parade that is a nice ending to our The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization that, with regard to the War Between the States, participates in the study of history and genealogy and in the preservation of historic sites, monuments, and grave markers; awards scholarships and medical research grants; and practices good citizenship. Through its local camps, the Sons works with historical and genealogical societies, and participates in community heritage days and in patriotic holiday events and parades. The newsletter of the Colonel William Norris Camp 1398 is published 12 times a year by the camp as a service to its membership and to the public. Officers of the camp are: Robert Brewer, Commander, 205 E. Deer Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, telephone , (brewer000@comcast.net). Steve Gill, 1st Lt. Cdr., Horizon Place, Derwood, MD 20855, telephone ; (StevenGill@Lycos.com), Dan Buckingham, 2nd Lt. Cdr., Front Field Lane, Potomac, MD 20854, tel , (danbuckingham@hurrisafe.com). Major David King Jr., 3rd Lt. Cdr., 5611 Oak Place, Bethesda, MD 20817, telephone ; (Dejota.King@verizon.net). Harold Ford, Adjutant/Treasurer, Jacobs Road, Mt. Airy, MD 21771, telephone ; (dept911@adelphia.net). Thomas Keefer, Chaplain, Cross Bridge Way, Germantown, MD 20874, telephone Don Beck, Recruiting Officer, P.O. Box 473, Rockville, MD , telephone , (donbeck@erols.com). Jim Stargel, Heritage Officer and Quartermaster, (jim.stargel@faa.gov) David Redden, Newsletter Editor, Dowden Circle, Poolesville, MD 20837, telephone , fax , (DaveRedden@Hotmail.com).