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Utah Patriot Newsletter – Spring 2017 Utah Patriot Spring 2017 Utah Society Sons of the American Our Solemn Pledge... Revolution Throughout America's history, we can find prom- inent stories of great men who made, or took a Inside this issue: pledge to do something. The keeping of their pledge would bring about a memorial of grati- Our Solemn Pledge... 1 tude from generations. Today we remember Abraham Lincoln who pledged to preserve the 1777—2017, 240 Years ago 2 Union; General Douglas MacArthur who pledged Our Youth and America's Future to return and liberate the Philippines. Martin Utah's Patriotic Organization for 4 Luther King pledged to not resort to violence in Children his quest to bring greater equality to black Americans. John F. Kennedy pledged to put a George Washington Banquet 2017 5 man on the moon. Veterans’ Day 6 In perhaps not so vast a consequence upon the Washington takes the Oath of President, making a solemn pledge to the nation. Sea Cadet Receives Recognition 6 world, yet infinitely important to those connected to their actions, married couples make a pledge of preserving what has been given to us, by Patriots Parade for the Grizzlies 6 to each other in their sacred vows; soldiers, po- those who went before us, takes on a deeper, lice officers, and elected officials pledge faithful American Revolution Patriots more profound meaning. 6 Club service; and every school boy and girl pledges their allegiance to the flag of the United States. Consider the words of Founding Fathers Thomas Compatriots Remembered 7 Jefferson and John Dickinson who recognized the Our Founding Fathers concluded the Declaration struggle before them, and appealed to their Annual DAR Meeting - Color of Independence with these powerful words: 7 fellow colonists, that the cause of liberty re- Guard Service “And for the support of this Declaration, with a quired good men to fight for what is true and firm reliance on the protection of Divine Provi- Welcome to Our New Members 7 right. Here is their pledge: dence, we mutually pledge to each other our Ogden Ladies Literary Society Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.” “With hearts fortified with these animat- 8 Meets the Color Guard ing reflections, we most solemnly, before As Sons of the American Revolution we too have God and the world, declare, that, exert- Utah SAR Membership Meeting 8 a pledge, a promise, a vow we take upon our- ing the utmost energy of those powers, selves: which our beneficent Creator hath gra- Utah Society Annual "Celebrate ciously bestowed upon us, the arms we America" Awards and 8 Sons of the American Revolution Pledge have compelled by our enemies to as- Recognition Banquet sume, we will, in defiance of every haz- We descendants of the heroes of the ard, with unabating firmness and perse- UT SAR Officers 9 American Revolution who, by their sacrifices, verance employ for the preservation of President’s Message 10 established the United States of America, our liberties; being with one mind re- reaffirm our faith in the principles solved to die freemen rather than to live IM Dist. VPG Message 11 as slaves.” --Thomas Jefferson and John Dickin- of liberty and our Constitutional Republic, Photo Montage 11 son, Declaration of the Cause and Necessity of and solemnly pledge ourselves Taking up Arms, July 6, 1775 to defend them against every foe. Liberty Trek 12 Nearly a year later, after suffering tremendous violence, depravation, and atrocities from the Visit the Utah SAR website at: This pledge, created by the early founders of King’s soldiers and their allies, many citizens across the 13 colonies came to the conclusion that www.UtahSocietySAR.org the National Society SAR, reminds us of our sa- cred duty as Americans. As a person who has independence was the only course possible, for See past issues of Utah Patriot, Calendar made the effort to connect himself with an ances- the attainment of freedom, and the preservation of Events and other Utah SAR Information. tor of the American Revolution, the significance of their liberties. Knowing the Second Continental Notice: Non-original images/graphics were obtained from Wikimedia Commons Public Domain. Continued on Page 2 Page 2 Utah Patriot - Spring 2017 Continued from Page 1 1777 - 2017, 240 Years Ago Congress would soon convene, the inhabitants of Malden, Massa- January 2 – George Washington's army fights and wins the Sec- chusetts composed and voted unanimously on instructions that their ond Battle of Trenton, New representative Mr. Ezra Sargeant was pledged to deliver to the Jersey. Congress in Philadelphia. Among the instructions delivered was this: January 3 – George Wash- “[W]e are confirmed in the opinion, that the present age ington's army defeats British would be deficient in their duty to God, their posterity and troops in the Battle of themselves, if they do not establish an American republic. Princeton. This is the only form of government we wish to see estab- January 15 – Vermont be- lished; for we can never be willingly subject to any other comes the Vermont Repub- King than He who, being possessed of infinite wisdom, lic, a sovereign state, de- goodness and rectitude, is alone fit to possess unlimited Battle of Princeton claring itself independent power.” Instructions of Malden, Massachusetts, for a Declaration of from New York. Independence, May 27, 1776 January 20 – Battle of Millstone. New Jersey militia defeat a As our patriot ancestors, in their pledges, brought about the free British foraging patrol and take possession of much needed sup- and independent nation of America, in our pledge, as their de- plies and wagons. scendants, as their sons, we must never become complacent in our duty, never allow apathy to close our eyes to what is happening April 13 – British and Hessian troops, in a surprise attack send around us, never give in to those who would corrupt our heritage, American forces led by Major General Benjamin Lincoln running limit our freedoms, and take away our liberty. for safety in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey. Some Americans are taken prisoner - their fate is a British prison ship. May the motto of the Sons of the American Revolution ever be ours to uphold, “Libertas Et Patria”. April 26 – Sybil Ludington, a 16-year-old girl, rides throughout the night for 40 miles to warn the militia, led by her father Henry Ludington, that the British are coming to attack Danbury, Connect- icut. When the British arrive, they destroy 5,000 barrels of pork, beef, and flour, 5,000 pairs of shoes, 2,000 bushels of grain, The Patriot Medal and 1,600 tents. Many military and medical supplies are confis- cated. Tory houses with marks on their chimneys are spared the torch while 19 patriot houses, 22 stores and barns are destroyed. This is the SAR Patriot Medal. It is the highest April 27 – British forces invade Ridgefield, Connecticut, engage award given for service at the state or chapter level. Continental Army regulars and defeat them in the Battle of It represents long, faithful and outstanding service at Ridgefield. 12 patriots are killed and 24 wounded. the state and/or chapter level. The medal is silver color and bears the portrait of Compatriot General May 16 – Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Inde- of the Army Douglas MacArthur on the obverse within the inscription, "The National Society of the pendence, is mortally wounded in a duel with Lachlan McIntosh Sons of the American Revolution." The reverse is and dies on May 18. inscribed "Awarded to ______ for Patriotic Service by the _____Society SAR" May 17 – A small force of Georgia militia cavalry are am- bushed by a force of British regulars, Loyalist militia, and Creek Indians in Northern East Florida. The Thomas Creek Massacre saw 8 patriots killed in battle, 9 wounded, and 31 captured, of whom 15 were, as prisoners, brutally killed by the Indians. May 23 – Colonel Meigs leads Continental Army forces in a re- prisal for the destruction done to Danbury. The Battle of Sag SAR Member Badge Harbor, New York results in 6 Loyalists killed and 90 taken pris- oner. The Americans suffer no casualties. June 13 – The 19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette arrives in America from France. Convinced the American cause is just, he volunteers to help train the Continental Army. The member badge may be worn by any member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Surround- June 14 – The Stars and ing the bust of the great leader of the American Stripes is adopted as the flag Revolution, - George Washington, are the words of the United States by the Libertas Et Patria (Liberty and Patriotism). Continental Congress. “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and The Stars and Stipes Utah Patriot - Spring 2017 Page 3 white; that the union be thirteen stars, white, on a blue field, rep- Grey lead a surprise attack on resenting a new constellation.” General Anthony Wayne's June 26 – British and American troops engage in the Battle of encampment near Paoli Tav- Short Hills in New Jersey. Americans retreat to fight another ern. With 4 dead and 7 day. wounded, the British kill 53 Americans and take 71 prison- July 6 – British forces bombard and effect a Siege of Fort Ticon- ers. Forty of these are so bad- deroga, New York. American forces abandon the fort to the Brit- ly wounded they are left with ish. Battle of Paoli - A dreadful scene of havoc locals to be cared for. Some July 8 – Delegates to Vermont's Constitutional Convention reports indicate these are murdered in their beds.
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