The SAR MAGAZINE is the official quarterly publication of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution published quarterly.
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Massachusetts Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge, the 10th Massachusetts Regiment volunteers and the Marine Corps League. Mayor David Narkewicz, State Sen. Stanley Rosenberg and State Rep. Peter Kocot were among those making remarks. From left, David Conkling, Pastor Garrett Lear, Allan Van Wert, John Cunningham, Vern Thayer, Charles O. Kingsbury, Henry Curtis, Commander Steven Perkins and Capt. Dan Meenan of the Sudbury Company Militia. (Photo courtesy of Glenys Gustin) MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY green, Compatriot Pastor Garrett Lear, NHSSAR, read the words inscribed on the monument's tablet commemorating the events that occurred there on the morning of April 19, 1775. The guard fired a musket salute at each of the two locations. The day's events ended back at the museum with tours of various exhibits. MICHIGAN SOCIETY The Daughters of the American Revolution, Sarah Ann Cochrane Massachusetts celebrated the victoChapter, along with the Huron Valley ry and end of the American Revolution Chapter, MISSAR, recently conducted with its annual Yorktown Celebration a grave rededication for Revolutionary Victory meeting held Oct. 20, 2012, at War Patriot David Dean. The ceremony the Museum of Our National Heritage took place at Newburgh Cemetery in in Lexington, Mass. The meeting was Livonia. Thomas Pluess of the Huron hosted by the Old Middlesex Valley Chapter made introductory Minutemen Chapter. An overflow remarks. The Sarah Ann Cochrane crowd of 90 enjoyed a catered brunch Pulaski Day Society, DAR, provided the Patriot and a presentation by William H. The MASSAR, led by the Robert marker and also provided the funds White, who discussed the U.S. Navy's Treat Paine Chapter, took part in the needed to replace Dean's grave marker. struggles and successes in the War of 26th annual General Casimir Pulaski Kathleen Ripley Leo is the regent of 1812. Numerous awards were presentDay Celebration on Oct. 8, 2012, in the Sarah Ann Cochrane DAR Chapter. ed, as well as a posthumous heroism Also attending was the MISSAR Color award to the mother of Navy Seal Glen Northampton, Mass. The celebration began with a Guard, which provided the sword Doherty, who was among those serPolish/English Mass at Saint Elizabeth salute for the patriot. Thirteen of vicemen killed at the U.S. Embassy in Ann Seton Church, followed by a David Dean's descendants were presBenghazi, Libya, Sept. 11, 2012. With parade, proclamations and lunch in ent for the occasion. Mrs. Doherty were Glen's sister and the church hall. Dean was just 15 years old when he several nieces and nephews. Among the other groups taking part enlisted in the Continental Army in Following the meeting, attendees in the celebration were the 1778. Records indicate he marched to were shuttled to the Old Burying West Point and met Grounds in Gen. George Lexington, where Washington. Dean the color guard took part in the conducted a memofamous battle of rial service and laid Minisink and was a wreath at the one of only 30 headstone of Maj. patriots to survive. Samuel Hastings Jr. The color guard MISSOURI was joined by Capt. Dan Meenan of the SOCIETY Sudbury Company The Fernando de of Militia, who Leyba Chapter honsymbolically led ored four U.S. Navy the march to the Sea Cadets of the gravesite, and then Battleship Missouri Pulaski Day celebration, from left, Veme Thayer, Allen Van Worth, Peter Benten, Miss Polonia to the Lexington Division at an Massachusetts Maya Elzbieta Rhinehart, Henry Curtin II and Steven Perkins. Green. At the awards luncheon 34 SAR MAGAZINE