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Camp Orders
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Camp Order Series 2024-2025
Camp Commander John Swartwout
Camp Order No. 1
Col. George L. Willard Camp # 154
2024 Order # 1
As of January 7, 2024, headquarters of the Col. George L. Willard Camp # 154, Department of New York, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, is transferred to:
1219 5th Avenue, Watervliet, NY 12189
All written correspondence can be made by mail to the above address. Other communications can be made by calling (518)274-8639 or email jswartwout@verizon.net.
I would like to thank the brothers of the Camp for putting their trust in me and electing me Camp Commander. I thank Commander Thomas Maggs for his dedicated leadership for the past 2 years.
I congratulate our elected Officers:
Senior Vice Commander- Justin Devendorf
Junior Vice Commander- Michael P. Golden
Secretary/Treasurer- Leo McGuire PCC, PDC
Camp Council- Richard Straight PCC, PDC
Camp Council- Vince Jockimo
Camp Council- Thomas Maggs PCC
I have made the following appointments and thank each Brother for their dedication to the Camp:
Guard- Vincent Jockimo
Legion of Merit- Vincent Jockimo
Guide- Christopher White
Chaplain- Rev. Mark D. Issacs
Eagle Scout Coordinator- Brian Castler PDC, PCC
Patriotic Instructor- Brian Sherman
Covell Award- Michael Hernandez
Webmaster- Raymond W. LeMay III PDC, PCC
Civil War Memorials/Monument Officer- John D. Hilton, Sr.
ROTC, JROTC- Michael P. Golden
Color Bearer- Tim Gaffney, Jr.
Signals Officer- Francis (Frank) Rogler
Graves Registration- Christopher S. White
Lincoln Luncheon- Richard Straight PDC, PCC
Guidon Editor- David M. Dziewulski PCC
Please contact me if you are interested in serving the Camp as Historian, Archivist, or Camp Welfare Officer.
So ordered this 7th day of January 2024.
In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty,
John B. Swartwout
Camp Commander
Attest:
Leo McGuire
Secretary/Treasurer
Camp Order Series 2021-2022
Camp Commander Thomas O. Maggs
Camp Order No.1
Camp Order No. 2
Camp Order No. 2
2023
Communications Intended for Outside of Willard Camp
In order to maintain quality and accuracy in communications intended for publication outside of Willard Camp, I am formalizing a previous protocol as a Camp order. In the past it was recommended that any written product submitted for publication outside of the Camp required [1] permission of the Commander and [2] review by two additional persons other than the author. The Commander may be one of the two additional reviewers and the second reviewer will be chosen at the Commander’s discretion. This process is now to be used.
This order covers any composition representing the Camp to be published in the Guidon, Streamer, submissions for Department and National newsletters, any report of Camp activities and any information submitted to the media. Included in the media are newspapers, television, radio and social/internet media (e.g. Facebook, etc.).
So ordered 1 September 2023.
In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty
Commander Thomas O. Maggs.
Col. George L. Willard Camp #154
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Attested,
______________________________
Thomas O. Maggs, Commander
Leo McGuire, Secretary
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