OFFICIAL HANDBOOK Volume III: Insignia, Medals and Awards
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THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION OFFICIAL HANDBOOK Volume III: Insignia, Medals and Awards 1000 South Fourth Street Louisville, KY 40203 PHONE: (502) 589-1776 FAX: 502-589-1671 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.sar.org Revised March 2012 PREFACE he first edition of the NSSAR Handbook was published as a single volume in 1956. Subsequent editions were issued as policies were updated. Eventually, the size of the Handbook grew so that it T was divided into three volumes. Volume I is Constitution and Bylaws and is issued annually after the Congress if changes to the Constitution and Bylaws are approved. Volume II is History, Organization and Protocol . Volume III is Insignia, Medals and Awards . This volume could not have been realized without the assistance of the NSSAR officers, committee chairmen, many devoted compatriots and the headquarters staff. Particular effort in the preparation of this volume was put forth by the Medals and Awards Committee under whose purview insignia, medals and awards fall. The contents of this Handbook have been reviewed by the NSSAR Executive Committee and are approved as official policy of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution. Changes or updates to this volume of the Handbook should be directed to the Chairman of the NSSAR Medals and Awards Committee and the Chairman of the NSSAR Handbook Committee. JOHN L. DODD , CHAIRMAN .........................................................................CALIFORNIA SOCIETY DAVIS LEE WRIGHT , VICE CHAIRMAN .......................................................... DELAWARE SOCIETY THOMAS E. JACKS .........................................................................................LOUISIANA SOCIETY - ii - March 2012 VOLUME III TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ....................................................................................................................................................ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ...........................................................................................................................iii INSIGNIA, MEDALS, AND AWARDS .................................................................................................... 1 AUTHORITY ............................................................................................................................................... 1 NSSAR INSIGNIA ...................................................................................................................................... 1 SAR BADGE................................................................................................................................................ 1 SAR CHEST AND NECK RIBBON............................................................................................................ 1 ROSETTE..................................................................................................................................................... 2 BROAD SASH ............................................................................................................................................. 2 SOCIETY PRESIDENT BADGE................................................................................................................. 2 SUPPLEMENTAL STAR ............................................................................................................................ 3 VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL PIN............................................................................................................ 3 TRUSTEE PIN.............................................................................................................................................. 3 FORMER PRESIDENT PINS ...................................................................................................................... 3 AIDE-DE-CAMP PIN................................................................................................................................... 3 OTHER PINS................................................................................................................................................ 4 SAR LOGO................................................................................................................................................... 4 SAR SEAL.................................................................................................................................................... 4 MEDALS AWARDED FOR SERVICE TO THE SAR .......................................................................... 5 SUBMISSION OF NOMINATION FOR AN AWARD OF A MEDAL ..................................................... 5 MINUTEMAN AWARD.............................................................................................................................. 5 NATIONAL MEDAL OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE............................................................................ 6 STATE MEDAL OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE .................................................................................... 7 PATRIOT MEDAL....................................................................................................................................... 7 MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL........................................................................................................... 8 LIBERTY MEDAL....................................................................................................................................... 8 LAFAYETTE VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD ..................................................................................... 9 MEMBERSHIP AWARDS .......................................................................................................................... 9 FLORENCE KENDALL AWARD .............................................................................................................. 9 TREATY OF PARIS MEDAL ................................................................................................................... 10 UNITED KINGDOM CONGRESS MEDAL............................................................................................. 10 CONGRESS OF PARIS MEDAL .............................................................................................................. 10 PAIX DE 1783 MEDAL............................................................................................................................. 10 ESPAÑA 2010 MEDAL............................................................................................................................. 10 SAR CENTENNIAL MEDAL.................................................................................................................... 11 GEORGE WASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL MEDAL ........................................................................... 11 SAR CHARTER CENTENNIAL MEDAL................................................................................................ 11 SAR INTERNATIONAL MEDAL............................................................................................................. 11 SAR SPECIALTY MEDAL(s) ................................................................................................................... 12 SAR DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY MEDAL............................................................................................. 12 SAR MEDAL OF APPRECIATION.......................................................................................................... 12 - iii - March 2012 MARTHA WASHINGTON MEDAL ........................................................................................................ 12 COUNCIL OF STATE PRESIDENTS GOLD MEDAL............................................................................ 13 COUNCIL OF STATE PRESIDENTS SILVER MEDAL......................................................................... 13 SAMUEL ADAMS CONGRESS APPRECIATION MEDAL .................................................................. 13 SERVICE TO VETERANS MEDAL......................................................................................................... 14 NSSAR COLOR GUARD MEDAL(S) ...................................................................................................... 14 MEDALS AWARDED FOR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY ...................................................... 16 SUBMISSION OF NOMINATION OF AWARDS OF A MEDAL .......................................................... 16 GOLD GOOD CITIZENSHIP MEDAL..................................................................................................... 16 SILVER GOOD CITIZENSHIP MEDAL .................................................................................................. 17 BRONZE GOOD CITIZENSHIP MEDAL ................................................................................................ 17 WAR SERVICE MEDAL........................................................................................................................... 18 MILITARY SERVICE MEDAL................................................................................................................. 18 MEDAL FOR HEROISM........................................................................................................................... 18 LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMENDATION MEDAL............................................................................ 19 FIRE SAFETY COMMENDATION MEDAL........................................................................................... 19 EMERGENCY