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New Tradition Proposed

11/24/2015

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PictureCaptain Whitehall and 1st Sgt. Koepp with Bennett Loomis, Company G, 2nd USSS.
Recently, the Skipper and I visited Bennett Loomis of Company G, 2nd USSS (Wisconsin) who is buried in Tenino, WA a few miles from my home.  This coming year we would like to make a tradition of visiting Mr. Loomis to honor his service during either the Chehalis Museum event or the Battle of Chehalis.  At our first formal visit, we hope to lay a Civil War veterans medallion and a wreath followed by a cleaning of his headstone.  If you're interested in participating in the honoring, let us know.

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Pvt Severson
11/29/2015 03:49:51 pm

Totally up for it

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Pvt Soderling
12/1/2015 01:25:26 pm

I'm all for it.

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Jake
1/11/2017 09:31:59 pm

Please let me know the next time you visit the grave site.

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Ethan Whitehall
1/12/2017 12:36:25 am

Jake, shoot me an email and I will keep you posted.

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Bill Skillman
8/2/2017 06:32:22 am

Ethan.

A 'tip of the cap' to you and your comrades efforts to 'keep green the memory' of the original CW veterans. You might want to contact the local Sons of Union Veterans organization in your community. They are the congressionally recognized organization whose duty it is to maintain all of the graves, memorials, statues, cannons and grave (GAR) markers of Union veterans.

My Sons (Robert Finch Camp 14-named for Robert Finch, Co. B. 1st Michigan Sharpshooters) Camp use D-2; a solution recommended/used by the Gettysburg NPS to clean graves at the National Cemetery.

The cost is about $45, but is mixed with water. It is the safest cleanest cleaning solution to use. By following the directions, D-2 will restore the grave to sparkling white like it was originally issued.

Hope this helps.

Bill Skillman
Bugler-USSS

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