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Next Chapter Meeting: June 16, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at the Ozarks Technical College, Room 108 © Photographer Name The PATRIOT Newsletter May 30, 2018 - Volume 38 #4 Ozark Mountain Chapter Springfield, Missouri Established 18 July 1981 Missouri Society Sons of the American Revolution I n This I ssue Eagle Scout Court of Honor P. 4 WOLF School: Daniel & Nathan Boone P. 5 Freeman & Lyon Memorial Ceremony P. 6 WOLF School Graduation P. 9 Law Enforcement Medal P. 8 ROTC & JROTC Awards P. 10 President's Message Geor ge Swales This year, May seems more like summer. With temperatures in Missouri close to or at new record highs, outdoor activities are in full swing as everyone enjoys being outside. The month also brings time for reflection on several significant and noteworthy Revolutionary War Battles---the first occurring in sultry Florida. During the Revolutionary War, Spain declared war on Britain and, to further weaken Britain, aligned itself with France by providing supplies and munitions to American Forces. Commander of Spanish forces in North America, General Bernardo de Galvez, established Spanish garrisons in Louisiana. After successfully capturing British positions in Louisiana and Mississippi, General Galvez turned his attention to Western Florida. After a delay, a Spanish flotilla arrived near Pensacola, which began a two month constant artillery and cannon bombardment of British forts. The eighteen-year occupation of Pensacola ended on May 8, 1781, with a British surrender. After the 1763 signing of the Treaty of Paris, St. Louis became part of Spanish Louisiana. The Battle of Fort San Carlos occurred on May 26, 1780. A former British militia commander led a force of primarily Indians to attack the settlement. Lieutenant Governor of Spanish Louisiana, Fernando de Leyba, led local militia to fortify St. Louis. The militia successfully withstood the British attack on the West Bank town. On the East side of the Mississippi, a simultaneous attack on Cahokia, occupied by Patriot Virginians, was also repulsed, thus ending attempts by the British to gain control of the Mississippi River. Both these wartime events point to the important part our French and Spanish allies played in the Revolutionary War. This final vignette reflects on the brutality of a battle and how it can be used to rally a country. The Battle of Waxhaws, or Buford's Massacre, was fought May 29, 1780, near Lancaster, South Carolina. Abraham Buford led a Continental Army against Loyalist forces led by Banastre Tarleton. Buford refused an initial demand to surrender. Tarleton's cavalry attacked the Continental force and many, including Buford, attempted to surrender. Tarleton was shot at during the ensuing truce and his horse fell on him. Loyalists troops, thinking Tarleton was shot by Continentals, proceeded to kill Americans and resulted in heavy American casualties. The Battle became part of a propaganda campaign by the Continental Army to bolster recruitment and incite resentment against the British. Returning to our May activities, events like the weather, heated up. WOLF School and Willard History Club, along with Memorial Day at National Cemetery and wrapping up JROTC Awards made for a busy month. June, 2018, promises to be as exciting for OMCSAR. Thanks for your continued support!
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Next Chapter Meeting:
June 16, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at the Ozarks
Technical College, Room 108
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The PATRIOT Newsletter
May 30, 2018 - Volume 38 #4
Ozark Mountain Chapter Springfield, MissouriEstablished 18 July 1981
Missouri Society
Sons of the American Revolution
In This IssueEagle Scout Court of Honor P. 4
WOLF School: Daniel & Nathan Boone P. 5
Freeman & Lyon Memorial Ceremony P. 6
WOLF School Graduation P. 9
Law Enforcement Medal P. 8
ROTC & JROTC Awards P. 10
President's MessageGeorge Swales
This year , May seems more l ike summer. With temperatures in Missour i close to or at new record highs, outdoor activi ties are in ful l
sw ing as ever yone enjoys being outside. The month also br ings time for r ef lection on several signi f icant and notewor thy Revolutionar y War Battles---the f i r st occur r ing in sultr y Flor ida.
Dur ing the Revolutionar y War , Spain declared war on Br i tain and, to fur ther weaken Br i tain, al igned i tself w i th France by providing supplies and munitions to Amer ican Forces. Commander of Spanish for ces in Nor th Amer ica, General Bernardo de Galvez, established Spanish gar r isons in Louisiana. After successful ly captur ing Br i tish posi tions in Louisiana and Mississippi , General Galvez turned his attention to Western Flor ida. After a delay, a Spanish f loti l la ar r ived near Pensacola, which began a two month constant ar ti l ler y and cannon bombardment of Br i tish for ts. The eighteen-year occupation of Pensacola ended on May 8, 1781, w ith a Br i tish sur render.
After the 1763 signing of the Treaty of Par is, St. Louis became par t of Spanish Louisiana. The Battle of For t San Car los occur red on May 26, 1780. A former Br i tish mi l i tia commander led a for ce of pr imar i ly Indians to attack the settlement. Lieutenant Governor of Spanish Louisiana, Fernando de Leyba, led local mi l i tia to for ti fy St. Louis. The mi l i tia successful ly w ithstood the Br i tish attack on the West Bank tow n. On the East side of the Mississippi , a simultaneous attack on Cahokia, occupied by Patr iot Virginians, was also r epulsed, thus ending attempts by the Br i tish to gain control of the Mississippi River.
Both these war time events point to the impor tant par t our French and Spanish al l ies played in the
Revolutionar y War. This f inal vignette r ef lects on the brutal i ty of a battle and how i t can be used to r al ly a countr y.
The Battle of Waxhaws, or Buford's Massacre, was fought May 29, 1780, near Lancaster , South Carol ina. Abraham Buford led a Continental Army against Loyalist for ces led by Banastre Tar leton. Buford r efused an ini tial demand to sur render. Tar leton's cavalr y attacked the Continental for ce and many, including Buford, attempted to sur render. Tar leton was shot at dur ing the ensuing tr uce and his hor se fel l on him. Loyalists troops, thinking Tar leton was shot by Continentals, proceeded to ki l l Amer icans and resulted in heavy Amer ican casualties. The Battle became par t of a propaganda campaign by the Continental Army to bolster r ecrui tment and inci te r esentment against the Br i tish.
Returning to our May activi ties, events l ike the weather , heated up. WOLF School and Wil lard Histor y Club, along w ith Memor ial Day at National Cemeter y and w rapping up JROTC Awards made for a busy month.
June, 2018, promises to be as exci ting for OMCSAR. Thanks for your continued suppor t!
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The website has many useful areas, including an ar chive of Patr iot Newsletter s, chapter committees, patr iotic & histor ic activi ties, and a calendar of upcoming events.
See a complete list of
OMCSAR Activities
Review the OMCSAR
May Chapter Minutes
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Upcoming Events
June 11: Chapter Development Committee
Neighbors Mill, 6:30 pm
June 14: Flag Day Celebration, 11:00 am
Green County Courthouse
June 16: Ozark Mountain Chapter Meeting
OTC Room 108, 9:00 am
Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)
June 21: Ozark Trails Council Round table
First & Calvary Church, 7:00 pm
Scoutmasters & Heritage Merit Badge workshop
The WOLF School: WOLF is an innovative learning opportunity for 46 fifth-grade students with a special interest in nature and the outdoors. WOLF offers an inquiry-based learning experience which allows students to explore a comprehensive curriculum through the context of environmental sciences and conservation. WOLF is a partnership with the Wonders of Wildlife Museum and Bass Pro Shops.
The WOLF School has asked OMCSAR to continue History Explorers the next academic year with 10 sessions
Photos by: Margaret Swales Editor: Tom Sentman, 417-823-3902 [email protected]
Associate Editor: Erin Hotchkiss [email protected]
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Chapter Events - May 7Willard High School History Club
Daniel & Nathan Boone
Dan McMur ray and Howard Fisk dressed in frontier mi l i tia garb as they presented the Boone family frontier patr iots to WOLF school students.
Dressed as Nathan and Daniel Boone, they shared the l i fe and times of these frontier mi l i tia men. Daniel worked on the western frontier as an Indian f ighter w ith his mi l i tia dur ing the Revolutionar y War and Nathan Boone conducted simi lar mi l i tia activi ties dur ing the War of 1812. .
Lef t : Compatr iots J Howard Fisk and Dan McMur ray pose w ith Wil l iard High School Histor y Club students.
Lef t : Dan McMur ray discussed the l i fe of Nathan Boone and his inf luence in the patr iot migration to Missour i .
Right : Howard Fisk, dressed as Daniel Boone, shares the explorer 's stor y of opening the West.
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Chapter Events - May 6Eagle Scout Cour t of Honor - Jason Car ter & Cooper Terry
Above: J Howard Fisk, Car ter , Ken Law rence, Steve Perkins, and Norman Know lton stand w ith Eagle Scout Cour t of Honor Jason Car ter
Above: Ken Law rence presents Eagle Scout Jason Car ter w ith the Sons of the Amer ican Revolution Cer ti f icate of Recognition.
Above: Eagle Scout Jason Car ter w ith his mother.
Above: Cooper Ter r y r eceives the Eagle Scout Cer ti f icate of Recognition & Letter of Congratulations from members of the OMC Color Guard
Right : Eagle Scout Cooper Ter r y w ith his parents.
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Chapter Events - May 4WOLF School: Daniel & Nathan Boone
The Patr iot Migration to Missour i
Dan McMur ray and Howard Fisk dressed in frontier mi l i tia garb as they presented the Boone family frontier patr iots to WOLF school students.
Daniel Boone rose to ?folk hero? status fol low ing his opening of the Wilderness Trai l through Cumber land Gap in 1775. The numerous and grandiose stor ies of Daniel?s exploi ts as an Indian f ighter contr ibuted to his folk hero status.
Daniel Boone?s son youngest son, Nathan Boone, was a frontier mi l i tiaman and an adventurer who helped open the west. In 1799, Nathan Boone bui l t a home in Defiance, Missour i where his father spent the last years of his l i fe. In the ear ly 1800?s, Nathan settled in a grove of ash tr ees, now know n as Ash Grove. There, Boone raised his chi ldren and spent his mature years in Southwest Missour i .
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Above: Compatr iots J. Howard Fisk and Dan McMur ray explain the frontier Daniel Boone tr ai l blazed.
Above: Fisk and McMur ray answer questions from WOLF school students.
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Chapter Events - May 19Freeman & Lyon Memor ial Ceremonies
Each year , dur ing the month of May, the Ozark Mountain Chapter conducts a memor ial ceremony at the Spr ingfield National Cemeter y at the grave of Patr iot Wi l l iam Freeman. Freeman represents the hundreds of Patr iot Ancestor s who are bur ied in the State of Missour i . We honor these men because of their spir i t and their ser vice to their fel low man dur ing the forming of this new nation.
Above & Lef t : Compatr iots Norman Know lton and Gar y Gift are joined by Isaac Gar r ison DAR Chapter Regent Dee Dosch and Ozark Mountain Chapter SAR President George Swales.
The monument in memor y of General Nathanial Lyon, the Union General who was ki l led at the Battle of Wi lson?s Creek. He was the f i r st general off icer to die in the war. We visi ted the memor ial as a tr ibute to those who paid the ultimate sacr i f ice to maintain our United States of Amer ica.
Above: Steve Perkins, J Howard Fisk, Gerald McCoy, Ken Law rence, Dan McMur ray and Char les McMil l ian stand at attention along w ith members of Troop 409, Drew Cr im, Jacob Oursbourn, Paul Tudor II , David Ripper , Char les, Waterhouse, Don Under wood and Paul Tudor.
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Chapter Events - May 19Freeman & Lyon Memor ial Ceremonies
Right : OMCSAR compatr iot Gar y Gift presented the SAR Award Streamer to Assistant Senior Patrol Off icer Drew Cr im of Troop 409.
Back (from left to right)
Scoutmaster Don Under wood, Asst. Scoutmaster Paul Tudor , Jacob Oursbourn , Paul Tudor II , David Ripper , and Char les Waterhouse
Above: Compatr iots of the OMCSAR gather to r emember General Lyon
Front (from left to right) Compatr iots McAlear , Swales, Trent, Know lton, Phi lbr ick, and Gift
Back (from left to right) Reinbold, Perkins, McCoy, Fisk, Law rence, McMur ray and McMil lan.
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Chapter Events - May 19Ozark Mountain Chapter Meeting
Lef t : David Appleby, President General, administer s the Oath of Off ice to Char les McMil lan as the MOSSAR Sgt-at-Arms
Above: Steve Perkins r eceives a Cer ti f icate of Membership in the John J Pershing Society from Missour i Society Chairman Ken Law rence
Above: Compatr iot Ken Law rence, LTC Cr is Brayman, Instr uctor at Branson High School JROTC, and Vice President George Swales
Above: Ken Law rence, MOSSAR Color Guardsman of the Year 2017
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Chapter Events - May 21WOLF School Graduation - White River Center
Members of the Ozark Mountain Chapter
conducted six Amer ican Histor y
programs for the 5th grade students of
the WOLF School. Graduates celebrate
the completion of their 5th grade year in
the unique inquir y based learning
program that focuses on developing
cr i tical thinking ski l ls. These programs
were met w ith great energy and
enthusiasm by WOLF students.
Lef t : 5th grade students anticipate being graduates of WOLF School
Below : J Howard Fisk giving the key note speech to 5th grade graduates
Above: Lauren Baer , pr imar y instr uctor for the WOLF School, presents cer ti f icates of graduation
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Chapter Events - May 30Law Enforcement Commendation Medal
Above: Compatr iots Know lton, Swales, Detective Loe, Compatr iots Law rence, Fisk and Spr ingfield Police Chief Wi l l iams
Lef t : Chief Paul Wi l l iams admires the Law Enfor cement Award of Excellence presented to him when he was in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lef t : Spr ingfield Chief of Police Paul F. Wi l l iams, Detective John C. Loe, Mayor Pro Tem Jan Fisk, and OMCSAR President George Swales
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Chapter Events - May 30Law Enforcement Commendation
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Chapter Events - ROTC/JROTC Awards
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Chapter Events - ROTC/JROTC Awards
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South Central Distr ict Registration August 24 & 25, 2018 in Spr ingfield, MO
