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2024 NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
It was a busy, productive and very enjoyable 4 days at National Encampment in Lexington, KY. Congratulations to our new Commander-in-Chief Kevin Martin, SVC-in-C Kevin Tucker, JVC-in-C Daniel Murray, and all the 2024–2025 national officers. Special congratulations to Department of TX & LA national officers, Dept. JVC John Vander Meulen, Assistant National Secretary for Proceedings,…
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30TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING
At the meeting today we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the founding of Camp 2. SVC-in-C Kevin Martin and his wife Rosemary joined us via ZOOM . Brothers Stephen Schulze, PDC, Michael Lance, PDC and Stevenson Holmes, PDC shared memories of the early days of the camp. After the meeting we all enjoyed delicious cake and ice…
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2025 NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
Mark your calendars and save the dates August 7–10, 2025, because the 144th National Encampment of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is coming to Houston!
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Snapshots from Memorial Day 2024
On Memorial Day 2024, the Brothers of Camp 2 came together in a ceremony with the ladies of the Sarah Emma Seeley Ladies Auxiliary #1 and the Sarah Emma Edmonds Detached Tent #4, DUVCW to remember the Union veterans buried in the G.A.R. plot in Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.
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MAY MEETING CHANGED TO ZOOM ONLY DUE TO STORMS
Greetings everyone, Last night’s storm caused power outages to significant portions of Houston – including the Trini Mendenhall Community Center where our Camp meeting was scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday). Calls to the Center have gone unanswered and their Facebook page indicates they are closed today and tomorrow. Therefore, our Camp meeting tomorrow will be via 100%…
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MEMORIAL DAY 2024
The brothers of Camp 2 will be joined by the Ladies Auxiliary and DUVCW to honor Civil War veterans this Memorial Day at the GAR Plot in Glenwood Cemetery. The ceremony begins at 1PM. Note that this is a later start time and different location that in prior years (same big cemetery area, different plot). …
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REPORT FROM 2024 DEPARTMENT ENCAMPMENT
The 30th Annual Encampment of the Department of Texas and Louisiana was held in Plano, TX on May 4, 2024. The festivities began Friday evening with a reception at the home of Bro. Don Gates, PDC. There was a Saturday morning brunch then on to the meeting, which was called to order promptly at 1pm…
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Highlights from the April 2024 Meeting
There was a really nice turnout at the April meeting. Highlights included an initiation ceremony for our newest member, Leon Shaffer, and addresses by JVC-in-C Kevin Tucker and Department Commander Michael Lance. We wrapped things up with our traditional post-meeting luncheon, this month at the Hunan Chef. Great food and company!