National Defense
Barbara MacDougall, Chairman
The National Defense Committee is
celebrating 90 years of service - honoring
courage, leadership and patriotism through the
DAR mission. The new National Chairman, Julia
Rogers says, “The committee will continue to
focus on a strong national defense, promote
our unique American heritage and encourage the
study of our protections afforded by the U.S.
Constitution.”
On the Master Questionnaire, questions are
asked regarding your chapter work in this
committee. So, do you…
- Give a 3-minute National Defense report
at each meeting?
- Use articles from the National Defender
for some of these reports? (published
Sept.-May & found on the Members’
Website
- Have a program sometime during the year
on National Defense?
- Give any of these medals:
- Gold ROTC Medal to a university
graduate being commissioned
- Bronze ROTC Medal to a high school or
community college student in a JROTC
program
- Silver DAR Outstanding Cadet Medal to
a student enrolled in a non-ROTC, but
militaryaffiliated cadet program
- DAR Youth Citizenship Medal to a
student in 5th – 11th grade who shows
outstanding patriotic leadership
- DAR Distinguished Citizen Medal to
someone 18+ who has contributed to the
defense and security of the community,
state or nation
- Contribute to a state fund for this
committee
- List members from your chapter who
served/are serving in the military
So, as you plan your year, think about
setting a new goal for your chapter to answer
“yes” to as many of these questions as you can!
Regarding the medals… Last year Iowa
Chapters awarded 5 Gold ROTC Medals. I checked
on-line and found that we have 12 colleges or
universities with ROTC programs. And many of
these might have more that one branch of
military program. For instance, at Iowa State
University, Sun Dial, Solomon Dean and DeShon
each award a Gold ROTC to students from
different branches. Last year, Iowa Chapters
awarded 5 Bronze ROTC Medals. There are 8 high
schools in Iowa that offer a JRTOC program.
And Iowa chapters awarded 2 Silver DAR
Outstanding Cadet Medals. These are for
students in military-affiliated programs, of
which surely there are more than 2 in our
state.
So, if you have one of these programs in a
high school, college or university near you,
ask me about getting your chapter started
honoring a student for their dedication to
this great country. Help spread patriotism
through the work of the National Defense
committee!
Barbara
MacDougall
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