Fort Walla Walla Camp No. 3 of Kennewick, WA
Fort Walla Walla Camp No. 3 serves the 20 counties of Eastern Washington: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima. With a date of rank of March 30, 2015, it is one of the founding camps of the Department of the Columbia (formed in 2015). Our camp is named after Fort Walla Walla, the third U.S. military post of that name in southeast Washington state. It was occupied from 1858 to 1910. The Fort Walla Walla Camp is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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Please direct membership inquires to the Junior Vice Commander at camp3jvc@suvpnw.org.
CAMP OFFICERS
| Office | Name | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander | Don Jameson | Yakima, WA | camp3cmdr@suvpnw.org |
| Senior Vice Commander | Thomas Hull | Yakima, WA | camp3svc@suvpnw.org |
| Junior Vice Commander | Philip K. Brown | Tonasket, WA | camp3jvc@suvpnw.org |
| Council Member 1 (Chairman) | Bob Manning | Mountain Home, ID | camp3council1@suvpnw.org |
| Council Member 2 | James Payne | Walla Walla, WA | camp3council2@suvpnw.org |
| Council Member 3 | Brian Teegarden | Yakima, WA | camp3council3@suvpnw.org |
| Secretary | Hank Cramer | Winthrop, WA | camp3secy@suvpnw.org |
| Treasurer | John Davis | Nine Mile Falls, WA | camp3treas@suvpnw.org |
| Patriotic Instructor | Bob Manning | Mountain Home, ID | camp3instructor@suvpnw.org |
| Chaplain | Thomas Hull | Yakima, WA | camp3chaplain@suvpnw.org |
| Graves Registration Officer | (vacant) | camp3graves@suvpnw.org | |
| Historian | Don Jameson | Yakima, WA | camp3historian@suvpnw.org |
| Civil War Memorials Officer | John Tipton | Yakima, WA | camp3memorials@suvpnw.org |
| Eagle Scout Certificate Coordinator | Steve Matthews | Spokane, WA | camp3eagle@suvpnw.org |
| ROTC/JROTC Recognition Coordinator | Don Jameson | Yakima, WA | camp3rotc@suvpnw.org |
| Color Bearer | Luke Sowieralski | Kennewick, WA | |
| Guard | Ray Marshall, PCC | Richland, WA | |
| Assistant Treasurer | Jim Brown | Okanogan, WA | |
| Newsletter Editor | Thomas Hull | Yakima, WA | camp3newsletter@suvpnw.org |
| Signals Officer | Bob Davis | Covington, LA | camp3signals@suvpnw.org |
UPCOMING CAMP EVENTS
| Title | Date | Location/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rememberence Ceremony at CW Memorial Tahoma Cemetery | Monday, May 30th at 11:00 AM Bring a Lawn Chair | Tahoma Cemetery, West entrance off 24th Avenue. Several Speakers, Re-enactor Keith Dalton will be in character as Abe Lincoln to lay the wreath and mix with the audience. A brief history of CW and GAR burials will be presented. Finished about 11:40. |
| GAR New Gravestone Dedication for William Hartman. | June 11, 2022 11:00 AM Evergreen Pioneer Cemetery Near Colville, WA | Ceremony and several officials to participant. Sextant, Lora Rose to speak on the history of the Cemetery and the pioneer story of this CW Union soldier. He of Co K 39th MO Inf. B. Dec 1848 D. Sep 7 1903. Following the half hour service, social time at the Sr. Center and short Camp 3 meeting. To be followed by a short field trip to GAR grave sites at Loon Lake, led by Secretary John Davis. |
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