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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Mission, wrote: "We prayed fervently last evening for the success of the colonists under one George Washington, because we believe their cause is just and that the Great Redeemer is on their side." The uniforms worn by Compatriots Hinshaw, Ernie McCullough, Steve Ludwiczak and Robert Smith attracted much attention and many questions about the SAR. Smith's patriot ancestor was Lt. José Francisco De Ortega, commandant of the Presidio of San Diego during the American Revolution. CONNECTICUT SOCIETY The Silvermine Elementary School in Norwalk, Conn., recently held a Spirit Rally, below. A major part of the rally was a flag retirement ceremony as a new flag had been donated to the school. During the ceremony, the students were In April, the Connecticut Society Color Guard, The Connecticut Line, participated in the Patriot's Day Parade in Concord, Mass., commemorating the Revolutionary War battles of Lexington and given a history of the flag and flag etiquette by Roger Sherman Branch No. 5 Concord, April 19, 1775. Pictured are color guard members on the Concord Green. members Ed Isaacs and Roger Smith, who was in the uniform of the Third New Jersey Regiment. Also as part of the ceremony, a Certificate of Commendation in recognition of exemplary patriotism in the display of the U.S. flag was presented to school Principal Ivette Ellis. Descendants of Francisco Xavier Sanchez joined the St. Augustine High School JROTC Color Guard in placing a marker on Sanchez's grave. FLORIDA SOCIETY The only native of St. Augustine and Spanish East Florida known to have supported the patriot cause during the American Revolution and served in that territory was honored with a memorial marker in Tolomato Cemetery on April 13. The Gainesville and St. Augustine chapters honored the memory of Francisco Xavier Sanchez during dedication ceremonies at the cemetery, where he was interred in 1807. Sanchez (1738-1807) was one of Florida's most successful planters. His life and career spanned three colonial regimes. His landholdings stretched from the Diego Plains north of St. Augustine to the St. Mary's River and west to the St. Johns River. After Spain ceded control of East Florida to the British in 1763, Sanchez remained in the territory. Under British rule he provided fresh meat to the British garrison, but he was regarded with suspicion by British Gov. Patrick Tonyn when Spain joined the war against England in 1779. When Sanchez learned that his countrymen and others were prisoners of the British, he provided food and clothing. Among those held at Fort St. Mark (The Castillo de San 32 Marcos) were three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Heyward Jr., Arthur Middleton and Edward Rutledge. More than 100 people attended the ceremony. The speaker was Ron Sanchez, a descendant of Francisco X. Sanchez and a St. Johns County commissioner. Also participating in the dedication ceremony were Jim Partin of the Gainesville Chapter; Oscar Patterson III and Rev. David Baker of the St. Augustine Chapter; Elizabeth Gessner, president of the Tolomato Cemetery Preservation Board; and Fr. Ed Booth of Cathedral Parish. The JROTC unit from St. Augustine High School provided the color guard. Among those attending the dedication were 24 Sanchez descendants and members of The Los Floridanos Society. The marker was designed, purchased and placed by the Gainesville and St. Augustine chapters. Jacksonville Chapter The chapter honored Eagle Scout David Hager, right, winner of the chapter, FLSSAR and NSSAR competitions at its dinner meeting on May 16. Hager earned 129 Scout Merit Badges. He read his winning SAR MAGAZINE