PRIOR MEETINGS
May Meeting
President Tom Carswell called the meeting to order. Keith Lomgnecker led the group in the Pledge to the United States Flag. The pledge to Texas and SAR flags was led by Tom Carwell. The invocation was by Chaplain Joe Benham. The meal was served and enjoyed by all.Our guests SAR District 3 Vice President Hollister and Dar Regent Marylin Davis were introduced. Tom Carswell talked about the JROTC programs and SAR medal presentations to the various High Schools. He asked for members to get involved in next year’s program. He discussed the formation of a Chapter Color guard, and uniforms. The Hill Country chapter has a website www.txssar.org/Hill Country/. you can check for upcoming events. Gerald Irion ,registrar inducted a new member Pat Wright into our Chapter
Winston Scott introduced our Speaker compatriot Sam Smith WW2, who talked about his experiences flying B-17 bombers over Germany as a member of the Eight Air Force.
President Tom Carswell called the meeting to order. Keith Lomgnecker led the group in the Pledge to the United States Flag. The pledge to Texas and SAR flags was led by Tom Carwell. The invocation was by Chaplain Joe Benham. The meal was served and enjoyed by all.
Our guests SAR District 3 Vice President Hollister and Dar Regent Marylin Davis were introduced. Tom Carswell talked about the JROTC programs and SAR medal presentations to the various High Schools. He asked for members to get involved in next year’s program. He discussed the formation of a Chapter Color guard, and uniforms. The Hill Country chapter has a website www.txssar.org/Hill Country/. you can check for upcoming events. Gerald Irion ,registrar inducted a new member Pat Wright into our Chapter
Winston Scott introduced our Speaker compatriot Sam Smith WW2, who talked about his experiences flying B-17 bombers over Germany as a member of the Eight Air Force.
Announcements of coming events: Memorial Day 30 May, noon at the Courthouse. DAR invited our chapter to Flag Day luncheon 14 June where Clifton Fifer will be honored. The socks and jocks donation jar was mentioned.
Announcements of coming events: Memorial Day 30 May, noon at the Courthouse. DAR invited our chapter to Flag Day luncheon 14 June where Clifton Fifer will be honored. The socks and jocks donation jar was mentioned.
November meeting
The Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution has awarded its
Service to Veterans Medal with ten silver oak leaves to Bill Nelms of the
Hill Country Chapter. The award recognizes more than 13,000 hours of volunteer
work over more than 25 years at the Kerrville hospital of the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs, which serves more than 18,000 veterans through out the Hill Country.
President Gerald Irion of the Hill Country Chapter
presented the medal and an accompanying certificate
to Nelms on behalf of the Texas Society.
Irion announced that the Patriot Medal of the Texas
Society will be presented early in 2010 to Winston
J. Scott, vice president of the Hill Country Chapter
and a former president of that group. The award,
recognizing long and distinguished service to the
area chapter and the state entity, is the highest
honor that the Texas Society can give, and can be
awarded only once in a person's lifetime. Scott,
a decorated Chief Warrant Officer 5 who spent 31
years in the Marine Corps, has held most positions in
the Hill Country Chapter and has been nominated for vice president of District 3 of
veteran of both Army and Marine Corps service, has been nominated for the Gen. William
C. Westmoreland Award, given by the National Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution. The award is given once a year to one person and can be received only once
in a person's lifetime. Nelms and his fellow members of the Hill Country Chapter, known
as Compatriots, will learn next year whether he has received the honor. Meantime, he
received a standing ovation from chapter members as
Irion made the presentation of the state medal at the November 10 luncheon.
The presentation for the meeting was given by
Winston J. Scott and was entitled “The uniform
tells the Story” Scottie wore his dress “blues”
and told the story behind each part of the uniform.
This included the red stripe on the pants to the rope
braid on the hat to the service metals.
