The New Year is now upon us, the Virus shot is out, so 2021 may be the best year yet. December the 19th I officially

became old at age 70 so to my younger readers laugh now your day is coming. To my older friends and readers, I love ya brothers

and sisters too. The old age, as my son says, you begin to look toward the end. I said before I have looked back to Wedge’s

 dead so many years ago and the three men here in Florida we lost in one week about a month back, which leads me to wishing y’all

a very Happy New Year, be safe and ride as if with Forrest. God Bless ya brother and sisters.

Gentlemen,

I would like to wish all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Brothers of the Mechanized Cavalry Nation

It is my sad duty to report that Jim "Bossman" Orebough, Oklahoma SCV Division Commander and a member of the

SCV Mechanized Cavalry 1st Battalion, Company F, 5th Platoon has crossed the River to rest in the shade of the trees....

Please keep his family, the Oklahoma Division SCV and his 1-F Brothers in your prayers during this time of loss and grief.

Duste Craig

SCVMC NATIONAL HABADASHERY AND DISCUSSION GROUP

Our brother Benjamin Cox has been called over the river. May he rest in the shade of the trees. You will be missed brother.

Your shoes as adjutant will be hard to fill. Go rest high on that mountain. 1st battalion company A.

Duste Craig

SCVMC NATIONAL HABADASHERY AND DISCUSSION GROUP

  FLORIDA

Reported by Commander David King /Jubal A Early Camp #556

Capt 3rd Batt Co D Mechanized Cavalry

Saturday Dec.19th members of 3rd. Batt. CO. along with members from the Cow Cavalry Camp and the Major Footman camp

 installed 7 headstones honoring our Confederate dead. This is an ongoing project that is being ram rodded by Donna Mcpherson

her tireless effort in getting these stones is invaluable. Brigade Commander and Mech. Cav. Member Leon Arthur  and his departed

 wife Evelyn were also very instrumental in locating the soldiers  of Desoto County. The Cav. will be installing more head stones

after the first of the year, as of now we have 14 in our possession and I,m just going to say a few more on the way. I would like to

 thank everyone that helped out this weekend and I will be reaching out in January for more help, the next time will be a little closer.

  FLORIDA

Reported by Jimmy Edwards

FLORIDA MECH-CAV PARTICIPATES IN CHRISTMAS PARADE

  LOUISIANA

Reported by Lieutenant Brian "Vex" McClure

 Executive Officer & Communications

4TH ANNUAL VETERANS FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, NOV 21ST
ATHENS VILLAGE HALL, ATHENS, LA
CO-SPONSORED BY THE LA SCVMC

The 4th Annual Veterans Festival was held November 21, 2020 in Athens, Louisiana. The SCV booth also sold tickets for a Cajun Fryer

 with proceeds going to the Battle of Pleasant Hill Restoration Project. Participants included SCV, SCVMC, UDC, OCR, FOS, the 3rd Louisiana Cavalry

and Cameron's Battery. This was a great promotional opportunity partnering with a Louisiana municipality.

 We appreciate everyone who came out in support!

2020 PLEASANT HILL CHRISTMAS PARADE
PLEASANT HILL, LOUISIANA

The Col. Samuel D Russell Camp 1617 sponsored the SCV Procession in the 2020 Pleasant Hill Christmas Parade in Pleasant Hill,

 Louisiana. SCV, Mech Cav, OCR, UDC, and re-enactors fill the procession and lineup.

We appreciate everyone who came out in attendance. Deo Vindice!

NEW TROOPER EDWARDS

Greg Edwards was sworn into Louisiana SCV Mechanized Cavalry at the Sabine Rifles Camp #2057 monthly meeting by

1st Platoon Sgt. Dirk Shiflett (left) and is pictured here also with Camp Commander & LA SCVMC Chief of Staff

2nd Lt. Syl Martinez (right). Welcome to the LA SCVMC. Congratulations!

 SUDO RECEIVES DIVISION LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP

Lt. J.Y. Sanders Camp Commander Steve Alvarez presents LA SCVMC trooper & Sanders Camp

member Nile Sudo with a Louisiana Division Lifetime Membership. Congratulations!

2020 SCV CHRISTMAS DINNER
NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA

The SCV Col. Samuel D. Russell Camp 1617 had their annual Christmas party in downtown Natchitoches.

It was attended by SCV, OCR, UDC, Mech Cav, family, and friends. The Russell Camp did an excellent job and we

appreciate everything they did to make it a wonderful success.

LA SCVMC RECOGNIZES CALHOUN

The Louisiana SCV Mechanized Cavalry presented Katelyn Nicole Calhoun the Isaac F. Harrison Award for her work

with the Battle of Pleasant Hill Association, her relationship with the LA SCVMC and her promotion of our Southern History & Heritage.

 She is pictured here with Captain Bobby White and Lt. Brian 'Vex' McClure. The award is named after General Isaac F. Harrison,

commander of the 3rd Louisiana Cavalry & by 1864, commander of all cavalry in the state of Louisiana.

CONFEDERATE FLAG FLYS WITH THE PELICANS

The SCV Lt. J.Y. Sanders Camp Commander, along with assistance from members of the Louisiana SCV Mechanized Cavalry,

raised a 35ft flag pole acquired from the Louisiana Division in Jefferson Parish. It is pictured here flying the Confederate Battle Flag

along with the U.S. Flag. The Sanders Camp plans to interchange different historical flags on the pole, especially Southern banners

that are not commonly known. They hope it will initiate conversations within the community, promoting our Southern Heritage & History.

SOUTHERN BANNER RAISED!

The SCV Claiborne Invincibles Camp Commander, also a trooper in the Louisiana SCV Mechanized Cavalry, purchased a

35ft flag pole from the Louisiana Division. The pole and flag were raised in Claiborne Parish as a symbol of our Southern

Heritage & History. The flag poles the Louisiana Division acquired were industrial poles used at the 1984 World’s Fair.

Deo Vindice!