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Directions to the Member's Meeting Click Here
Citrus Hills Golf and Country Club
505 E. Hartford Street
Hernando, FL 34442-3347​
(352) 746-4425

Directions to the Executive Board Meeting Click Here
Southern Hills Plantation
19761 Fort King Run 
​Brooksville, FL 34601

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​Next Executive Board Meeting
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 @ 1:00 PM

Veteran Certificates and/or Medals
Available for Presentation at next Member Meeting
Robert Cook
John Adair, Jr.
Leander Battle
Kenneth Custer
Andrew Wright
Matthew Mills
John Smith
Thomas Venard
Duane Laughlin

Please make arrangements to attend for presentation

​Next Member Meeting 
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Regular Member Meeting
Saturday, February 8, 2020 @ 10:30 AM

Lunch Menu   $20.00

Menu selections for the upcoming meeting:

Choice 1. 
Chicken Cordon Bleu inclusive*
Vegetable of The Day
Rice Pilaf
Choice 2. 
Club Wrap inclusive*
Sliced Roast Turkey, Baked Ham, Bacon,
American Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato & Mayo in a Flour Tortilla
Potato Salad
Choice 3. 
Fruit Plate w/Cottage Cheese inclusive
Dessert:
Chocolate Mousse or Sugar Free Dessert
Rolls And Butter
Tossed Salad w/ Ranch or Italian dressing

Click Here for Look-Ahead Months Menus

Withlacoochee Chapter Color Guard Event
Hernando Elementary School Presentation 
On February 11th
by Color Guard Commander Russ Gibson and Larry Sturgeon

Color Guard Commander Russ Gibson

Last Naval Battle of the American Revolution

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​Last Naval Battle of the Revolution: On March 10, 1783, Captain John Barry, of the USS Alliance, and Captain John Green, of the USS Duc de Lauzun encountered the British ships HSS Alarm, HSS Sybil, and HSS Tobago off Cape Canaveral.  The 2 US ships were carrying over 72,000 Spanish silver dollars destined for the Continental Army.  After a cannon fire fight between the USS Alliance and the HSS Sybil, which the HSS Sybil became severely damaged, the US ships met up and transferred all the silver to the USS Alliance.  USS Alliance made port in Newport, RI on March 20th and delivered its precious cargo to the Continental Army.

In commemoration, at the Veteran’s Memorial Center, Merritt Island the Brevard Chapter will be hosting Last Naval Battle of American Revolution ceremony. ​

This will be a Color Guard event to begin on March 7th at 10 AM.
Veterans Memorial Center - 400 S Sykes Creek Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL 32952

Captain John Barry

The Last Naval Battle Of The American Revolutionary War historical marker located just Northeast of the Veteran's Memorial Center

Withlacoochee Chapter Color Guard Event
St. Patrick's Day Parade, Clover Leaf Farms,
​900 N Board St, Brooksville
On March 17th (date subject to change)
by Color Guard Commander Russ Gibson

Color Guard Commander Russ Gibson

Battle of Thomas Creek

The Battle of Thomas Creek, or the Thomas Creek Massacre (May 17, 1777), was an ambush of a small force of Georgia militia cavalry by a mixed force of British Army, Loyalist militia, and Indians near the mouth of Thomas Creek in northern East Florida. The encounter was the only major engagement in the second of three failed attempts by American forces to invade East Florida in the early years of the American Revolutionary War.

243RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THOMAS CREEK
Saturday 10:00 AM, March 28, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida
The ceremony will be held at Seaton Creek Historic Preserve Park at 10:00 AM.

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Last Updated 18 January 2020