Col. James D. Brady Camp #63

Patriotic Instructor

Tim Ahlgrim



Brother Tim Ahlgrim, the current Patriotic Instructor has been with the Col. James D. Brady Camp since 2018. Born and raised in Chicago, he has called Virginia home since his retirement from the Navy as a Chief Photographer's Mate going on to receive his Paralegal Certification from Old Dominion University focusing on asbestos litigation and personal injury.

Tim's family lineage can be traced back to the arrival of his 9th great grandparents in the New England Colonies in 1637. Besides the SUVCW, he is presently an active member of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Hereditary Order of Descendants of the Loyalists and Patriots of the American Revolution, the National Society of Sons of the American Colonists, General Society of the War of 1812, and the National Organization of the Sons of Spanish American War Veterans.

His Civil War ancestors includes two 2nd great grandfathers and 7 of their brothers whose enlistments spread across 6 northern states and territories. 

The Purpose of the Camp Patriotic Instructor

The purpose of the office of Patriotic Instructor is to educate and provide Brothers and the general public with information that will help to foster patriotism among the membership and the populace in general. Camp Patriotic Instructor shall perform such duties as are prescribed by the Ritual of the Order or indicated by the official blank forms, or directed by the Commander. The activities of the

Camp Patriotic Instructor should include:
(a) Presenting at each Camp meeting information on such items as -
(1) Civil War military, civilian and other great American leaders,
(2) National and state holidays,
(3) The United States Flag,
(4) Duties of citizenship such as voting,
(5) Great Civil War battles and battles of other wars, and
(6) Great American artifacts and sites;
(b) Providing public displays and orations on patriotism as called upon;
(c) Providing awards of recognition to deserving individuals as deemed necessary or ordered by the Camp.
(d) Any member of a Camp may nominate for a Flag Certificate Award, a person, company or agency that proudly, conspicuously and properly flies or display the United Sates Flag. The Flag must be properly displayed as outlined in Public Laws 94-344, known as the Federal Flag Code, which contains rules for the handling and displaying of the United States Flag. The Flag Certificate Award should not be given to any commercial enterprise that obviously flies it for advertising purposes. Public Law 94- 344 as amended appears on the SUVCW website.