SAR JROTC High School Awards for 2023

 Alexander Hodge Chapter in 1023 has awarded JROTC recipients in FBISD, LCISD, and Stafford ISD.

In recognition of outstanding leadership qualities, military bearing, and excellence, thus exemplifying the high ideals and principles which motivated and sustained our patriot ancestors.  

Alexander Hodge Chapter awarded 17 cadets with the JROTC Bronze Metals and SAR Certificates.  The awards were presented at each JROTC School Banquet.  These 17 recognized cadets and their schools are listed below.

SCHOOL DISTRICT                                 Unit                        CADET       

1. Austin H S FBISD                                 Navy                     Liam Fletcher

2. Bush H S FBISD                                   Navy                     Sallay Conteh

3. Clements H S FBISD                            Navy                     Brandon Wong

4. Dulles H S FBISD                                Air Force              Naomi Okereke

5. Elkins H S FBISD                                Air Force              Himendra Palisetty

6. Hightower H S FBISD                         Army                     Cincere Roberts

7. Kempner H S FBISD                           Air Force               Briggith Tobias

8. Lamar Consolidated H S LCISD         Air Force                Nathalee Coria

9. Marshall H S FBISD                           Air Force                 Dedrick Miles

10. Ridge Point H S FBISD                    Marine Corps          Christopher Schaupp

11. Stafford H S SISD                             Army                       Elijah Bressler

12. Terry H S LCISD                              Air Force                 Marisol Torrez-Zavala

13. Travis H S FBISD                            Marine Corps           Marlin Reeder

14. Willowridge H S FBISD                  Marine Corps           Myron Avery

15. Fulshear H S LCISD                        Air Force                  Adam Jirbi

16. George Ranch H S LCISD               Air Force                  Emmanuel Cruz

17. Randle H S LCISD                          Air Force                   Alyssa Chapa

The first award of the year was presented at the 2023 SAR Annual Convention's Youth Award Luncheon to Cadet Captain Elyse H. Garcia, a Junior at Cypress Ridge HS.  Cadet Captain Garcia represented the Alexander Hodge Chapter in the SAR JROTC Enhanced Program where she placed 3rd and received a certificate from both the State Society and from the Alexander Hodge Chapter along with a check for $100.00.  

Scholarships were awarded to Cadet Myla Martinez of Willowridge HS, Cadet Mya Brigance of Elkins HS, Cadet Brianna J. Shamer of George Ranch HS, and Cadet Bladimir A. Saralay of Lamar Consolidated HS. 

 Cadets Martinez and Brigance are in FBISD.  Cadets Shamer and Saralay are in LCISD.

The Alexander Hodge Chapter was able to award these Scholarships with funds raised by our District 7 VP, Richard Zdunkewicz.

2023 is expected to be year that unearthed remains of 44 Revolutionary War soldiers are to reburied.

  The following is a rewritten account of a Story by Staff writer Kenneth C. Crowe II of the Times Union paper on May 23, 2023.

In 2023, the remains of 44 Revolutionary War American soldiers that were found in 2019 during construction on Courtland Street in the village of Lake George in New York, are ready to be reburied and officials want the federal government to oversee it.  

They want the U.S. Army to get involved in burying the soldiers' bones at the state’s Lake George Battlefield Park to keep them in the community where they perished in 1776. Officials want the burials to happen in time for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 2026.

The New York State Museum says the graves are believed to be associated with a military hospital established at Fort George in 1776 to treat the sick and wounded who were sent down from Crown Point and Ticonderoga.  The soldiers may have died due to a smallpox outbreak.

The remains would have been enveloped in some mystery, if it were not for a regimental button that was entombed with them — a button with the insignia from the First Pennsylvania Battalion. 

An artist rendering of the button found with remains in Lake George in 2019. 

Alexander Hodge Chapter Awards $1600 to JROTC Cadets in Lamar and Fort Bend ISD

 Two Scholarships were awarded to highly recommended cadets in both Lamar Consolidated ISD's JROTC Program, and the Fort Bend ISD JROTC Program.  These funds were raised by our District 7 VP, Richard Zdunkewicz.   

Lamar Consolidated ISD Cadets receiving the award were Brianna J. Shamer of George Ranch High School and Bladimir A. Saralay of Lamar Consolidated High School.

Fort Bend ISD cadets receiving the award were Myla Martinez of Willowridge High School and Mya Brigance of Elkins High School.

See the attached picture of the recipients with their JROTC Commanders;

Alexander Hodge Chapter also awarded 17 cadets with the JROTC Bronze Metals with SAR Certificate which were presented at their JROTC School Bnquets.  

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SMSgt Jeffrey Moffet, Brianna J Shamer - George Ranch H S, Emmanuel Cruz - George Ranch H S, Adam Jirbi - Fulshear H S, Nathalee Coria - Lamar Consolidated H S, SMSgt Julio Alarcon.

Wanted names and any surrounding info on Patriot Ancestors of Members

 All members, 

I would like to do some stories on the Patriot Ancestor of our  individual members.  Will include Units and battles they were involved in.

Please share about your Ancestor.

email me at: jimpenny@gmail.com

Revolutionary War: Guns of the Revolution - used in the Battle (part4)

WATCH FOR THE NEWSLETTER

Coming is the full Story of the Battle which I have been giving clues to this month.

Finally clue (except it could apply to any battle of the Period), related to the firearms used.

The British used their famous Brown Bess with Bayonet.

The Americans used a variety of rifles, but perhaps the most famous is the Pennsylania or Kentucky rifle.

WATCH FOR THE NEWSLETTER TO LEARN MORE OF AN EARLY BATTLE.

What Battle? (part 3)

 Learn how close the British got to the Americans who were at rest by reading our next Chapter Newsletter from Mike Green.  

Learn the outcome of the Battle by reading our next Chapter Newsletter by Mike Green.

Our Next Newsletter with all the details will be delivered about mid-Month.

enjoy some pictures in the meantime!

 

April 28th Business Meeting Minutes

 

Our Secretary was absent due to a back injury.  Wish him a speedy recovery.

Members and Officers present were: Carl Hill (President), Mike Green (Newsletter), Lovell Aldrich (past President), and Jim Penny (Webmaster)

Our President, Carl Hill presented the projected scheduled Speakers for our regular meetings in May, July, and Sept.  

As previous posted, Wesley Wright will be the Speaker at our May 30th Meeting.  Dr Greg Dimmick will be our July speaker and Chris Hammans will be the Speaker in September.

Carl presented an example of a flag cover and the recommendation that we purchase enough to protect the flags that we have.

Carl passed around the National Awards that the Chapter were received at the State Meeting last month.

One was the Col. Joe M. Hill Patriot Fund Award for total contributions that exceeded the previous year for 2022.  The second, was the Texas SAR Flag Presentation Award for the Chapter having recognised individuals, companies or organizations for US Flag displays for 2022.

Carl presented a printout of members who are delinquent in paying their Dues. Their are 14 members whose Dues are overdue. Additionally the List also included former members of the Chapter.

Those present discussed making an effort to reach out to both current and former members whose are overdue for their Dues to see if it was and oversight or a desire to becoming an active member again.

Carl presented a Form used by a local DAR Chapter which is used to learn more about Prospective Members.  He polled members present at the Meeting to determine if it is something which our Chapter might want to use.  Those present voted to use a Form and revise it for use by our Chapter.

 Mike and Jim discussed the Newsletter and the Blog and efforts to improve it for the members enjoyment and to provide Chapter information.

Sincerely,

Jim Penny

What Battle was this? (part2)

 

WHERE WAS THIS?     WHAT BATTLE WAS THIS?    WHO WON!

Last week, I gave you a detail of the action of one member of the rebels (patriots) during a Battle that occurred.  Here is another detail.

The battle lasted about a half an hour. Only one Patriot was wounded, Lieutenant Thomas Nash, of Norfolk County.

During the battle, the Patriots crawled from their breastwork to retrieve wounded British to help care for them. When the battle was over, Captain ______ came out of the fort to bow his thanks for the humanity of the Patriots.

Be sure to read our Newsletter from Mike Green!  It will be published latter in May.

What Battle was this?

 The last among the Patriots to retreat was Billy Flora, a free black man. 

Before retreating into the Patriot breastwork, he ran back to take up a plank of the bridge amid a shower of musket balls to slow the British advance. 

WHAT BATTLE IS THIS?    WHAT BRIDGE IS THIS?    WHERE WAS THIS?

WATCH FOR THE NEXT NEWSLETTER FROM MIKE GREEN!  

It should be published later in the month.

prepared by Jim Penny