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36 SAR MAGAZINE the time to call and thank them for the splendid sight of a large American flag fluttering in the breeze. Fort Jackson Chapter Members of the Fort Jackson Chapter held a Flag Day ceremony on the steps of the Greene County Court House. The Betsy Ross Flag was hoisted and flown over the building. TEXAS SOCIETY North Texas Chapter The North Texas Color Guard participated in the Legion of Honor ceremony. From left, Alan Johnson (Plano), Dan Reed (Plano), Walt Thomas (East Fork Trinity), Bill Watts (East Fork Trinity), Tom Whitelock (Dallas), John Greer (East Fork Trinity), Robert Kittrell (Dallas), and George Ramphrey (Dallas ). San Antonio Chapter Compatriot Rev. James Taylor was the master of ceremonies for the fifth Toolbox Distribution on July 25 at the Operation Homefront Village. Guest speakers were Dr. Sam Powell, chairman of the SAR Foundation Board, and Project Operation Toolbox Founder Bud Sheppard, a World War II veteran. Each spoke of his appreciation for the warriors and their families for their military service and thanked them for their dedication and service our country. Project Operation Toolbox was established in 2013 and organized by the Resource Exchange Association in North Carolina. The toolboxes are assembled from donations made by industries and businesses to major suppliers of tool products. The community service project supports wounded warriors and their families. A toolbox, valued at up to $1,000, is gifted to each Purple Heart recipient when he or she is ready to move to a private home. Until this event, the San Antonio Chapter had presented 100 toolboxes in the San Antonio area. This event provided toolboxes to 20 warrior families who are living at the Village. Also attending the event was President General (2009-10) Edward F. Butler, a member of the San Antonio Chapter. Compatriot Peter Baron gave an historical overview of the uniforms worn by chapter members attending and a brief overview of the weapons used by soldiers during the Revolution. The children of warrior families were allowed to hold a replica of a 75-caliber flintlock musket. From left, Kirk Sears, vice-president, Lift, Inc.; Joseph McMullen, Pennsylvania Society president; Donald Herman, president, Lift, Inc.; Richard McGeary, chapter president; Guy Lisowski, chapter past president; and Mark Johnson, general manager, Lift, Inc. TENNESSEE SOCIETY As is traditional, there was a large color guard presence at the Gathering at Sycamore Shoals on Sept. 19. SAR Foundation President Sam Powell discusses Project Operation Toolbox in San Antonio.