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state meetings, and it was not long before the breakfast also became a permanent fixture at national meetings. He was in his element at the GW Breakfast when he interviewed and inducted new members. Only on rare occasions did someone ever get the best of him. While inducting one gentleman, Buck asked where he had met his wife, and the quick response of "in prison" brought a roar from the group, and Buck was at a total loss for words! (Seems the new GW Fellow and his future wife both worked within their state prison system when they met.) Buck was a Southern gentleman and his word was his bond. If he said he was going to do something, you could be assured he would. One never would have known that he had served in the Mississippi Legislature or held statewide offices in other civic organizations. His love of the SAR was surpassed only by his devotion to his wife, Patsy, and his family. As Patsy's health failed and he needed to help care for her, he stepped down from his position as the chairman of the GWEF Fundraising Committee and devoted his efforts to her care. Until Buck's death, he would, however, make periodic calls to see how the GWEF was going, and if there were those wanting to "tinker" with the endowment's fundamentals. He made every effort to assure these same feelings of concern were instilled in those who would follow him in the operation of the GWEF. Buck's consistent support led the GWEF Board to create the national "Buck" Meek Award, which is presented annually to the state society with the largest number of new GW fellows within a 12-month period. It was fitting that the MSSSAR won the "Buck" Meek award in 2012. MISSOURI SOCIETY MOSSAR 1st Vice President and Secretary Charles E. Lilly learned during a March 2012 visit to the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii that some of the names and ranks on the memorial wall are incorrect. Paul DePrey, superintendent of World War II Valor in the Pacific, asked Lilly if MOSSAR would partner with the National Park Service to research the records of all 1,177 men and women who died from the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on the USS Arizona. Lilly recruited volunteers from MOSSAR to conduct the research at the Military Records Center in St. Louis. Since the National Park Service has a limited budget for travel and expenses, Lilly volunteered to enlist as many people as possible. "This project will not be completed in a week or a month, but will be a long-term relationship between MOSSAR and the National Park Service, involving volunteers from local DAR chapters as well," Lilly said. "As of today, we have approximately 50 volunteers from the St. Charles/St. Louis area chapters of SAR and DAR who want to be part of this project." DePrey recently turned the project over to NPS historian Daniel Martinez, who often appears on television documentaries for the History and Military channels. Martinez visited the St. Louis volunteers in March, accompanied by J. Michael Wenger, a historian and author, to outline what information will be required from the personnel records of each service member who died on the USS Arizona. NEBRASKA SOCIETY Former North Central VP General Fred Walden, currently the NESSAR president, initiated his son, Timothy Walden, into the SAR at the March 12 meeting of the Omaha Chapter. Walden, above left, is standing next to his son. Also in the photo are, far right, Omaha Chapter SAR President William Webb, and to Webb's right, new member John Andersen. Lincoln Chapter The Lincoln Chapter hosted a dinner March 1 for the members of Nebraska patriotic and genealogical societies. They included the Nebraska DAR, Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Society of 1812, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Colonial Dames, Mayflower Society and the Huguenot Society. The dinner and program are aimed at bringing together members of the several genealogical and patriotic societies in Nebraska on an annual basis to celebrate America's historic origins. The dinner program was provided by Sara Sellgren in the character of Dolley Madison. Sellgren, the wife of Compatriot William Sellgren, is a Nebraska DAR member and state treasurer and honorary chapter regent. NEVADA SOCIETY The Missouri Society Color Guard, above, participated in the March dedication of the Veterans Way Memorial, left, at Pink Hill Park in Blue Springs, Mo. The $150,000 cost of the monument was raised by the citizens of Blue Springs. Color Guard members, from left, are Robert L. Grover, Bob Corum, Jesse Lybarger, Alvin L. Paris, Jack Quint, James L. Scott, Richard Mathews, Mike Schmidt. The four chapters represented were the Harry S Truman, Independence Patriots, Willam C. Corum and M. Graham Clark. SPRING 2013 The Northern Chapter recently suffered the loss of Compatriot Jack Streeter, Nevada's most decorated World War II combat veteran. Streeter came ashore at Omaha Beach during the Normandy invasion and fought in all major campaigns in Europe. He was awarded five Silver Star and five Purple Heart decorations, the Legion of Merit, Presidential Unit Citation, Croix de Guerre and other medals. In October 2012, the Nevada State Museum created an exhibit of his awards, for a display honoring veterans. He is pictured, at right, with Robert Nylen, the museum's history curator. 31