Honoring Our Veterans: 200 Years of Service

1. Honoring Our Veterans Over 200 Years of Service to Our Nation November 12, 2017 First Presbyterian Church New Bern, NC

2. Veterans Day TutorialMany people confuse Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Do you know the difference?Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring those who died serving their country. On a Veterans Day we thank and honor those who served in the military.At least 69 members of FPC today have served in the Armed Forces WWII-TodayVeterans are people who served in the military (U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Reserve & National Guard) in times of war or peace

3. At 11 a.m. on November 11, a combined color guard representing all military services executes “Present Arms” at the tomb. The nation’s tribute to its war dead is symbolized by the laying of a presidential wreath. The bugler plays “Taps.” "Here RestsIn Honored GloryAn American SoldierKnown But To God"

4. Some FPC Ground Rules Concerning Addressing Veterans & the Church During War Years • The History of FPC of New Bern has very little concerning the • church during war years. It’s was a FPC thing! Today, the church does a great job of honoring VETS • Church records dating to the Civil War were lost. • The only accounting or record keeping concerning veterans was done after WWI & WWII is limited. It does not address men and women who were members after the wars. • WWI, no Session minutes address the war. However the US flag was allowed in the sanctuary during the war only. Some objected. • MS Wood, church historian, in 1946, determined that only members “born into the church” were counted in WWI & WWII Honor Roll. • Contemporary accounts include all members who served, but they are dropped after they pass or move. • IF, a person’s name is missed, I apologize. Let me know and I will correct. "Here RestsIn Honored GloryAn American SoldierKnown But To God"

5. Before Our Church & Meetinghouse-- Church Founder- Pvt John Jones, Craven Regt. Jones North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers The NC Militia Flag Citing this Record "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-PHZY : accessed 25 July 2017), Jones, Aug 17; citing North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh. Major David Witherspoon, father of founder, Rev. John Knox Witherspoon, hero at the Battle of Germantown, WIA, devote Presbyterian

6. Before Our Meetinghouse Was Build Our Builder –3rd Lt. Uriah Sandy Served On June 12, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain as a result of numerous disputes between the two countries. The British continuously engaged in impressment and forced US citizens to serve in the Royal Navy. The British also attacked the USS Chesapeake and this nearly caused a war two year earlier. Additionally, disputes continued with Great Britain over the Northwest Territories and the border with Canada.. The troops in the War of 1812 were basically of two kinds - the regular army, known as regulars, and the militia. All men belonged to the militia, but not all militias were called into service. Those who were actually enrolled were known as the detached militia; they were obtained preferably by volunteers from the total militia or by conscription if not enough volunteered. The War of 1812 militias were not only used at home but were also sent out of the state to aid.The detached militia from the following counties were called into service at New Bern by orders issues September 17, 1814 - Beaufort, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pitt, and Wayne. 1814 Muster - 2nd Regiment - 5th Company

7. The Mexican-American War, 1846-48 Between 1846 and 1848, two neighbors, the United States and Mexico, went to war. It was a defining event for both nations, transforming a continent and forging a new identity for its peoples. By the war's end, Mexico lost nearly half of its territory, the present American Southwest from Texas to California, and the United States became a continental power. The 1st NC regiment served under General Taylor in the north of Mexico. They were camped most of the time in the vicinity of Monterey and near the battlefield of Buena Vista. The war had been going on about a year when Payne’s Regiment arrived. The battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, Buena Vista, Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo had all been fought; and General Scott was preparing for the onward march to the capitol of Mexico, which city he entered triumphantly and put an end to the war on the 13th September, 1847. The troops in the Mexican War were basically of two kinds - the regular army, known as regulars, and the militia. All men between-17-45 belonged to the militia, but not all militias were called into service. The Federal Government levied NC for two regiments. In a lottery system Craven County was not picked. However many men from Craven County served in the Regular Army.

8. The Civil War-1861-65 Rev Lachlan Cumming Vass Enlisted on 12/4/1862, he was commissioned into Field & Staff VA 27th Infantry as a Chaplain. Field & Staff, 27th Virginia Infantry, Stonewall Brigade, Jackson's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.POW 7/10/1864 Frederick, MD.; confined Baltimore, MD.; exchanged 8/12/1864.Transferred 8/13/1864 Petersburg, VA. Epaulet of Confederate Chaplain Lachlan C. Vass Served as Pastor June 1866-Nov1890 Brass buttons from Rev. L. C. Vass' Confederate chaplain uniform which he covered with black fabric. The buttons are those of the Confederate General Staff. Presbyterian Heritage Center at Montreat. Fighting Parsons Six men from the church served in the CSA Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk, CSA & Episcopal Bishop On May 6, 1830, Polk married Frances Ann Deveraux, daughter of John and Frances Pollock Devereaux

9. The Spanish-American War 1898 The Spanish-American War, fought over Cuban independence and lasting less than six months in 1898, afforded North Carolinians a brief interlude in a period of intense political confrontations. In response to President William McKinley's call for troops following the sinking of the USS Maine on 15 Feb. 1898, North Carolina recruited two regiments of white troops and a third of black enlisted men and officers. North Carolina, Illinois, and Kansas were the only states to recruit all-black regiments for service. A number of problems plagued the 1st and 2nd North Carolina Regiments, including large numbers of desertions, medical discharges, low morale, oppressive heat, and a lack of training in loading, aiming, and firing rifles. No units from New Bern were called-up. Lessons learned was that state militias were not ready. National Guard formed

10. The First World War 1917-1918 First phase: Battle of the Argonne Forest: 26 September to 3 October, 1918 "During the three hours preceding H hour, the US Armyexpended more tons of ammunition than both sides managed to fire throughout the four years of the American Civil War. The First World War ranks as one of the deadliest wars in American military history, and North Carolina shared in the devastating loss of human life. In only five months of fighting on the western front, 50,554 Americans were either killed in action or died from wounds and 198,059 men were injured. Another 69,540 men died from disease or other causes in France or the United States. North Carolina sent a total of 86,457 men to fight in France. Of that number, 629 were killed in combat, 204 later died of wounds, 3,655 were injured but recovered, and 1,542 died of disease. Another 11,200 served and 457 died of the Spanish Flu in US hospital. 15 men from Craven County died in combat and 11 died from disease. FPC Roll of Honor • Allen, William A. • Ball, Dallas • Ball, JR., Jr. • Brown, Harvey • Brown, Hugh F. • Bryan, Edward King • Bryan, William Moore • Hollister, Charles S. • Hollister, William Ives, Charles L., Jr. Ives, George Allen Ives, John B. Jarvis, Parkhill Odell McMillan, William F. Pollock, Raymond, Sr. Porter, William Sanborn, Walter D. Shupp, Roy F. Slover, George Ward, William F.

11. The Second World War 1941-1945 WWII was fought on three continents, with North Carolinians serving in every major theater. Hostilities began in earnest on 1 Sept. 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland, prompting Great Britain and France to declare war in defense of Poland. America joined the Allies (Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union) against the  Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) in December 1941, after the Japanese bombing of the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii. More than 362,500 North Carolinians (including 69,000 African Americans and 7,000 women) served in the armed forces during the war. Casualties included 6,458 battle deaths and more than 3,000 deaths from other causes. World War II in Europe ended when Germany surrendered on 8 May 1945. The war in the Pacific lasted several months longer, officially concluding on 2 September, when the Japanese signed a treaty of surrender aboard the USS Missouri FPC Roll of Honor 59 Men (six WIA) 1 Women KIA: PVT Charles W Hardison KIA: PVT Hardy P. Moore * At least 109 members fought in WWII, to include LTC JM Smith, CC, USA Served Art Barstow Art Behrer Bob Boyd Served Charles Montgomery Archie Portis

12. The Korean War- “ The Forgotten War” The Korean War 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union and South Korea  (with the principal support of the United States and 16 UN countries. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border. The UN, with the United States as the principal force, came to the aid of South Korea. China came to the aid of North Korea, and the Soviet Union also gave some assistance to the North. AT LEAST 22, FPC Men & Women Served In The Korean War. Several others served during this time period in Europe, & CONUS US Deaths:Hostile: 33,739Non-Hostile: 2,835Total In-Theatre: 36,574US Wounded in Action - 103,284 Served Elaine Patchett OV Rowe Robert Shuck Richard Taber Donald Bailey Denton Dobb

13. The Vietnam War The Vietnam War  also known as the Second Indochina War, or simply the American War, was a war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and  Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the  fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between  North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam. The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies and the South Vietnamese army was supported by the United States, South Korea, Australia, Thailand and other anti-communist countries The war is therefore considered a Cold War proxy war. United States58,318 dead; 303,644 wounded (including 150,341 not requiring hospital care AT LEAST, 32 FPC members served in VN John Bishop Hardy Bogue Thomas Brunk Chip Chagnon Larry Cooper Dennis Harke William Harris Henry Knox Al Morra Ron Patchett Hank Polacke Monte Starr Michell Triplett Richard Taber *David Hale

14. Other Garden Spots! Lebanon Deployment. The Marines arrived on September 29 following the massacre of Palestinian refugees. On October 23, Lebanese terrorists evaded security measures and drove a truck packed with explosives into the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. On February 7, 1984, President  Reagan announced the end of U.S. participation in the peacekeeping force. US: 265 killed 159 wounded Codenamed Operation Urgent Fury. The Invasion of Grenada was a 1983 US–led invasion of the Caribbean island of Granada, which has a population of about 91,000 and is located 99 mi north of Venezuela, that resulted in a U.S. victory within a matter of weeks. Government. US:19 killed 116 wounded9 helicopters lost US 26 killed325 wounded The United States Invasion of Panama, code named Operation Just Cause, was an invasion of Panama by the US between mid-December 1989 and late January 1990. At least 18 FPC Members Served Paul Inserra-Lebanon Mitchell Triplett-Joint Endeavor Chip Chagnon-Panama Brian Fagan- Joint Endeavor Operation Joint Endeavor. The NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina was a series of actions undertaken by NATO whose stated aim was to establish long-term peace during and after the Bosnian War. NATO's intervention began as largely political and symbolic, but gradually expanded to include large-scale air operations and the deployment of approximately 60,000 soldiers. 

15. The Gulf War-Today US: 148 killed 458 wounded The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 1990 – 17 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of  Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991) in its combat phase, led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's  invasion and annexation of Kuwait. US:3,535+ killed 23,031+ wounded The War in Afghanistan (or the U.S. War in Afghanistan) followed the 2001 US invasion of Afghanistan with a coalition of over 40 countries, including all NATO members. The war's public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and to deny it a safe base of operations in  Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. The effort continues today. US 3,535+ killed33,010+ wounded The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, was a protracted armed conflict that began in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a  US led-coalition that overthrew the government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the occupying forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government.. The U.S. became re-involved in 2014 at the head of a new coalition; the insurgency and many dimensions of the civil armed conflict continue. The invasion occurred as part of a declared war against international terrorism following the September 11 terror attacks. The effort continues today. At Least 31 FPC Members Served Lucas Anderson-Afghanistan Pat Avery-Gulf War David Hale-SE Asia Dennis Harke-Gulf War James McAden-Present for Duty Bettina Meekins-Iraq War Mike Newman-Gulf War

16. Veteran’s Day - 2017 Since its very founding hundreds of men and women from First Presbyterian of New Bern have served their country in nearly all our country’s wars and engagements with distinction and honor. Since the Revolutionary War to today’s deployments they have served in every Armed Force branch on the sea, air, and land. On this Veteran’s Day we also honor all American men and women veterans of all wars, past and present, for their courage, loyalty and dedication, and especially those who made the supreme sacrifice by giving their lives. We hope you take the opportunity to express to all of them and their families, and to those presently on active duty, that we are thankful for their service in the defense of our nation. “Well Done-Carry On.”