SAR participants at National Cemetery, standing l. to r.  Brett Osborn, Doug Hall, Dave Cook, Paul Christensen, Jim Cridge, Richard Tyler, Bryan Buck, Jim Cordes, Erick Moore, Richard Collins, Eric Robinson, Allan Phillips and Marc Robinson.  Kneeling l. to r. Thomas "Chip" Daniel and Dale Corey.  (Photo courtesy of Larry Clowser Webb.) 

On 11 November 2023, the Colonel James Wood II Chapter (CJWII), Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) participated  with the American Red Cross at National Cemetery, Winchester in a ceremony to commemorate Veterans. Ed Helphenstine, Regional Program Manager for Service to the Armed Forces in the Central Appalachia Region welcomed  the audience followed by an invocation from Tom Reed, Chaplain of the CJWII SAR.  The SAR color guard presented the colors and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Charles Hunter of VFW Post 2123.  Keynote speaker John Winn, a retired US Army Judge Advocate General Officer and is a Professor of Business Law the the Shenandoah University School of Business.  He spoke of the role veterans played in maintaining the United States as a free and independent nation.  A wreath was presented for all organizations present by Richard Agosta, COL, USA (Ret) and Charles Hunter, 1st Sgt, USA (Ret) followed by a three round musket salute fired by the SAR Musket Squad and Taps played by Hunter.  Participating for the SAR were Bryan Buck, Paul Christensen, Richard Collins, Dale Corey, Jim Cridge, Thomas "Chip" Daniel, Doug Hall, Erick Moore, Brett Osborn, Allan Phillips, Tom Reed, Eric Robinson, Marc Robinson, Jim Simmons and Richard Tyler as members of the color guard with compatriots David Cress and Marshall DeHaven in attendance.  Dual members from Fairfax Resolves, Dave Cook and Jim Cordes were a part of the SAR Color Guard and Musket Squad.  American Red Cross participants included Ed Helphenstine, Rick Agosta, Dave Bissett, Nancy Braswell, Leslie Caliva, Narce Caliva, Jill Johnson, Lauri Lerwick, Stacy McFarland, Edie McGoth, Nancy Sebella, Janice Smith and Kristy Varda. 

the Musket Squad firing a salute to all veterans.