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Camp Activities

2019

 

MVAO Murphy appointed VFW National Aide-de-Camp

MVAO Calvin Murphy was appointed the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Aide-de-Camp for the past two years. Brother Murphy also recently finished up a very successful term as Post Commander of the Bear Creek VFW Post 6333 in Kaleva . . . more  . . .

 

Brother Rick Schafer Elected to VFW District 12 Commander

Brother Richard Schafer of Kaleva has been elected to serve as VFW Department of Michigan’s District 12 Commander for the 2019-2020 term. This is his second stint as District 12 Commander, with the first during the 2007-2008 term. Brother Rick has served in many offices within the VFW . . . more . . .

 

NMC Flag Holder Project/Partnership Update

Comrade Abijah Warner’s flag holder was returned to his gravesite repaired and reconditioned on 07 April 2019. The GAR flag holder received weld repairs by the Northwestern Michigan College welding technologies program, with final repaint and recondition by Robert Finch Camp No. 14 . . . more . . .

 

Robert Finch Camp No. 14 at the
2019 Department Encampment in Okemos

April 27, 2019

Several Brothers of Camp No. 14 attended the 2019 Department Encampment in Okemos on Saturday, 27 April. The Camp won the 2018-2019 Austin Blair Award for most new members in the Department of Michigan, and CC Lantzer received the award on behalf of Camp No. 14. was elected . . . more . . .

 

Memorial Day Activities

Memorial Day 2019 was a busy one for the Brothers of Robert Finch Camp No. 14 and the Sisters of Frances Finch Auxiliary No. 9. The Brothers and Sisters spread out over the area to attend various Memorial Day ceremonies. Several are shown below . . . more . . .

 

Five USCT Veterans Honored in Joint Ceremony Grave Dedication

August 18th

Marshall Swenor Receives Grave Dedication in Petoskey
On Sunday, 18 August, Brothers of Robert Finch Camp No. 14 partnered with Brothers of Alexander French Camp No. 28 and participated with the Old Settler’s Reunion (OSRW) at Morgan West Wheatland Cemetery in Mecosta to honor five Union Veterans that received new VA headstones. The five Veterans belonged . . . more  . . .

 

Marshall Swenor Receives Grave Dedication in Petoskey

July 13th

In July, Brothers of Camp No. 14 traveled to Petoskey to perform a grave dedication for GAR Comrade Marshall Swenor. Comrade Swenor was a member of the Stevens-Begole GAR Post No. 66 in East Jordan. With the efforts of GRO John Sawyer, CWMO Scott Schwander, and the descendants of . . . more . . .

 

CWMO Schwander Participates in Mid-Michigan Honor Flight

September 18th

Civil War Memorials Officer Scott Schwander served as a Volunteer Guardian for the latest Mid-Michigan Honor Flight
– Mission XII on 18 September 2019. Brother Schwander was the Volunteer Guardian for a fine gentleman by the
name of Paul. Paul is a Vietnam Veteran from the local area . . . more  . . .

 

Camp No. 14 Brothers Attend 2019 National Encampment . . . more . . .

 

Gold Star Mothers & Families Ceremony

September 29,

Several Brothers of Robert Finch Camp No. 14 attended the Gold Star Mothers & Families Ceremony on Sunday, 29 September 2019 at the Grand Traverse Area Veterans Memorial Park in Traverse City. The ceremony is held annually on the last Sunday of September throughout the country honoring . . . more . . .

 

Cadillac’s Historic Washington GAR Post Cemetery Plot Dedicated

October 12th

After several years of planning and fundraising efforts, the Brothers of Robert Finch Camp No. 14 assembled to dedicate a new historical memorial sign erected at the Washington GAR Post Burial Plot in Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Michigan . . . more  . . .

 

Comrade William H. Lamphere Honored in Special Ceremony

October 12th

Saturday, 12 October 2019 saw not only the Washington GAR Post Cemetery Plot Sign dedicated, but a second intimate ceremony was conducted later that afternoon at Haring Charter Township Cemetery slightly north of Cadillac. This ceremony honored William H. Lamphere, a Comrade of Washington GAR Post 444 of Cadillac . . . more . . .

 

Veterans Day Oakwood Cemetery Tour

November 11, 2019

On a very blustery Veterans Day, CWMO Scott Schwander gave a tour of Civil War Veterans and other local notables in Traverse City’s Oakwood Cemetery. CWMO Schwander planned and led a cemetery tour in Traverse City’s Oakwood Cemetery highlighting Civil War Veterans buried there . . . more . . .

 

Camp 14 Brothers at Arlington Cemetery & Remembrance Day

November 19th

Camp 14 Brothers, PDC Paul Davis and PDC Dale Aurand made the trip this November along with their fellow Brothers of Co. A, 14th Michigan Infantry, Sons of Veterans Reserve to Arlington Cemetery and to Gettysburg for the annual Remembrance Day observance and parade. The Brothers had the absolute unique . . . more . . .

 

 

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