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PAST ACTIVITIES
FEBRUARY 2010 ANNUAL MEETING & AWARDS PRESENTATION
February 10, 2010
Sunset Hills Country Club
Edwardsville, Ill

Illinois State SAR President J. Gordon Bidner addressed the group,
telling them how proud he was of all the chapter accomplishments.
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Robert Cook spoke to the group about 'George Washington, Reluctant Statesman'
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14th ANNUAL FLAG AWARD CEREMONY
November 12, 2009
Madison Co. Court House
Edwardsville, Ill

Residents of 12 southern Madison County households received
certificates of commentation for displaying the U.S. Flag every day at
their homes.
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Chapter chairperson for the event shown in uniform at left is William
R. Feeney. Other chapter members shown are President Jim James
& Vice President Ron Hicks.
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VETERAN'S DAY PARADE
November 11, 2009
Edwardsville, Ill.
SAR FIRE SAFETY COMMENDATION AWARD
SIU-Edwardsville
October 28, 2009

Jim
DeGroff presented a SAR Fire Safety Commendation Award to Dan
Murphy. GGRC members attending were President Jim James, Ron
Hicks, Al Oleson and Hank Boss. While patrolling the campus on
Aug. 18, 2009, Officer Murphy saw fire coming from an apartment
building. Power was off due to an earlier storm. He
awakened sleeping students just minutes before the roof collapsed.
Thanks to his actions, no one was injured.
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Jim DeGroff presents a Fire Safety Commendation Award to Dan Murphy with GGRC President Jim James assisting.
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EAGLE SCOUT COURT OF HONOR
October 11, 2009
Highland, IL

Adam Edward Rose, Jacob William Rose, and Timothy Gardner Rose were recognized by the GGRC
for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. The boys are seniors at Highland High School.
LEWIS AND CLARK STATE SITE
October 11, 2009
Hartford, IL
REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER GRAVE MARKING
October 4, 2009
Dugger Cemetery, Highand, IL

Members of the GGRC Chapter color guard presented the colors during the grave marking for Pvt William Gordon Adams .
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HILLS FORT SOCIETY LIVING HISTORY DAYS
September 19-20, 2009
Greenville, IL

The GGRC gave its flag program at the Hills Fort Society Living History
Days event. Above, chapter president Jim James presents The Flag
of the United States of America. At right, James assists in
posting the colors. |
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LATZER HOMESTEAD HARVEST DAYS
September 11-13, 2009
Highland, Illinois
Members of the chapter gave out U.S. flags and described the significance of different flags from
their collection. The GGRC were part of the living history area of the event.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARD PRESENTATION TO DEPUTY KYLE DOOLEN
June 17, 2009
Madison County Court House, Edwardsville, Illinois

Standing
(L-R) Madison County Chairman the Honorable Alan J. Dunstan, Harry
Windland, Deputy Kyle Doolen,
Joe Hill, Tim Raymor, Jim James, Lloyd
Swartz, Hank Boss and Jim DeGroff.
On July 7, 2008 while on patrol,
Deputy Doolen spotted a stolen car from Ohio on Interstate 70 near
Highland just after a suspect shot at an Effingham County police
officer. The three suspects were wanted in Ohio for burglary and
robbery. Doolen followed them. They fired an assault rifle
at Doolen, his car was hit five times with two rounds going through the
windshield. Doolen was hit in the right forearm but still
pursued. The suspects stopped their car and fled on foot.
Doolen and other officers set up a perimeter and all three
suspects were apprehended and arrested.
FLAG DAY CEREMONY
June 14, 2009
Hartford, Illinois
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| Members of "A Few Good Marines" demonstrate the Thirteen Folds of the Flag used during military funerals |
Members of the GGRC Color Guard and Boy Scout Troop 1031 participated in the Flag Day program.
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JROTC BRONZE MEDAL PRESENTATION
MAY 9, 2009
ALTON HIGH SCHOOL, ALTON, ILL.

(L) Jim DeGroff, ROTC Committee, (R) Gaylord (Jim) James, President GGRC,
present the Bronze SAR JROTC medal to Levante Womack.
SAR SILVER ROTC MEDAL PRESENTATION
APRIL 23, 2009
SIU-E, EDWARDSVILLE, IL

L-R: Gaylord (Jim) James, President GGRC, Jim DeGroff, ROTC Committee
present the SAR ROTC Medal to Bradley Craycraft. The award recognizes superior
leadership abilities & accomplishments, military bearing and overall academic excellence.
JOINT DAR/SAR/C.A.R. Meeting
Belleville IL Chapter
April 2009

GGRC members presented their flag ceremony at the joint Belleville Chapter DAR/Six Mile Prairie Chapter C.A.R. meeting.
SAR OUTSTANDING CITIZENSHIP AWARD CEREMONY,
APRIL 15, 2009
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, EDWARDSVILLE, IL

Front row: L-R: Katherine L. Henricks, Highland High School, Clay M. Moran,
Granite City High School, Ryan Huber, Alton High School, Matt Alexander,
East Alton-Wood River High School
Middle row: L-R: Joe Hill, SAR Color Guard member, Jeffrey Bruns, Civic Memorial High
School, Zachary T. Hinkle, Edwardsville High School, Lance Taylor, Triad High School
Back row: L-R: Jim James, President, Genl George Rogers Clark Chapter, Tim Raymer,
Bill Feeney, Troy Huddle, SAR Color Guard members.
Not present: Cameron Wiggerhorn, Metro-East Lutheran High School, Zachary Mezards,
Roxana High School
| FEBRUARY 2009 BUSINESS MEETING & |
AWARDS BANQUET, SUNSET HILLS COUNTRY CLUB |

At the February 2009 banquet, Tim Raymer (center) presents awards to Hank Boss (left) and Jimmy Hicks. |

Ed Gerling (right) was awarded for serving as chapter secretary for 15 years. |

Joe Hill (right) receives award from Tim Raymer |

Karl Reed, past IllinoisState President, installed the new officers |

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MIKE
TERRY PHOTO Dressed in traditional military wear from the 1700s, members of
the Sons of the American Revolution held their 13th annual Flag Award Ceremony
on Wednesday morning at the Madison County courthouse. Twelve local households
were honored for flying the American flag all year around. |
As seen in the Madision County Journal, November 30, 2008
SHOWING LOVE OF COUNTRY Area residents are recognized for flying the flag every day
By Mike
Terry
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owners of dozen Madison County households were honored last week for their
eagerness to fly the "stars and stripes" without a pause.
On Wednesday
morning, the local chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution held its 13th
annual Flag Award Ceremony in the lobby of the Madison County courthouse - an
event held each November, right around Veterans Day.
Members of the
group, dressed in traditional garb from the Revolutionary War period, handed out
certificates and thanked each honoree for constantly displaying "Old Glory" at
their homes.
"It goes without saying that since Sept. 11, 2001, this
ceremony has taken on a special meaning," said William Feeney, Edwardsville
resident and chairman of SAR's General George Rogers Clark Chapter. "It's
especially important during this time of war that citizens fly their flags
regularly."
Recipient Jack Reeves, of Alhambra, said he began flying his
flag after those terrorist attacks more than seven years ago.
"Whatever
patriotism I had, it really magnified it at that point," he said. "It's nice
when I walk out of my house to look up and see it flying."
The annual
event, which was created to promote patriotism, alternates each year between
northern and southern homes in Madison County.
"It's certainly nice to
pay tribute to people who fly their flags 24, 7, 365," said SAR member Ronnie
Hicks, of Glen Carbon. "As a Vietnam veteran, I'm proud to see people flying the
flag and honoring our country."
The Sons of the American Revolution are
currently looking for new members. Individuals must be at least 18 years old,
male and able to prove direct lineage (through documentation) to a patriot of
the American Revolution.
2008 SAR Flag Award Recipients
Mark
Armstrong and Christine Monroe, Wood River Township
Jim and Shirley
Augustine, Olive Township
Laverne Bloemker, Hamel Township
Ted and
Nina Carnahan, Foster Township
Gary and Alice Grubb, Fort Russell
Township
Stephen and Joyce Grummel, Godfrey Township
Dennis and
Mary Harris, New Douglas Township
Edmund and Patricia Morrissey, Alton
Township
Jack and Cathy Reeves, Alhambra Township
Alan and Karen
Riedisser, Moro Township
Christ and Emily Schwarz, Leef
Township
William White, Omphghent Township
Commemoration of John Nix, Patriot of the American Revolution, Oct. 11, 2008

One of many Eagle Scout Award Ceremonies
Naturalization Ceremony with SAR Members Presenting Flags
Flag Day Ceremony, June 2008, Tri-Township Park, Troy IL

Ceremony Renaming Veterans Memorial Park
Glen Carbon, IL
November 2007
Presentation of ROTC Award at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in April 2007

L-R, Don Campbell, Charles Schweizer, Joseph Dement, Harry Windland
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