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    Good Afternoon:

    We have an announcement to make. Since learning of Mark Choate's departure, Senior Cavalry Moderator Ken Knopp and I have been working on bringing in new Moderators over the last week. Ken is enroute to an event today, so he sent me this announcement to post for him. Take it away Ken:

    It is both an honor and my great pleasure to introduce two new “mods” to the AC Cavalry Forum. Both of these gentlemen bring unique talents, authentic cavalry experience and ability to this forum.

    Dan Chmelar is currently in Marine Reserve and brings youthful enthusiasm, knowledge and a firm authentic compass to the role here. Dan’s persona will be a great asset to bridging the gaps to reach out to new, younger guys wanting to take their impressions to a higher level and to bring back into the tent many of the older veterans that have strayed for various reasons.

    Mark Bridges is a Tennessee teacher with many years of reenacting experience and a studied approach to the details in cavalry impressions. Mark’s quiet, easy going demeanor makes him very approachable and a perfect steady-hand fit here in this AC folder.

    I am proud to have each one assisting me here on the AC to serve the cavalry side of the hobby in this important role.

    In general, our purpose, efforts and rules here will remain the same. However, at this turning point I think it important to re-emphasize a few of those goals…..

    First, from a basis of human interaction it just makes common sense that we make it a better experience for ourselves if we maintain decorum and respect for others. It also builds camaraderie and makes for lifelong friendships. If there is one thing that makes this hobby the most fun- it is sharing it with others. Goes without saying but important…..

    Of most importance….What we do “here”……discovering and learning more about cavalry relative to our era of CW history; inserting that knowledge and recreating it into the most authentic experiences that we can achieve and to the best of our abilities; reaching out and spreading the opportunity for that experience to others.

    We can do this many ways and we remain open here to fresh ideas from inside and out including but not limited to… authentic cavalry adjunct events for all of us to attend and re-visiting and re-hashing old points of interest for the purpose of presenting new information and educating others. I know these new mods will expand upon that to achieve those goals.

    Great to have you gentlemen!!!

    Please take this opportunity to post a brief bio/introduction of yourselves…

    Ken R Knopp
    Last edited by Eric Tipton; 02-21-2014, 01:27 PM. Reason: Formatting
    ERIC TIPTON
    Former AC Owner

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    Re: New Cavalry Moderators

    Thanks Eric and Ken,

    I'm looking forward to helping out where I can to try to improve our branch of this hobby. Like Ken said, I am a 2nd Lt in the Marine Corps Reserves right now. I graduated from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa in 2010 with an American History Education degree. My fiancé and I moved down to just north of Nashville from Iowa in July and are enjoying southern living so far! I've got two horses and one year and a half old mule colt that I am looking forward to working into our hobby after a couple years.

    I have been involved with reenacting since I was nine years old, and specifically the authentic side of the hobby since 2006 when I started out with the Old Northwest Volunteers back in the midwest. I do both Federal and Confederate for both infantry and cavalry. It might be my Marine Corps background, but I believe heavily in setting expectations upfront and holding people to standards. I am looking forward to the events of the coming years. I am a fan of immersion, mobile, campaigner events and look forward to our side of the hobby getting back to them once the 150ths are through.
    Dan Chmelar
    Semper Fi
    -ONV
    -WIG
    -CIR!

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      Re: New Cavalry Moderators

      Congratulations Dan, I am very happy to see you recognized for you good works over the years. When I grow up , I want to be just like you. plm
      Save me a place at the fire,

      Paul L Muller

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        Re: New Cavalry Moderators

        Glad to be here. I teach 6th grade world history at Spring Hill Middle School in Tennessee. I've been in education 32 years. I have been an Army officer, librarian, and school teacher. I have been married to the same woman for 30 years. I have two sons...the eldest is in aerospace engineering at the University of Tennessee and the youngest is about to graduate high school and go to Tennessee Tech to study electrical engineering.

        If you have been to an event with the 7th Tennessee Cavalry, Company D in the last 10 years I was probably there.
        Mark Bridges
        Culleoka, Tennessee

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