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NEWSLETTER OF THE COL. STEPHEN TRIGG CHAPTER - SAR JANUARY 2016

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The Trigg Patriot

JOHN HUMPHRIES

JANUARY 2016 CHAPTER SERVICE AWARD HONOREE

Compatriot John Humphries rendered amazing service to veterans in

Caldwell County last month! He personally sponsored eleven Veteran’s

Appreciation Medals in December!

John will be retiring later this year and moving to Elizabethtown. We are definitely going to miss his faithful

service to our chapter and area veterans!


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ANNOUNCING!THE COL. STEPHEN TRIGG CHAPTER

2015 ELEMENTARY POSTER CONTEST WINNER!

Kerrigan McManusSouthwest Ca!oway Elementary School

Murray, Kentucky

! Kerrigan received the chapter’s $50 Grand Prize cash award, along with a Citizenship Medal, certificate, and a copy of Reuben T Durrett’s, Siege of Bryan's Station and the Battle of Blue Licks. Her winning poster on the Battle of Blue Licks has been forwarded to the Kentucky Society as the chapter representative in the state competition.


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CARGO TRAILER FUND The Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter voted in its August meeting to begin a savings fund for the purchase of a cargo/storage trailer for chapter use. The funding goal is $2,500. In order to reach the goal, the chapter will hold raffle fundraisers at local festivals and events and accept donations from charitable givers. Donations (tax deductible as allowed by law) or ticket requests should be made payable to the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter and mailed to 1969 Kings Chapel Rd. Cadiz, KY 42211.

Our Progress!

Total Goal! ! ! $ 2,500.00Tickets Sold! ! ! $ 935.00Contributions! ! $ 1660.00Total Raised! ! ! $ 2,595.00 Remaining! ! ! -0-


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A HERO DEPARTS OUR RANKS! It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of a heroic soldier and honored Compatriot of the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter. Herbert Segler, 96, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, December 7, following a prolonged period of illness.

! Lt. Segler fought across North Africa. He was in the invasion of Sicily, and after the fall of Palermo, his unit was transported to England. His unit, the 2nd Armored Division (Hell on Wheels), was the first armor on Omaha Beach, fighting across Belgium and France! His unit crossed the Seine River and entered into Belgium on September 15, 1944, then moved quickly through the Siegfried Line, crossing the Roer River into Aachen, Germany, and making it all the way to the Rhine River on December 16. When the Germans pushed through at Bastogne (Battle of the Bulge), the 2nd Armored was ordered to relieve the American forces surrounded there. Lt. Segler fought in that battle until Jan. 16, 1945.! The 2nd Armored later moved to the outskirts of Berlin where it took many German prisoners fleeing from the Russians. After the end of hostilities, he was stationed at Berlin until October 1, 1945, when he was pulled out to return home.! Upon returning home he served in the Army Reserve and National Guard. He retired from the Guard as a Major on his 65th birthday in 1974 … after 44 years of combine active and reserve service. After his retirement he worked for many years with the Internal Revenue Service and owned his own accounting business.! Herb Segler was a descendant of John Payne, Sr., of Virginia who rendered Patriotic Service during the Revolutionary War. He was administered the oath of membership into the SAR on December 13, 2014. During his short time in the SAR he was awarded the Bronze Good Citizenship Medal (2014) and the War Service Medal with World War II Device (2014).

! Herb Segler served our country with distinction in the Second World War. He enlisted in the National Guard in Florida in 1937, then transferred to the Regular Army in November 1940. Though a Private in his early days, he was nominated for Officers Candidate School and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in July 1942. He was assigned as a tank platoon leader at “Camp Campbell” (now Ft. Campbell, KY). He married a “local girl” from Christian County, Frances Farmer, on April 3, 1943, then shipped out four days later to the ETO (European Theater of Operations).


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CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK - 2015

! For the second year in a row, the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter has placed a Christmas display in the West Cadiz Park. It is displayed among several dozen other community displays as part of the town’s “festival of lights” in the downtown park. The combined displays provide a beautiful “drive-through” opportunity for area residents to experience the Christmas season. The Col. Stephen Trigg display is a combination of a seasonal manger with a painting of George Washington in prayer. A couple of Bennington “76” flags finish the simple presentation. It is lighted with a single soft yellow spotlight after sunset.! This display remained in place throughout the entire month of December.


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NORTH CALLOWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDecember 3, 2015

! On Wednesday, December 3, the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter recognized participants from the North Calloway Elementary School in Murray, Kentucky, for their participation in the annual SAR Poster Contest. Ninety-six fifth-graders made posters as a class assignment and were included in the contest.! The school winner was Elizabeth Morrow. She received a Bronze Medal, a copy of the book, Battle of Blue Licks, and a twenty dollar cash prize. In addition, her poster was entered as the school winner to compete with the winner from Southwest Elementary School in Murray to represent the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter in the Kentucky Society competition. Here is a photo of Elizabeth with her winning poster.


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NORTH CALLOWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDecember 3, 2015

In addition to poster awards, Geoff Baggett also presented the program, “Revolutionary War in a Trunk,” to three classrooms over three separate class periods.


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SOUTHWEST CALLOWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDecember 4, 2015

! Three Compatriots of the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter traveled to Murray, Kentucky, on December 4 to present the “Revolutionary War in a Trunk” presentation to three fifth-grade classes at the Southwest Elementary School. Steve Mallory and Bob Sholly accompanied Geoff Baggett in leading an energetic, fun-filled living history presentation.! Amazingly, the county superintendent of schools gave permission for our teaching team to bring a flintlock rifle into class to provide a truly authentic historical experience! Steve was able to show the mechanism and action of a flintlock. As it turns out, the teacher thought we were going to take everyone outside and fire the rifle! Everyone was disappointed that they didn’t get to hear the big boom! So next year, incredibly, we have been invited to demonstrate firing for the students! Only in common-sense, small town Kentucky ... ! The Compatriots also gave certificates and medals to the annual poster contest winners, including three classroom winners the School Champion Kerrigan McManus.


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SOUTHWEST CALLOWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL


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CADIZ CHRISTMAS PARADEDecember 6, 2015

For the second consecutive year the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter took part in the annual Cadiz Christmas Parade. Six Compatriots marched with the chapter banner and flintlocks, waved to the crowd, and promoted the values and mission of the Sons of the American Revolution.

The event provided an excellent opportunity for the chapter to display its mission in front hundreds of people in the community. An enormous crowd enjoyed the unusually beautiful weather on parade day and lined the entire parade route.

Participation in parades is limited due to the difficulty and duration of the march. However, plans are already in the works for a fantastic, creative float for next year! Hopefully, this will enable more of our Compatriots to take part.


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WREATHS ACROSS AMERICALawrence Cemetery - Trigg County, KY

December 12, 2015! Approximately twenty people from the Trigg County community joined nine Compatriots of the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter to celebrate the Wreaths Across America in the first-ever WAA ceremony held in Trigg County, Kentucky.! Compatriots led the ceremony at the Lawrence Cemetery in rural Trigg County, rendering honors to the seven ceremonial wreaths, firing a flintlock rifle salute, and played taps in honor of the veterans. Following the ceremony, everyone present went about the task of placing wreaths on the graves pre-marked with new U.S. flags.! Thirty-five graves of veterans from World War I through the Vietnam War are located in the cemetery and marked by VA footstones or headstones. Descendants helped identify another four veterans of the Civil War for marking. Following the ceremony, the chapter had another fourteen wreaths available for placement. Participants and Compatriots took the remaining wreaths to other cemeteries and placed them on their ancestors’ graves.! Chapter President Geoff Baggett placed a single wreath and flag at the Military Memorial in East End Cemetery in Cadiz. This monument names many of the Revolutionary War Patriots buried in Trigg County.


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WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 2015


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WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 2015


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2015 COL. STEPHEN TRIGG CHAPTERANNUAL AWARDS DINNER

December 12, 2015! Approximately twenty Col. Stephen Trigg Compatriots and their guests gathered at the Crossroads Fellowship church in Cadiz this past weekend for the chapter’s third annual Awards Dinner. Attendees enjoyed a catered barbecue supper from Porky’s BBQ in Cadiz and a program on the Battle of Blue Licks from author and historian Eddie Price.! Following the dinner and program, Kentucky Society President Chuck Scott presented several Patriot Grave Marking Medals and Col. Stephen Trigg President Geoff Baggett recognized chapter members with medals and certificates for their service in 2015.!! The highest honor of the evening went to Ron Drennan of Owensboro, who joined the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter in 2014. He was awarded the Chapter Distinguished Service Medal, the highest decoration awarded by a local chapter. The chapter president is authorized to present just one of these awards each year to the recipient of his choice.


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AWARDS DINNER PHOTOS


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COL. STEPHEN TRIGG 2015 CHAPTER AWARDS

SAR Patriot Grave Marking Medal State Award - Presented by KYSSAR Pres. Chuck Scott

Ken Oakley, Ron Drennan, Glenn Greenfield, James Sumner (First Awards)Geoff Baggett (Third Award)Steve Mallory (Third Award)

Certificate Awards2015 Col. Stephen Trigg Grave Marking Service Awards

James Sumner, Ron Drennan, Steve Mallory, Geoff Baggett

Color Guardsman of the Year Award - Steve Mallory

Colonel’s Muster Award (Top 5 Color Guard Participants)Glenn Greenfield, Jack Dawson, Eddie Price, James Sumner, Ron Drennan

2015 Col. Stephen Trigg Service to Veterans AwardGlenn Greenfield, John Humphries

Medals and Pins10-Year Service Pin – John Humphries

2015 Congress Medal – Eddie PriceMilitary Service Medal – Steve FrancisLiving Historian Award – Rick Sheets

Veteran’s Service Medal - Geoff Baggett (With Oak Leaf Cluster), Steve MalloryBronze Color Guard Medal -Geoff Baggett, Steve Mallory

Bronze Roger Sherman Medal – Geoff BaggettNew Member of the Year – Jack Dawson

Long Distance Member of the Year – Eddie Price

Chapter Distinguished Service Medal – Ron Drennan


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NEW MEMBER!RONNIE MATHIS - AURORA, KY

Ronnie hails from the community of Aurora, lust across the lakes in Marshall County. He is already an active living historian. Ronnie is a member of the 1st Virginia Hoggs Company French and Indian War re-enactors based in Western Kentucky.

He descends from Leonard Stringer, a Patriot who had a very diverse and lengthy service in the American Revolution. Leonard Stringer was born 1760 in Georgia, he entered the Revolutionary Army at about age 15. He drove a provision wagon until he was considered old enough to enter the regular service.

In 1837, Leonard Stringer of Kentucky applied for a pension based on 5 months service as a Virginia militiaman, an indefinite tour as a soldier aboard the civilian sailingvessel "Polly Hacker", and two indefinite tours driving wagons.

We are very excited about having Ronnie Mathis as another experienced musketeer on the “firing line” at our commemorative events!


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NEW MEMBER! STICE GOODWIN - PRINCETON, KENTUCKY

! Stice Goodwin is an honored new member of the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter. He is 90 years of age, and a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He served on board the battleship USS Colorado in 1944 and 1945, taking part in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, as well as the capture of Guam, Saipan, and Tinian. His ship suffered numerous hits from shore batteries and kamikaze planes. Compatriot John Humphries honored him with our chapter’s Veteran’s Appreciation Medal in 2016! After the war he eventually returned to Princeton, where he worked for the Illinois Central Railroad for thirty-two years before retiring.! Stice descends from Edward Mitchusson, who served in the South Carolina Militia. He fought both before and after the fall of Charleston. At one point he served ad adjutant and acting Captain. He later moved to Kentucky where he died in Caldwell County in the early 1820’s.! We look forward to this brave World War II Patriot serving as a member of our chapter!


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PATRIOT GRAVE MARKING MEDAL! All members of our chapter are pursuing the Patriot Grave Marking Medal by their participation in recognized ceremonies. Credit for participation can be earned through several methods, primarily by taking part in the program Two other methods involve labor and cash (minimum $25) donations.

Name Graves Marked # Remaining

Eddie Price 8 7

Randle Cruse 8 7

John Humphries 10 5

Steve Francis 9 6

Dennis Adams 8 7

Bobby Skinner 5 10

Robert Ward 6 9

Billy Redd 4 11

Travis McCloud 3 12

Dickie Thomas 5 10

Gary Thompson 2 13

Jack Dawson 4 11

Bobby Joe Roberts 2 13

Bob Sholly 4 11

Dilly Anderson 1 14

Kevin Stroud 1 14

Miles Ward 3 12

Ryon Ward 3 12

L.J. Ward 3 12

Keith McGrath 2 13

James Rudd 2 13

Jim Blackburn 2 13

Second Award

Tony Dothsuk 5 10

Ron Drennan 7 8

Ken Oakley 2 13

James Sumner 2 13

Glenn Greenfield 0 15

Fourth Award

Geoff Baggett 12 3

Steve Mallory 4 11

GRAVE MARKING MEDAL PROGRESS


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KENTUCKY CENTURION MEDAL ! We have completed the two-year “look-back” through January 2013, gone over all of the records of our events, and updated an “attendance sheet” for all members. The progress of all of our active compatriots is recorded below. Once you reach the 100-event threshold and the medal is available, the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter and Kentucky Society will award it to you!

Name Events Attended # RemainingKen Oakley 58 42

Travis McCloud 11 89

Gary Thompson 38 62

Glenn Greenfield 42 58

Tony Dothsuk 26 74

James Sumner 62 38

Billy Redd 32 68

John Humphries 38 62

Dilly Anderson 26 74

Bobby Skinner 28 72

Kevin Stroud 6 94

Ron Drennan 45 55

Randle Cruse 9 91

Dennis Adams 20 80

Joshua Claussen 3 97

Seth Clark 8 92

Jack Dawson 12 88

Eddie Price 10 90

Dickie Thomas 6 94

Robert Ward 8 92

Miles Ward 2 98

Ryon Ward 2 98

L.J. Ward 2 98

Kerry Darnell 1 99

Steve Francis 6 94

Bobby Joe Roberts 2 98

Bob Sholly 14 86

Jim Blackburn 2 98

Ronnie Mathis 1 99

Medal Earned

Geoff Baggett, Steve Mallory


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JANUARY CHAPTER SCHEDULE

•19 (Tuesday) – 6:30 PM – Chapter Meeting & “Dutch” Dinner – Cadiz Restaurant. Program: TBA

•22 (Friday) - “Revolutionary War in a Trunk” Presentation - Lakeland Elementary School, Lakeland, Tennessee (Poster Contest Awards and Presentations)

Donate to the Scholarship Fund Today!Help us Reward Our Essay Contest Winners!

Designate your Tax-Deductible Gift to the “Col. Stephen Trigg Scholarship Fund” and give it to Mr. James Sumner.


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SERVICE TO VETERANS MEDAL! Every active member of the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter is steadily making progress toward the SAR’s prestigious “Service to Veterans Medal.” To receive this award, a Compatriot must accumulate 5,000 “points” for activities, service, and donations to veterans causes. This service includes participation in the various Special Observances in honor of veterans (holidays, grave markings, etc ...), time invested in service projects, visiting with veterans, attending or participating in the funerals of veterans, and donation of money or goods. Subsequent medals are earned for each 3,000 points! We are able to track involvement in our various events and medal presentations, but it is CRITICAL that all members report their activities outside of our normal chapter events.

Name Current Points

Billy Redd 390

Bob Sholly 200

Bobby Joe Roberts 60

Bobby Skinner 210

Dennis Adams 2,633

Dickie Thomas 125

Dilly Anderson 560

Eddie Price 385

Gary Thompson 441

Glenn Greenfield 1,928

Jack Dawson 975

James Sumner 1,530

Jim Blackburn 70

John Humphries 1,425

John Vinson 506

SERVICE TO VETERANS MEDAL PROGRESS

Name Current Points

Ken Oakley 1,075

Kevin Stroud 137

L.J. Ward 45

Miles Ward 95

Randle Cruse 290

Robert Ward 160

Ron Drennan 1,125

Ryon Ward 95

Seth Clark 210

Steve Francis 385

Stan Todd 150

Tony Dothsuk 845

Travis McCloud 454

Geoff Baggett (3rd) 1,702

Steve Mallory (2nd) 1,163


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VETERAN’S APPRECIATION MEDAL

Jack ScottPrinceton, Kentucky

U.S. NavyWorld War II

Presented by John Humphries


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VETERAN’S APPRECIATION MEDAL

Duran “Frosty” MartinCadiz, Kentucky

U.S. NavyWorld War II

Presented by Geoff Baggett


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SHOPPING FOR THE VETERANS OFPENNYROYAL VETERANS CENTER!

! In November the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter received a sum of $500 as a “grant” from the Kentucky Society SAR for veterans’ causes. The Pennyroyal Veteran’s Center in Hopkinsville provided a big “wish list” of items needed by the residents at their center so that we had a shopping guide for the $500 gift.! In early December chapter president Geoff Baggett, accompanied by his wife, Kim, and daughter, Katie, took the cash to Wal-Mart and attacked the list! They purchased a basket full of winter coats, gloves, winter caps, umbrellas, socks, underwear, t-shirts, and house slippers. It was amazing how quickly $500 disappeared. The items were dropped off at PVC just in time for Christmas.! The Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter is humbled and honored to have received this gift from the KYSSAR to pass


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PATRIOT’S DAY COMMEMORATIONREGIONAL COLOR GUARD / GRAVE MARKING EVENT

Saturday, April 16 - 2:00 PMKentucky Veterans Cemetery West

In Cooperation With the John Manire Chapter

The Patriot’s Day Ceremony Will Be Held at the SAR

Monolith in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West

71 Patriots of Christian County, Kentucky, are Named and

Honored on This Memorial

Since 39 of those Patriots are Buried in Unknown or Destroyed

Grave Sites, Participants are Authorized to Count 5 of those 39 Toward the 15 Required to earn

the NSSAR Patriot Grave Marking Medal

Plan NOW to be a part of this event and make significant

progress toward earning this prestigious medal from the SAR!


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FORGOTTEN PATRIOTS HEADSTONE PROJECT

There are ten Patriots of the American Revolution who died in Trigg County and are buried in unknown, unmarked graves. It is our responsibility, as the Sons of the American Revolution, to insure that these Patriots are remembered and honored with permanent markers. Over the next two years we will begin to raise the funds to purchase ten VA-style headstone markers to place in a prominent location (to be determined) in Trigg County. This is an ambitious project. To total cost for ten markers and a dedication stone will be approximately $6,000. We will begin receiving donations to this cause immediately and continue fundraising until the project comes to fruition. Each donation of $50 will be recorded as contributions eligible for the NSSAR Patriot Grave Marking Medal upon dedication of the markers. More information will be forthcoming in the next few months.

Sample Stone

PATRIOTS TO BE REMEMBERED

William Armstrong Peter Battoe

Abraham BoydWilliam Davenport

Thomas DawsonJames EderingtonWilliam Johnson

Thomas WadlingtonRobert Goodwin

Randolph Johnson

NEWSLETTER OF THE COL. STEPHEN TRIGG CHAPTER - SAR DECEMBER 2014

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Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter1969 Kings Chapel Rd.Cadiz, KY 42211

Give generously and regularly to the special projects of our chapter!

All financial gifts to the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter, including designated gifts, are fully tax-deductible as

allowed by law.

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