Tag: #neverforget
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REPORT and PICTURES FROM 2025 DEPARTMENT ENCAMPMENT
The 31st Annual Department of Texas and Louisiana Encampment on May 10, 2025 in Houston was a big success. We were so pleased to be joined by Commander in Chief Kevin Martin and National Auxiliary President Rosemary Martin as our guests of honor. Congratulations to newly-elected Department Commander Brook Thomas, DSVC John Vander Meulen, DJVC…
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2025 Heights High School JROTC Ball
Camp Commander Pourreau attended the Heights High School JROTC Ball on April 14 and awarded the SUVCW certificate and medal to cadet and Battalion XO Scarlet Alcocer.
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144th National Encampment Invitation
Click here to register for the 2025 National Encampment. We look forward to seeing you in Houston! Treue Der Union
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WHEN THE BOYS IN BLUE ARE GONE
Written by Civil War veteran John Hendricks Narrated by DUVCW member Susan Barry John Hendricks was the last surviving veteran of the Eighty-Ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He wrote this poem long after the Civil War expressing his concern that future generations might forget what Union soldiers and members of the Grand Army of the…
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Camp 2 Makes News in Galveston
Brothers of LCDR Edward Lea, Camp 2 were joined by Brothers from Gen. James Byrne, Camp 1 of Fort Worth and Col. Elmer Ellsworth, Camp 18 of Dallas for the 31st Annual Battle of Galveston Commemoration Ceremony on January 4, 2025. We were so pleased to have representatives from the Allied Orders and many friends,…
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Battle of Galveston Commemoration Ceremony
Join us on January 4, 2025 for the 31st Annual Battle of Galveston Commemoration Ceremony! This is a public event. All are invited and welcome. Date: January 4, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Avenue K, Galveston, TX 77550 LINK TO MAP
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Remember our Veterans on November 11
Honoring a Civil War veteran who was lost to history Curious about her family’s history, journalist Cheryl Wills began researching her ancestry, and found she was related to Sandy Wills, a former slave who served in the Civil War with the United States Colored Troops. Her search also led her to a distant relative, a…
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Pictures and Video from Captain Isaac Conroe Graveside Remembrance Ceremony
It was a beautiful fall morning as members of Camp 2 arrived at historic Glenwood Cemetery in Houston Heights to take part in a graveside ceremony honoring Civil War veteran, Captain Isaac Conroe. Conroe served as Captain of the 12th Illinois Cavalry and migrated to Texas after the war. He built a lumber business, and…
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