"Battle of Medina honored" - The Texas Compatriot - Fall 2017

Tom Green flag presentation at Battle of Medina

Each year SAR members gather under large oak trees to honor all the men, on both sides, who participated in the Battle of Medina, which occurred on Aug. 18, 1813.  This was the bloodiest battle ever fought on Texas soil, with between 800 and 1,300 men killed.  In the photo above the memorial program is beginning with principal speaker Atascosa County Judge Robert Hurley welcoming attendees.

"Tom Green finally 'graduates' the third grade" - The Texas Compatriot - Fall 2017

"Editor's note: This abridged thank-you note and photo was provided by Compatriot John Kenton Thompson with Mary Elizabeth of The Woodlands.  Their suggested headline has been used above."

"Dear Ms. Kotfhage:

  Thank you again for allowing Compatriot Thomas Green of the Houston, Texas, area and me to provide a flag history presentation at your school this day.  Wonderful school and group of youngsters, and we were most impressed by the students attentiveness and interest in the presentation."

In the News: The Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution, Alexander Hodge Chapter

For more than a century, the members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution have dedicated themselves to historical preservation, promotion of education and encouragement of patriotic endeavor. Shown are members of the Alexander Hodge Chapter: Sons of the American Revolution members Tom Green, left, and John Thompson, right, and Daughters of the American Revolution, from second to left, Susan Kirby, Devoni Wardlow and Sharon Ring Rollins.

Posted: Fort Bend Herald, Friday, September 16, 2016 10:05 am, By DIANA NGUYEN

In the News: U.S. WWII veterans honored with French medal on Battleship Texas - July 4, 2016

Presentation ceremonies of the French Legion of Honor to 16 U.S. WWII veterans aboard the Battleship Texas by the Consul General of France (far right).  Participating in the ceremonies were Carl Hill, Jr., President of Alexander Hodge Chapter of the SAR, and Tom Green, Registrar and Historian.

Refn: U.S. WWII veterans honored with French medal on Battleship Texas, Click 2 Houston, July 4, 2016

In the News: On July 4, Remember a Texas Veteran of Two Revolutions

Commemorating July 4, 1776, five members of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in Continental Army uniform: (l to r) Tom Meinecke, Carl V. Hill, Jr., Lovell Aldrich, Tom Green and Ron Brown gathered at the grave of Alexander Hodge in the Hodge’s Bend Cemetery in Fort Bend County.

There are records of 46 veterans of the Continental Army moving to Texas at the close of the American Revolutionary War. One of these, a man of unique character and great courage, was Alexander Hodge.

Refn: On July 4, Remember a Texas Veteran of Two Revolutions, Sugar Land Sun, Friday, July 1, 2016

In The News: Sons of the American Revolution give portrait to school

The Alexander Hodge Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution presented a portrait of George Washington to Dulles Middle School on June 2. Pictured from left are Carl Hill, president of the chapter, Tom Green, past state president, Dee Knox, principal of Dulles Middle, Tom Meinecke, past chapter president, and Matthew Lobin, eighth grade history teacher and the chapter’s teacher of the year recipient.

Refn: The Star, Sons of the American Revolution give portrait to school., June 22, 2016

In The News: "The Turtle – The Revolution's Submarine" - February 10, 2016 at 10:30AM

The Fort Bend Chapter National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. will meet Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 10:30 am in the chapel of the First United Methodist Church, 3900 Lexington Blvd, Missouri City. Tom Green of the Alexander Hodge Chapter, SAR will speak on “The Turtle – The Revolution’s Submarine.” Contact Paula Burns at pjburns8@att.net for more information. or visit http://www.texasdar.org/chapters/FortBend.

Refn: The Star, Fort Bend Community Calendar of Events, Wednesday, January 20, 2016

In The News: A Hero of Two Republics in Our Midst - Your Houston News: News

Commemorating July 4, 1776, at the Alexander Hodge Monument: (l to r) Tom Green; Wallace Saage; Ron Brown; Ann Becker; Carl Hill. Becker is Historic Preservation Chairman of the Lady Washington Chapter NSDAR. Saage is Collections Curator of the Heritage Society. Brown is President of the Alexander Hodge Chapter of the SAR. In Revolutionary War Army attire- Hill was the first President of the Hodge Chapter and Green is currently President of the Texas Sons of the American Revolution.

A hero of two Republics in our midst - Your Houston News: News

In The News: SAR donates Washington portrait to Alexander Middle School - Your Houston News: Living

The Sons of the American Revolution recently donated a large framed portrait of George Washington to hang in Alexander Middle School’s foyer. During a dedication ceremony Nov. 19, former president of the Texas Society of SAR Tom Green presented the portrait to Principal Dr. Jimmy Nowell and the Alexander student council.

SAR donates Washington portrait to Alexander Middle School - Your Houston News: Living

In The News: Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution Rededicates Alexander Hodge’s grave

On Saturday, October 26, The Alexander Hodge Chapter of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution rededicated the grave of Alexander Hodge at the Hodge Cemetery on Old Richmond Road, Sugar Land.

Dale Williamson, Susan Kirby, Tom Meinecke - President of Alexander
Hodge SAR Chapter, Brandi Sellepack - Regent of the Alexander
Hodge Chapter NSDAR

Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution Rededicates Alexander Hodge’s grave - Fort Bend Star

In The News: Tom Green Presented a Program to Alexander Hodge Chapter NSDAR on their Namesake

Tom Green, past president of Texas Sons of the American Revolution, whose local chapter is also named after Alexander Hodge, presented a program on the two organization’s joint namesake. A reception followed the installation and members also visited Alexander Hodge’s grave site at Hodge’s Bend Cemetery to place a wreath in his honor.

ALEXANDER HODGE CHAPTER OF DAR INSTALLS OFFICERS - Fort Bend Lifestyles and Homes

In The News: YMCA Honored by SAR at Flag Dedication

The Fort Bend YMCA in Missouri City was honored and recognized with a special U.S. flag presentation by the Sons of the American Revolution and Congressman Pete Olson. The Alexander Hodge Chapter #49 of the Sons of the American Revolution identified the Fort Bend YMCA as an organization that has continually honored this country through both their daily raising of the American Flag since they opened and for their dedication to youth and families in the community.

(L-R) Sheriff Milton Wright; Cee Cee Parker, YMCA board chair; Congressman Pete Olson; Gladys Brumfield, YMCA executive; Lee Sutherland, YMCA staff and WWII veteran; Marshall Whichard, SAR president; Tom Green, SAR color guard; Chief Deputy Sheriff Craig Brady; Charlie Myer, YMCA regional director; and Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen.

YMCA Honored by SAR at Flag Dedication - Fort Bend Lifestyles and Homes