Fort Walla Walla Camp No. 3 of Kennewick, WA

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

OfficeNameLocationEmail
CommanderHank CramerWinthrop, WA
camp3cmdr@suvpnw.org
Senior Vice CommanderKevin UnlandYakima, WAcamp3svc@suvpnw.org
Junior Vice CommanderBrian SmithRichland, WAcamp3jvc@suvpnw.org
Council Member 1Don Jameson, PCC
Yakima, WA
camp3council1@suvpnw.org
Council Member 2 (Chair)Bob ManningMountain Home, IDcamp3council2@suvpnw.org
Council Member 3Doug JonasSpokane Valley, WAcamp3council3@suvpnw.org
SecretaryKevin UnlandYakima, WAcamp3secy@suvpnw.org
TreasurerGary TreeceYakima, WAcamp3treas@suvpnw.org
Patriotic InstructorJohn TiptonYakima, WAcamp3instructor@suvpnw.org
ChaplainCharley ChapmanCowiche, WAcamp3chaplain@suvpnw.org
Assistant ChaplainJohn TiptonYakima, WA
Graves Registration OfficerClifford Peterson, PCCSelah, WAcamp3graves@suvpnw.org
HistorianDon Jameson, PCCYakima, WAcamp3historian@suvpnw.org
Civil War Memorials Officer(vacant)

Eagle Scout Certificate CoordinatorKevin UnlandYakima, WAcamp3eagle@suvpnw.org
ROTC Coordinator


GuideLuke SowieraiskiKennewick, WA
Color BearerGerald DahlbergSelah, WA
Assistant SecretaryGary TreeceYakima, WA
Assistant TreasurerJohn DavisNine Mile Falls, WA
QuartermasterGerald DahlbergSelah, WA
Newsletter EditorMike McCraryYakima, WAcamp3newsletter@suvpnw.org
Signals OfficerWill JamesonCharleston, SCcamp3signals@suvpnw.org


UPCOMING CAMP EVENTS

DateDetails
June 20, 2026
Camp 3 at Union Gap re-enactment with table display and presentation. Location Fulbright Park. No admission fee.
July 25, 2026

Proposed by CC Cramer III: Meeting in Brewster, WA at Am Legion for a Summer meeting. More details to follow.


October 3, 2026Proposed by CC Cramer III: Fall meeting at the Pasco Airport Museum of Aviation. More details to follow.
November 7, 2026

Proposed meeting for election of 2027 Officers at Walla Walla—Hopefully at the Museum. Details to follow.




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