On April 18, 2026 the Cincinnati Chapter of SAR participated in a Ceremony to Honor five Revolutionary War Patriots on this Patriots Day 2026.
Group photo of SAR / DAR / CAR participants in the ceremony
The ceremony was held at Washington Park, Cincinnati at 1 PM in a light drizzle.
Cincinnati Chapter President addresses the attendees of the event.
Cincinnati Chapter members dressed in Revolutionary War attire included:
- Gregg Ballman,
- Doug Blake,
- Mike Blum,
- Ed Bonniwell,
- Jason Bourgeois,
- Bob Bowers,
- Nathan Chester,
- Gary Duffield,
- Scott Freeman,
- Stephen McClanahan,
- Mike Gunn,
- George Stewart
Cincinnati Chapter members in attendance included:
- Doug Carver (Bugler),
- Bruce Bennett – (Dual Member, Society of the Cincinnati Wreath)
- Kenny Burck,
- Larry Collins,
- Paul George,
- Franz Ott
The Patriots honored included:
- Stephens, Nicholas (1761-1838);
- Stone, Charles (1757-1848);
- Strong, Barnabas (1759-1821);
- Tibbits, Isaac (1759-1825) and
- Williams, John (1754-1828).
The program for the days activities is provided below:
Providing background music for the event was:
- Sycamore High School Student – Olivia Wallace led those in attendance in the Concord Hymn & the National Anthem.
Emcee Michael Gunn opened the event introducing CCSAR President Scott Freeman added the connection the Concord Hymn adds to this year’s Patriots Day.
Emcee Mike Gunn addresses the collected crowd.
CCSAR Chaplain Stephen McClanahan’s Invocation was followed by introduction of several of those in attendance; the five Patriots graves were dedicated, then wreaths laid in reverence.
Gregg Ballman shares the details of the five Patriots honored.
The Nolan Carson Memorial Color Guard fired a Musket Salute which the audience in attendance was awed by the flash, boom followed by a cloud of smoke.
The Nolan Carson Memorial Color Guard lines up for a ceremonial musket salute to honor the five Patriots honored today.
A ceremonial taps was played by CCSAR member Doug Carver.
Doug Carver plays taps.
Our Chaplain Stephen Mc Clanahan ended the event with a moving Benediction.
We were here to honor those five Patriots.
We can only dream that 200 years from now that future SAR members could honor us.
