| May 30, 2010 The Sacramento Chapter Color Guard was contacted by Russ Kaiser to be one of the groups for their Memorial Day/Sacramento Jazz Festival weekend programs. Russ is a past-Commodore of the Sacramento Yacht Club and a prospective SAR Member whose application is now at NSSAR for approval. The Yacht Club is a major docking place for many Bay Area and Delta boaters who come up each year to go to the Sacramento Jazz Festival on Memorial Day weekend. During this weekend, the Yacht Club hosts several programs. On Sunday May 30th, the Sacramento Color Guard with the assistance of CASSAR President Wayne Griswold and Dale Ross of the Gold Country Chapter, and Ellen Osborn of the El Dorado Chapter DAR provided a program for the audience on the banks of the Sacramento River. Participating from the Sacramento Chapter Color Guard were Tom Chilton, Jim Faulkinbury, Vince Gantt, and Ford Osborn. The SAR program followed music by the UC Davis Aggies Band. Following a couple musket volleys, the program began with an introduction of who the SAR is, a description of some of the historic flags in our flag collection that had a naval theme, and a description of the various uniforms the members present were wearing. Then, for the formal Memorial Day program, CASSAR President Wayne Griswold, read a Memorial Day Proclamation by NSSAR President General, the Hon. Ed Butler. This was followed by the reading of a story by Compatriot Sen. John McCain about a fellow prisoner at the Hanoi Hilton, a reading of the poem "Freedom Isn't Free", and a reading of the number of war dead in each of our wars since the American Revolution through today's conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq. A bell was tolled after the reading of the number of deaths in each war. As a final salute to our veterans, three more volleys of musket fire concluded the program. 
CASSAR President, Wayne Griswold
Tom Chilton, Sacramento Chapter Registrar and Past President
Vince Gantt and Ford Osborn
Tom Chilton, Vince Gantt, Ford Osborn, Jim Faulkinbury
Tom Chilton, Vince Gantt, Ford Osborn, Jim Faulkinbury
Ellen Osborn
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