The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has recently sent a survey asking whether the organization should change its traditions, criticized for misappropriating Native American culture.
CARROLL VAN DEACON Jr. was the recipient of the DAR’s Distinguished Citizen Medal. On hand for the presentation were, from left, Patricia Rife- Beavers, DAR Service for Veterans chair; Sarah Dorset, historian; Mary Charles Blair, registrar; Judie Brock, librarian; Leigh Ann Boyd, regent; Van Deacon; Joanne Swafford, first vice regent; Virginia Orr, chaplain; and Betsy Bassette, second vice regent.
DAR presents Van Deacon with Distinguished Citizen Medal
Ocoee Chapter, NSDAR, presented the DAR Distinguished Citizen Medal to Carrell Van Deacon Jr. for his military service during the Vietnam era and for his community service.
Deacon’s journey with the military began in the Boy Scout Program. This experience served as a stepping stone to becoming a solider when he entered the University of Tennessee and joined the ROTC Program. He then participated in the Counter Gorilla program at UT and at Auburn University.
At Auburn, he was designated a distinguished military graduate and ente
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The Rev. Bernard Jackson will speak during Williams Tabernacle CME Church s Founders Day April 11. Williams Tabernacle CME Church
MOULTRIE, Ga. â Williams Tabernacle CME Church will observe its annual Foundersâ Day virtually at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 11.Â
The speaker for this occasion will be the Rev. Bernard Jackson. He recognized his calling into the ministry at the age of 17 and was licensed a local preacher by the late Presiding Elder William R. Johnson Jr. He was ordained an elder in full connection in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church at the 22nd session of the Southern California Regional Annual Conference under the hands of Bishop Henry Williamson Sr.Â
experience which touched my heart. i was at a boy scout board honor and a court of honor is where boy scouts get their eagle award or other awards. i was in the boy scout program at the time, so i was up in the front of the room and we had this big formica table. i was sitting down at the end of the table next to the flag pole. and the person who was speaking was the scout mast prosecutor monument, colorado. he was telling quite a story. he said that the boy scouts in his troop had wanted to have a very special american flag. so they bought one with gold tassels and had it flown over the state capitol and also in the capitol of washington, d.c when it came home, the boys said now we want it to go up in the space shuttle. and so they contacted nasa and say, we would like our flag to go on the space shuttle. space is at a premium in space, you know. and yet, nasa agreed. they said okay, we ll take your flag with us.