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May 2017 Alamo City Guards Camp #1325 FROM HEADQUARTERS, Russ Lane DUES PAYMENT CHANGES: In the past, dues were payable in July and due by 1 August with a 90-day grace period (1 November) for payment

Please plan now to submit your dues by 1 August 2017. Friend of the Camp, David Astwood, spoke to us about The Forgotten General; R M Gano at our April meeting.

Let 1Lt Commander Raymond Reeves, defiantray53@gmail.com, know if you can make a presentation or recommend someone for future meetings.

This was the largest night parade in the country and provided the opportunity to show the flag to 6-700,000 people on the streets of San Antonio.

Decoration Day activities at the Confederate Cemetery were a collaborative effort with many groups honoring our dead.

Raymond Reeves (right) presents David Astwood (left) the coveted Alamo City Guards Coffee Cup. Photo courtesy of Martin Callahan. Planning for the Confederate Heroes Day Dinner in January continues.

1 May 2017 Alamo City Guards Camp #1325 FROM HEADQUARTERS, Russ Lane DUES PAYMENT CHANGES: In the past, dues were payable in July and due by 1 August with a 90-day grace period (1 November) for payment of dues before becoming delinquent. Effective immediately, the grace period has been reduced to 30 days. Dues must be received by 1 September to avoid becoming delinquent. Please plan now to submit your dues by 1 August Friend of the Camp, David Astwood, spoke to us about The Forgotten General; R M Gano at our April meeting. Compatriot Egon Tausch is scheduled to speak on The CSS Shenandoah at our next meeting. Please attend and bring family members, friends and potential recruits with you. Let 1Lt Commander Raymond Reeves, defiantray53@gmail.com, know if you can make a presentation or recommend someone for future meetings. The Flambeau Parade was 29 April and Confederate Decoration Day activities were conducted on 30 April. Details of these events will be reported next month. This was the largest night parade in the country and provided the opportunity to show the flag to 6-700,000 people on the streets of San Antonio. For the first time ever the Vanguard was televised, providing the opportunity to be seen by over a million people. Decoration Day activities at the Confederate Cemetery were a collaborative effort with many groups honoring our dead. Compatriot Dale Schultz conducted a concert of period music by a brass band following the ceremony. Thanks to all the volunteers for both events! Raymond Reeves (right) presents David Astwood (left) the coveted Alamo City Guards Coffee Cup. Photo courtesy of Martin Callahan. Planning for the Confederate Heroes Day Dinner in January continues. Please mark 13 January 2018, 6 pm to 10 pm, on your calendars. We need donations for the silent auction. All donations are tax deductible. Please contact Jo Ann Seiler to coordinate donations. Her address is jseiler@grandecom.net. The Alamo City Guards Camp 1325 and the Hood's Texas Brigade Camp 153 "showed the flag" to 6-700,000 people at the largest night parade in the country. We were well received by the vast majority in attendance. Photo courtesy of Russ Lane. The annual event hosted by the Confederate Cemetery Association in San Antonio, TX. Participants were from several SCV camps, UDC Chapters, MOS&B chapters and TSOCR chapters. There were 100+ in attendance. We had a bagpiper, a featured speaker, a rifle salute, a cannon salute, a brass band, refreshments and time to visit the graves and pay our respects. Photo courtesy of Russ Lane.

Page 2 May 2017 Editor s Note: The following is extracted from an article published by the Abbeville Institute at https:// www.abbevilleinstitute.

2 Page 2 May 2017 Editor s Note: The following is extracted from an article published by the Abbeville Institute at New Orleans: A People Without A Past Have No Future By Boyd Cathey on Apr 25, 2017 Early this morning the local television station WRAL, Raleigh, NC, broadcast news that the first of four Confederate monuments in New Orleans honoring white supremacy will come down today. The fate of these monuments has been debated now for a number of years, with the majority black city government wanting to expunge these reminders of New Orleans history, while various heritage and preservation organizations have fought to keep them in place. The one that comes down today is the Liberty Monument, an obelisk erected in 1891 to commemorate the overthrow of Reconstruction. Proponents argued that it is a symbol of white supremacy and racism, while defenders declared that, although it may be offensive to some, it also an integral part of the city s history and, thus, should be kept where it is as a part of that history. But it is the remaining three monuments that raise the most vociferous ire of traditionalists and those concerned about preserving the historical record: the city plans to take down statues to Generals Robert E. Lee and P. G. T. Beauregard, and President Jefferson Davis. Unlike the Liberty Monument, which symbolizes the political redemption of the city from Reconstruction, the Lee, Beauregard and Davis monuments commemorate exemplary individuals who ended up defending a lost cause. Through honoring them, the city fathers had honored the soldiers and the extreme sacrifices and hardships endured during a brutal war 155 years ago. But, as we know, history often does not treat well the champions of a lost cause; the victors usually write the histories and establish the narrative. The effort to take down these symbols reflects a frenzied desire to, in effect, efface portions of our history, to revise the past, if it no longer comports with the ideological Marxist vision that is currently fashionable and politically-correct. Certainly, one can argue that each generation engages in a bit of revising; that is part and parcel of what human beings do, to enhance their history and their genealogy, while downplaying events and individuals that may not fit smoothly into the current narrative.

3 Page 3 May 2017 Those who argue that the New Orleans monuments should come down suggest that what is needed is a re-interpretation and a revised view of history, and that such monuments only serve to remind us of past sins of racism and white oppression, slavery, and rebellion. Yet, a deeper issue demands consideration. What does such zealous purification, such censorship, such abrupt dislocation, do to our understanding of who we are as a people? What happens when we radically suppress, re-arrange, and expel integral portions of our past? Does not such extreme surgery leave us bereft of a fuller understanding of our historical experience? The great late nineteenth century Spanish philosopher, Marcel Menendez y Pelayo, once said of Spain, that it was the shining champion, buckler, and defender of Christendom: this is your heritage, you have no other, he cautioned. Cannot this same metaphor be applied to the South? Can there be, truly, a real South without not only monuments commemorating noble men like Robert E. Lee, but also an understanding that men like Lee and Davis and Beauregard occupy a pivotal role in our history, and that their vision and their lives were exemplary and admirable witnesses in the difficult historical era in which they lived? Must everything be compressed and re-interpreted by a sharply defined, ideological historicist litmus test? Where, indeed, does such a process of homogenization and re-writing stop? George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other Founders of this nation were slave holders; must their monuments be taken down and their names suppressed, too? Must their legacies be radically revised, and their essential roles in the creation of this nation be ideologically perverted? The triumphant cultural Marxist school of historical writing, the Eric Foners of the historical establishment, would have it so, and in so doing, they turn history into fanatical ideology. Hollywood and the dominant popular culture follow along like yelping pups, parroting in offensive and over-the-top exaggeration the new dogmatism that reigns nearly supreme. One cannot transgress the new totalitarian dogmatism. Not only our media, our entertainment, and our educational establishment, but even some of our friends who should know better, participate in this insane brainwashing acceptance that warps our understanding of our past. Our objective, then, must be to redeem our history, recover the past, paint it in all its colors; but keep all our monuments and all our artifacts up and visible, recognizing that not everyone will see them in the same light. Yet, even those symbols that some may find objectionable tell a story and open a window on our past. And to comprehend who we are, we neglect such a full vision at our great peril. A people without a past, that is, a real and discernible history, is a people with no real future. About Boyd Cathey Boyd D. Cathey holds a doctorate in European history from the Catholic University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, where he was a Richard Weaver Fellow, and an MA in intellectual history from the University of Virginia (as a Jefferson Fellow). He was assistant to conservative author and philosopher the late Russell Kirk. In more recent years he served as State Registrar of the North Carolina Division of Archives and History. He has published in French, Spanish, and English, on historical subjects as well as classical music and opera. He is active in the Sons of Confederate Veterans and various historical, archival, and genealogical organizations.

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friendship to talk and remember the great conflict.

Jackson-Keller Social Hour/Dinner at 6:00 pm

4 Page 4 May 2017 San Antonio Civil War Round Table We Meet on 3 rd Thursday of Odd Months: May 18, July 20, Sep. 21, Nov. 16 Confederate soldier and Union soldier meet in friendship to talk and remember the great conflict. We Meet at Grady s Barbecue 6510 San Jackson-Keller Social Hour/Dinner at 6:00 pm Program/Speaker/Trivia/Raffles at 7:00 pm. We Would Love to Have You There! (Rebel, Yankee or Undecided ) *Find us on Facebook*

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Page 6 May 2017 "To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the Cause for which we fought; to your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name,

6 Page 6 May 2017 "To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the Cause for which we fought; to your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles he loved and which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General, United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1906 Camp Officers Commander Russ Lane, alamocamp@yahoo.com 1Lt Commander Raymond Reeves, defiantray53@gmail.com 2Lt Commander Dave Kunz, dave_kunz@hotmail.com Adjutant Jim Evetts, jevetts@satx.rr.com Past Commander Rudy Krisch III, rkrisch@sbcglobal.net Genealogist Joyce Manuel, southern_heart_ranch@juno.com Judge Advocate Egon Tausch, ertausch@aol.com Chaplain Ken McAllister, jlckenmca@gmail.com Color Sergeant Scott Davis, historicalone@hotmail.com Web Master Michael Climo, mclimo@ca.rr.com Communications Officer Russ Lane, alamocamp@yahoo.com Newsletter Editor Scott Woodard, scott.c.woodard92@gmail.com Recruiting Officer - David Calandra, davidcalandra202@yahoo.com RECRUITER OF THE YEAR STATUS Total recruited since 1 August July 2017 (New, Reinstated, Cadets, Transfers and Friends): 16 Communications Officer (Not eligible for the award): 5 Adjutant (Not eligible for the award): 1 Kevin Smith 3 Rusty Mahan 1 John Carleton 2 Scott Woodard 1 Ted Terrazas 2 Ruben Perez 1 Upcoming Events 13 May, Cemetery Dedication, Devine, TX 27 May, Confederate Heroes Day Committee Meeting 1 June, Monthly Meeting - Announcement of the 2017 Middle and High School Essay Contest Winners and the reading of their papers 24 June, Cemetery Dedication, Blanco, TX Meetings are on the first Thursday of the month at Luby s Cafeteria, 911 N. Main at I 35 South in San Antonio. Visitors are always welcome. We meet to eat and visit at 6 PM; meetings start at 7 PM. Bring a family member, a friend or another potential recruit. Remember, the Confederate Battle Flag is the internationally recognized symbol of resistance to tyranny. Fly it proudly and defend it!

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CONFEDERATE GRAYS. Officers SPECIAL NOTICE: CONFEDERATE GRAYS Newsletter of the Norfolk County Grays SCV Camp No. 1549 Volume 2 Issue 12 December 2010 Officers Mark Johnson Commander Frank Earnest Lt. Commander Bill Mixon Adjutant Kenzy Joyner Color