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 | |
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| Commander | Hank Cramer | Winthrop, WA | camp3cmdr@suvpnw.org |
| Senior Vice Commander | Kevin Unland | Yakima, WA | camp3svc@suvpnw.org |
| Junior Vice Commander | Brian Smith | Richland, WA | camp3jvc@suvpnw.org |
| Council Member 1 | Don Jameson, PCC | Yakima, WA | camp3council1@suvpnw.org |
| Council Member 2 (Chair) | Bob Manning | Mountain Home, ID | camp3council2@suvpnw.org |
| Council Member 3 | Doug Jonas | Spokane Valley, WA | camp3council3@suvpnw.org |
| Secretary | Kevin Unland | Yakima, WA | camp3secy@suvpnw.org |
| Treasurer | Gary Treece | Yakima, WA | camp3treas@suvpnw.org |
| Patriotic Instructor | John Tipton | Yakima, WA | camp3instructor@suvpnw.org |
| Chaplain | Charley Chapman | Cowiche, WA | camp3chaplain@suvpnw.org |
| Assistant Chaplain | John Tipton | Yakima, WA | |
| Graves Registration Officer | Clifford Peterson, PCC | Selah, WA | camp3graves@suvpnw.org |
| Historian | Don Jameson, PCC | Yakima, WA | camp3historian@suvpnw.org |
| Civil War Memorials Officer | (vacant) | ||
| Eagle Scout Certificate Coordinator | Kevin Unland | Yakima, WA | camp3eagle@suvpnw.org |
| ROTC/JROTC/NDCC Recognition Coordinator | Larry Peck | Hayden, ID | camp3rotc@suvpnw.org |
| Guide | Luke Sowieraiski | Kennewick, WA | |
| Color Bearer | Gerald Dahlberg | Selah, WA | |
| Assistant Secretary | Gary Treece | Yakima, WA | |
| Assistant Treasurer | John Davis | Nine Mile Falls, WA | |
| Quartermaster | Gerald Dahlberg | Selah, WA | |
| Newsletter Editor | Mike McCrary | Yakima, WA | camp3newsletter@suvpnw.org |
| Signals Officer | Will Jameson | Charleston, SC | camp3signals@suvpnw.org |
UPCOMING CAMP EVENTS
| Date | Details |
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| April 11, 20226 | April Meeting Location: Flag Museum at 1402 S Pines Road in Spokane Valley Details: Gather at noon to share a meal and conversation. Plan to bring your own sack lunch and the camp will supply cold beverages and snacks. Presentation to follow at 1:00 pm about the Civil War service of the sloop-of-war USS Constellation, which captured three slave ships and patrolled the Atlantic for Confederate raiders. This historic vessel is now a beautifully restored museum ship on the Baltimore waterfront. Immediately following the presentation, we will conduct our regular quarterly meeting. Stories related to ancestry and Civil War veterans are welcome. As a thank you for being a member (and as an incentive to get you to Spokane Valley) I've had Camp #3 coffee mugs made for all our brothers, and will distribute them free of charge at the meeting. |
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