Compatriots of the Connecticut Line,

Our 2007 Calendar of Events is rapidly coming to a close. We only have a few events left. Our member turnout this year is pretty good, and I am seeing a lot of enthusiasm at our events. I will be e-mailing details on this Sunday's Annual Massing of the Colors this week. We also have the Big Veterans Day Parade in Hartford coming up on November 4th and the Boston Tea Party on December 16th. I need to pre-register everyone for the Boston Tea Party, so if you have not signed up yet, please contact me ASAP.

I would like to thank Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Rivard for commanding the Detachment at Stark's Muster this year. THREE HUZZAHS!!!

And I would like to thank all the members who participated in CONNECTICUT LINE EVENTS over the past two weekends. THREE HUZZAHS!!!
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8th Annual Stark's Muster - Fort #4
Charlestown, NH.
October 6 - 7, 2007

Wayne Bickley - 11th Conn. Regt.
Lee Gerlander - 11th Conn. Regt.
Todd Gerlander - 11th Conn. Regt.
Randy Gerlander - 11th Conn. Regt.
Stephen Marshall - 11th Conn. Regt.
Travis Marshall - 11th Conn. Regt.
John Towle - 11th Conn. Regt.

Frederick Rivard - Huntington's Conn. Regt.
Robert Rivard - Huntington's Conn. Regt.
Stephen Shaw - Huntington's Conn. Regt.

Richard Wright - Member At Large

Bonnie Burke - Camp-Follower
Gina Gerhard - Camp-Follower
Arlene Rivard - Camp-Follower
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Fall Festival/Time-Line Encampment
Willimantic, CT.
October 13 - 14, 2007

Wayne Bickley - 11th Conn. Regt.
Lee Gerlander - 11th Conn. Regt.
Todd Gerlander - 11th Conn. Regt.
Randy Gerlander - 11th Conn. Regt.
Stephen Marshall - 11th Conn. Regt.
Travis Marshall - 11th Conn. Regt.

Bruce Cunard - Huntington's Conn. Regt.
Frederick Rivard - Huntington's Conn. Regt.
Robert Rivard - Huntington's Conn. Regt.

Arlene Rivard - Camp-Follower

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Put your Faith in God and keep your powder dry,

Todd L. Gerlander
Colonel Commanding

Compatriots of the Connecticut Line,

I would like to thank the members who marched with the colors at todays Annual Massing of the Colors in West Hartford, CT.

The Color Guard with CTSSAR President Jerry Carroon marched in with both the National and SAR flags. I would like to thank the following members:

Wayne Bickley - 11th Conn. Regt.
George Crede - 11th Conn. Regt.
Lee Gerlander - 11th Conn. Regt.
Todd Gerlander - 11th Conn. Regt.
Randy Gerlander - 11th Conn. Regt.
Robert Lasprogato - 9th Conn. Regt.
Clark Selnau - Wolcott's 6th Brigade
Stephen Shaw - Huntington's Conn. Regt.

It was also a very good turnout of CTSSAR at the event.

Our next scheduled event is on Sunday, November 4th in Hartford, CT. The Annual Veterans Day Parade. I would like to see a GREAT turnout of members since this will be the first time the CTSSAR marches in this one. I will e-mail details soon.

Put your faith in God and keep your powder dry,

Todd L. Gerlander
Colonel Commanding
The Connecticut Line CTSSAR

Exciting news for Connecticut's State Hero. Warner Bros. Pictures has picked up the option to produce a film about Nathan Hale. The new book is being written by M. William Phelps and is due to be released in Fall 2008.

The storyline covers Hales last three years from 1773 to 1776. When he graduated from Yale College in September 1773, he took his first job as a teacher in East Haddam and then a second teaching job in New London. The Connecticut SAR owns and operates both schoolhouses as museums.

You can read more at:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961660.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=9474
http://www.pmalitfilm.com/hale.html
http://www.pmalitfilm.com/patriot.html