Vietnam War Surviving Spouses to Be Honored by DAR
Jackson-Madison DAR will recognize and honor the surviving spouses of active duty veterans who served between 1 November 1955 and 15 May 1975 in any location. These will be veterans whose names are not on the Vietnam War Memorial Wall in Washington DC, but who survived and returned home.
Surviving Spouses will receive a certificate of appreciation and a lapel pin from the USA Vietnam War Commemoration.
Hard deadline for submission of names is Thursday, May 24. We need veteran’s name, branch of service, and date of death. We also need the name of the surviving spouse as it should appear on the certificate. Include email or phone number of surviving spouse or family member. Email Jackie Utley at jutleymail@aol.com or by send information by mail at 590 Wallace Road, Jackson, TN 38305-2839.
Surviving Spouses will be honored during of the DAR Field of Flags Dedication at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Triangle Park in downtown Jackson.
Jackson-Madison Chapter NSDAR is a Vietnam War Commemoration Partner. Over 9,000 organizations across the nation participate in honoring Vietnam War veterans for their service and sacrifice during the Vietnam War. Jackson-Madison DAR joins Commemoration Partners to express their tremendous gratitude and support to this generation of Americans through ceremonies across the nation.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and support better education for our nation’s children. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 185,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service organizations. DAR is non-partisan and non-political, and welcomes any woman, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove lineage to a Revolutionary War patriot.
Jackson-Madison Chapter NSDAR was organized in April 1901, and is one of the oldest and most active chapters in the state of Tennessee.
To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit www.DAR.org or the Official YouTube Channel of DAR at http://www.youtube.com/user/TodaysDAR. To learn more about the Jackson-Madison Chapter, visit www.tndar.org/~jacksonmadison, or contact Regent Beth Bates at 731-427-0465 or by email at batesb@aol.com.
