MOSSAR Color Guard

On behalf of the NSSAR and the George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee, the Harry S. Truman Chapter awarded Mr. Julio Gonzalez with the Medal for Heroism at the 356th Meeting on Saturday, March 14, 2015.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team at the 29th Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Overland Park, KS on February 21, 2015.

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated in presenting and retirement of the colors during the Wreaths Across America Ceremony on December 13, 2014. The team participated in the Wreaths Across America Ceremony located at the Swan Lake Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grain Valley, MO, which honors Missouri veterans. The MOSSAR Color Guard team was privileged to meet Colonel Don 'Doc' Ballard, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient after the Wreaths Across America Ceremony.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard, who stood watch over George Washington’s Tomb at Mt. Vernon, Virginia on September 20, 2014. Each MOSSAR Color Guard member stood watch, guarding two or more times during a 30 minute interval guarding the tomb of George Washington. MOSSAR Color Guard members were part of 19 Color Guard members there.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here marching in the Battle of Lone Jack Parade, Lone Jack, MO on August 16, 2014.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here on Friday, July 25, 2014; in which they presented the National Colors at the Patriotic Benefit Concert held at the First United Methodist Church on Woods Chapel Road in Blue Springs, Missouri. The Men’s Choir, “Men of Praise” performed patriotic songs to honor our Veterans and thank them for their sacrifice and service to our great Country.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here after participating in a Patriotic Concert at Hallmark Cards in Crown Center‏ Thursday, June 26, 2014. The MOSSAR Color Guard presented the colors at the beginning of the Patriotic Concert.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in a War of 1812 Patriot Grave Dedication event for Private Gilead Rupe, which was located at Machpelah Cemetery in Lexington, MO. The MOSSAR Color Guard Team presented the National Colors for the James Kearney Chapter, State of Missouri, National Society United States Daughters of 1812.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in a War of 1812 Patriot Grave Dedication event for Private Isaac Gann, which was located at Mc Kendree Cemetery in Lafayette County, near Odessa, MO. The MOSSAR Color Guard Team presented the National Colors for the James Kearney Chapter, State of Missouri, National Society United States Daughters of 1812.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in a War of 1812 Patriot Grave Dedication event for Private Sebastion Poisal, which was located at Mount Hope Cemetery in Lafayette County, near Waverly, MO. The MOSSAR Color Guard Team presented the National Colors for the James Kearney Chapter, State of Missouri, National Society United States Daughters of 1812..

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in the Independence Pioneer Chapter Celebration of 100 Years of Service at the Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence, MO on June 4, 2014.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in a Memorial Day event located at Union Cemetery in Kansas City, MO on May 24, 2014 Union Cemetery Memorial Day, Kansas City, MO. The MOSSAR Color Guard Teams pays tribute to all veterans buried at Union Cemetery from the American Revolutionary War through the Vietnam conflict.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in a Memorial Day event located at Elmwood Cemetery in Kansas City, MO. The MOSSAR Color Guard Team assisted with the retiring of the U.S. Flag to the Boy Scouts. The Boy Scouts then gave a new flag to the Elmwood Cemetery KC, MO.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in the Hollingsworth Cemetery Dedication, which was conducted by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Westport Camp #64 and other linage societies at Hollingsworth Cemetery located east of Lawson, Missouri on May 18, 2014.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in a Life-flight Presentation event located at the Sheltered Workshop in Warrensburg, MO.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here participating with the he Missouri Sate Society Daughters of the American Revolution, in a Dedication Ceremony for Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in Missouri. The Dedication Ceremony took place on Friday, May 9, 2014 2:00 pm at the Missouri State Capital Retunda in Jefferson City, MO.

The MOSSAR Color Guard conducted the 41st Annual Observance of President Harry S. Truman's birthday at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on Thursday, May 8th, 2014 at 9:30 AM. In observance of this occasion, the Truman Library and Museum, and several area Truman-related organizations celebrated the 130th birthday (May 8, 1884) of the area's most famous citizen, Harry S. Truman.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WW II Veterans at Kansas City International on Tuesday evening, May 6, 2014.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard, who presented the National Colors during the opening ceremony at the MSSDAR State Conference in Columbia, Missouri on May 2, 2014.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the 124th MOSSAR Annual Convention in Blue Springs, Missouri on April 25-26, 2014.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team during the Naturalization Ceremony held at the Charles Evans Whittaker Courthouse in Kansas City, MO on Friday, April 11, 2014.

The MOSSAR Color Guard, along with other local heredity groups including the Captain Daniel Morgan Boone Chapter,Society of the War of 1812; Westport Camp #64, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War; and the Corps of Discovery Children of the American Revolution, conducted a recognition ceremony for a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, Private John H. Recksecker.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Team taken at the 28th Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Overland Park, KS on February 22, 2014.

Several local D.A.R. and S.A.R. Chapters celebrated Presidents Day 2014 with a Wreath Laying Ceremony, at the Memorial of General George Washington, at Washington Square Park, in Kansas City, MO. The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here during the ceremony. Missouri DAR members presented the Wreath.

The Independence Pioneers DAR Chapter conducted the 26th Annual Observance of Elizabeth

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WW II Veterans at Kansas City International on Monday evening, November 11, 2013.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team on Veterans Day 2013, who presented the National Colors at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Kansas City, MO.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team on Sunday, October 27, 2013. The MOSSAR Color Guard team assisted with the Presentation of Colors and a Musket Firing during the Rededication of DAR Marker, for the Drover Inn Site near Williamsburg, Missouri just east of Columbia, Missouri on B Highway North.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at a Grave Marking for Dora Elizabeth Hudspeth Slaughter, an Independence Pioneers Chapter DAR Chapter member who is buried at Buckner Hill Cemetery in Buckner, Missouri. The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here on Wednesday, October 16, 2013.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at a Grave Marking for Eleanor Jean Creason Shafer, an Independence Pioneers Chapter DAR Chapter member who is buried at Salem Cemetery in Independence, Missouri. The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here on Wednesday, October 16, 2013.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WW II Veterans at Kansas City International on Tuesday evening, October 8, 2013.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WW II Veterans at Kansas City International on Wednesday evening, October 2, 2013.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Annual Lincoln Days in Lincoln, Missouri on Saturday, September 28, 2013. The MOSSAR Color Guard team also participated with a volley of musket fire after the opening event.

An American Revolution War Patriot Dedication for Patriot Richard T. Bradley and his wife Abadiah Tompkins Bradley, was held on Thursday, September 19, 2013 by the Gilead Rupe DAR Chapter Dedication. The MOSSAR Color Guard from the Missouri Society of Sons of the American Revolution participated in the Dedication. The Dedication for Patriot Richard T. Bradley was held at the Blackwater Cemetery in Pittsville, Missouri.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in a Naturlalization Ceremony at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on September 17, 2013.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WW II Veterans at Kansas City International on Wednesday evening, Wednesday, September 11, 2013.

Prior to the 80th Rededication of the Historic Truman Courthouse, the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard teams participated in the Historic Truman Courthouse Parade, located at Independence Square on Saturday, September 7th, 2013 which began at 1:45 PM in Independence, Missouri. On this special day, Jackson County officials celebrated this occasion with a formal rededication ceremony on the courthouse steps.

On September 6, 2013, President General Joseph W. Dooley returned to Kansas City to join Missouri Society President Richard T. Bryant in the presentation of a plaque to the Jackson County Historical Society to be placed permanently at the historic Harry Truman Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. The plaque, which was authorized by the Missouri Society in response to the Initiatives announced by the President General during the 2013 SAR Congress.

The MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard teams participated in the Labor Day Parade, located at Main & Pershing on Monday, September 2nd, 2013 which began at 10:00 AM in Kansas City, Missouri. On this special day, we celebrate all Americans and their labor at work, home, and church and in service to country or community!

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in the Missouri DAR Dedication of Jane E.Clay Tribue, wife of Revolution War Patriot Edward Tribue located at Barkley Cemetery on Saturday, August 31st, 2013 in New London, Missouri.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here marching in the Battle of Lone Jack Parade, Lone Jack, MO on August 17, 2013. After the Battle of Lone Jack Parade, President Harry S. Truman (Raymond Starzmann) was the guest speaker for the 50th Anniversary Battle of Lone Jack Museum Dedication.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Guard team who participated in a U.S. Flag Ceremony, at the Kids Patriot Camp located at the Daniel Academy in Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday, July 20, 2013.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here on Sunday, July 7, 2013; in which they participated in the NSSAR Congress Memorial Service. The NSSAR Congress Memorial Service honored the 580 compatriots who died in 2012. The NSSAR Congress Memorial Service was held at the historic Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri, which hosted an NSSAR celebration of George Washington birthday in 1895.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Teams, who participated at the Fourth of July 2013 Parade in Liberty, MO on Thursday, July 4, 2013.

Pictured here is LaDonna Scott, Lafayette-Lexington Chapter DAR Regent and the MOSSAR Color Guard team, at the 110th Lafayette-Lexington Chapter Birthday Celebration, held at the First Baptist Church, 525 S. Main, 13 Hwy in Lexington, Missouri on Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

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Pictured here is the Fernando de Leyba Chapter Color Guard team at their monthly meeting, held in St. Charles, Missouri on Monday, June 10, 2013. Special activities included the recognition of new Color Guard member Compatriot Steven White.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Guard at the 5th Anniversary Celebration of the Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Library in Independence, Missouri on Saturday, June 8, 2013.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Guard teams at the Drum of Freedom presentation, held at the Shepherd's Center located at the Antioch Community Church in Kansas City, Missouri on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Special activities and presentations were provided to the Day club

The MOSSAR Color Guard, along with other local heredity groups including the Captain Daniel Morgan Boone Chapter,Society of the War of 1812; Westport Camp #64, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Corps of Discovery Children of the American Revolution and VFW Post 1738 from Independence, MO, conducted a recognition ceremony for a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, Sergeant Thomas Toohey.

The MOSSAR Color Guard, along with Westport Camp #64, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War; conducted a Memorial Service for Cornell and Charles Crysler, to pay a tribute of respect to our Brother and his father buried at Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence, Missouri.

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated on Memorial Day 2013. The team participated in the Memorial Day event located at the Liberty Memorial tower in Kansas City, MO, which honors World War I veterans.

Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander is shown here with the MOSSAR Color Guard at the Battle of Fort San Carlos Commemoration on Sunday, May 26th, 2013.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard teams from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WW II Veterans at the Glenwood Arts Theater in Overland Park, KS. MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard teams greeted WW II Veterans attending the movie

The MOSSAR Color Guard participated in the Armed Forces Day Parade located at Pershing Road and 26th Street on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 at 11:00 AM in Kansas City, Missouri. On this special day, our glorious nation celebrates Armed Forces Day, a day set aside to honor the five U.S. military branches. It was first observed May 20, 1950. In 1962 Navy veteran and President John F. Kennedy led the way in establishing Armed Forces Day as an official holiday.

The MOSSAR Color Guard conducted the 40th Annual Observance of President Harry S. Truman's birthday at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 at 9:30 AM. In observance of this occasion, the Truman Library and Museum, and several area Truman-related organizations celebrated the 129th birthday (May 8, 1884) of the area's most famous citizen, Harry S. Truman.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard, who presented the National Colors during the opening ceremony at the MSSDAR State Conference in Columbia, Missouri on May 3, 2013.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here during the presentation of the colors at the Ancestry Day event. This event was located at the Adams Pointe Conference Center in Blue Springs, Missouri on Saturday, March 16, 2013.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard teams from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WW II Veterans at Kansas City International on Wednesday evening, May 1, 2013. WW II Veterans were all smiles as they disembarked from the return flight.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the 123rd MOSSAR Annual State Convention in Jefferson City, Missouri on April 26-27, 2013.

Pictured here are Honorary Vice Presidents at the 123rd MOSSAR Annual State Convention in Jefferson City, Missouri on April 26-27, 2013.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team, who participated in the Veterans Way Memorial Dedication Ceremony, located at Pink Hill Park in Blue Springs, MO on Tuesday, April 2, 2013.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Team, along with GWBC award recipients taken at the 27th Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Overland Park, KS on February 23, 2013.

The Independence Pioneers DAR Chapter conducted the 25th Annual Observance of Elizabeth ''Bess'' Wallace Truman's birthday at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013. The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here at the gravesite of President Harry S. Truman and Elizabeth ''Bess'' Wallace Truman, after participating during the wreath-laying ceremony event, which was presented at Mrs. Truman's grave.

Pictured here in the photo is the MOSSAR Color Guard at the MOSSAR Board of Directors Meeting in Columbia, MO on Saturday, January 26, 2013.

Captain Daniel Morgan Boone was honored for his service to our country in the bicentennial year of the War of 1812 by his namesake, the Captain Daniel Morgan Boone Chapter of the Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Missouri, with a Grave Marker Dedication, held on Saturday, December 15, 2012. President Brian Smarker, of the Captain Daniel Morgan Boone Chapter of the Society of the War of 1812; officiated the grave marker dedication ceremony.

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated in presenting and retirement of the colors during the Wreaths Across America Ceremony on December 15, 2012. The team participated in the Wreaths Across America Ceremony located at the Swan Lake Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grain Valley, MO, which honors Missouri veterans. The MOSSAR Color Guard team was privileged to meet Colonel Don Ballard, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient after the Wreaths Across America Ceremony.

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated in presenting and retirement of the colors during the Wreaths Across America Ceremony on December 8, 2012. The team participated in the Wreaths Across America Ceremony located at the National Cemetery in Jefferson City, Missouri, which honors Missouri veterans.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in a Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, November 30, 2012 located at Roslyn Heights, which is the Headquarters of the Missouri State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Boonville, MO. The Missouri State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, hosted an opening ceremony for their annual Christmas open house at 5:30 p.m. November, 30th at 821 Main St. in Boonville.

The MOSSAR Color Guard from the Missouri Society of Sons of the American Revolution, participated in the 16th Annual Military Gala & Banquet, conducted at the Chateau on the Lake in Branson, Missouri on November 9, 2012. This event is hosted by the P.O.W. Network. All branches, all wars were welcome, in which they saluted Wounded Warriors/Purple Heart Recipients. There was a Dinner, salute, entertainment and fireworks. This is Branson's longest running tribute ball.

Pictured here is both the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WW II Veterans at Kansas City International on Wednesday evening, November 7, 2012. WW II Veterans were all smiles as they disembarked from the return flight.

An American Revolution War Patriot Dedication for Patriot William McQuie, was held on Saturday, October 27, 2012 by the Bowling Green DAR Chapter. The MOSSAR Color Guard from the Missouri Society of Sons of the American Revolution participated in the Dedication. The Dedication for Patriot William McQuie was held at the Bowling Green City Cemetery in Bowling Green, Missouri.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team, who participated at the Inaugural Southwest Missouri Homeschool History Fair on October 19, 2012, at Strong Hall - Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WW II Veterans at Kansas City International on Tuesday evening, October 16, 2012. WW II Veterans were all smiles as they disembarked from the return flight.

Patriot Robert Lemon's 260th birthday celebration on Saturday, October 6, 2012, brought more than 90 people — including about 40 relatives from 10 states — to his gravesite on Creasy Springs Road to dedicate a new marker honoring his service in the Revolutionary War. At the ceremony, the MOSSAR Color Guard from the Missouri Society of Sons of the American Revolution fired a salute.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team, who participated at the 32nd Annual Brunswick Pecan Festival Parade on Saturday, October 6, 2012, in Brunswick, Missouri.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard teams, who participated in Lincoln Days, located at Lincoln City Park, in Lincoln City, Missouri on Saturday, September 29, 2012. The Clolor Guard participated in the opening ceremony, which included the Pledge of Allegiance, Reading of the Proclamation, Preamble, Music by school band, ringing of bells, musket firing team and closing ceremony.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WWII Veterans at Kansas City International on Tuesday evening, September 11, 2012.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team during the Naturalization Ceremony held at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. This event was sponsored by Independence Pioneers Chapter DAR Chapter. A dream for 49 new citizens from 36 countries were realized on Tuesday, September 11, 2012; the 225th anniversary date of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.

Pictured here is NSSAR President General Stephen A. Leishman and his wife Janet Leishman, and the National SAR Color Guard, who participated in a special wreath laying ceremony on Saturday, September 8, 2012. The National SAR Color Guard stood vigil at George Washington’s Tomb after this ceremony. The MOSSAR Color Guard team, who also participated with the National Color Guard, stood vigil at George Washington’s Tomb on the grounds of Mount Vernon in Virginia on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here marching in the Battle of Lone Jack Parade, Lone Jack, MO on August 18, 2012. Other events included the Battle of Lone Jack reenactment on Saturday - Sunday, August 18-19, 2012. The actual reenactments were held on a farm two miles from Lone Jack.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard who presented the colors during the Celebration of Life for Ozark Mountain Chapter President Michael J. Kelly on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 922 W Republic Road, Springfield, MO.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, MO on Wednesday, August 8, 2012.

Pictured here in the photo is the MOSSAR Color Guard at the MOSSAR Board of Directors Meeting held at the Courtyard By Marriott Convention Center in Columbia, MO on Saturday, July 28, 2012.

Pictured here is Compatriot Jesse Lybarger at the Lybarger Revolutionary War Memorial in Madley, Pennsylvania which include five Lybargers that fought in the Revolutionary War. Three brothers and two sons of the brother are in Compatriot Jesse Lybarger direct lineage.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team, who presented the National Colors on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at the Veteran's and First Resonder's Memorial, which was held at Mount Olivet - Legacy Gardens, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Blue Ridge Blvd, Kansas City, MO.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team, who presented the National Colors on Monday, July 16, 2012 at the Regional Fastball Girls Tourment, Independence Sport Center, 19100 East Valley View Parkway, in Independence, MO. .

Shown here are both the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, who participated in the opening ceremonies of the Kansas City Explorers World Team Tennis (WTT) Matches. The MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Teams presented the National and SAR Colors at the WTT matches, held at Barney Allis Plaza in Kansas City, MO on two separate occasions including July 15 and 20th, 2012.

Shown here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, who participated on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the Alexander Majors Chapter breakfast meeting at the John Wornall House Museum, 6115 Wornall Road in Kansas City, MO. Compatriot Richard Byrant spoke on the $130,000, 2012 & 2013 NSSAR National Congress. In addition, a Museum tour guide also spoke on the history of the house, and the group later took a tour of the home.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard team during the Naturalization Ceremony held at the Corporate Woods Office Park in Overland Park, Kansas on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team, who participated at the 14th Annual Fourth of July Celebration, in which they marched in the Fourth of July 2012 Parade in Eldon, MO on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.

Shown here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Team, who participated at the Fourth of July 2012 Parade in Liberty, MO on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated at the Closing Ceremony each day on June 28 - July 1, 2012 at ''The Wall That Heals'' which was held at North Kansas City High School Footbal Stadium in North Kansas City, MO. It is estimated that over 15,000 people attended this event over the four day period.

The MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Teams participated at the Opening Ceremony at the Annual Conference of the Southwest Region National Association of Housing & Redevelpment Officials, on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, which was located at the Kansas City, MO Marrott Hotel. This is the first event in which Compatriot Bob Corum played the drum.

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated at the Westport DAR Chapter 75th Birthday Celebration, on Monday, June 18, 2012, which was held at Linda Hall Library located at theUniversity of Missouri, in Kansas City, MO.

Shown here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, who participated at the 46th Annual Old Shawnee Days Parade in Shawnee Mission, Kansas on Saturday, June 2, 2012. The Old Shawnee Day’s parade is one of the largest in the State of Kansas with awards given in several categories. The 2012 theme this year was ''Home Grown Fun''.

Both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams participated on Memorial Day 2012. The team participated in the Memorial Day event located at the Liberty Memorial tower in Kansas City, MO, which honors World War I veterans.

Shown here are both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, who participated on Memorial Day 2012. The Color Guard team participated in the Memorial Day event located at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Kansas City, MO, which honors Vietnam veterans.

In the photo, the MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated in a Dedication Ceremony for American Revolution War Patriot Henry Brooks on Saturday, May 19, 2012, where he is buried in the Old City Cemetery, which is in Warrensburg, Missouri. Patriot Henry Brooks was a Private in Captain Bluford's Company, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution. The MOSSAR Color Guard Team is shown here at the grave maker of American Revolution War Patriot Henry Brooks, (1755-1837).

MOSSAR Awards Chairman Romie Carr and the MOSSAR Color Guard, on May 12, 2012, presented Ms. Katie Poggemeier the state winner of the 2012 George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest with the Essay State Medal and Certificate. She also received a check for $500.00 from the Missouri State Society Sons of the American Revolution. The subject of Ms. Poggemeier’s Essay was “Thomas Paine: The Man Who Changed Our Minds about Independence.” Katie is a senior at Odessa High School, Odessa, MO.

The MOSSAR Color Guard conducted the 39th Annual Observance of President Harry S. Truman's birthday at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 at 9:30 AM. Brigadier General Scott Thoele, Deputy Commander, Fort Leavenworth, KS and Aide Major Dan Runyon are also shown here. Each Color Guard member received a Challenge Coin from Brigadier General Thoele.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard, who presented the National Colors during the opening ceremony at the MSSDAR State Conference in Columbia, Missouri on May 4, 2012.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard, who presented the National Colors during the opening ceremony at the FBI Kancas City Citizens Academy Alumni Association (FBIKCCAA) Spring Graduation and Award Ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri on May 3, 2012. Amy R. Bell, Cyntha A. Novak, and Charles A. Jordan were recipients of the NSSAR Medal of Heroism Award presented by Richard T. Bryant, FBIKCCAA Treasurer and MOSSAR Chancelleor.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WWII Veterans at Kansas City International on Tuesday evening, May 1, 2012.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the 122nd MOSSAR Annual Convention in Branson, Missouri on April 27-28, 2012.

Pictured here is Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander, presenting the MOSSAR Color Guardsman Award of the Year for 2011 to Compatriot William Groth. The presentation was conducted at the 122nd Annual Missouri State Convention in Branson, Missouri on April 28, 2012.

MOSSAR Color Guard member Compatriot Mel McNeal is shown here receivng a Certificate of Appreciation as guest speaker on Saturday April 14, 2012, in Nixa, Missouri. The certificate was presented by Isaac Garrison Chapter Regent Linda L. Oeser.

The MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard are shown here after the presentation of the Portrait of President George Washington at Ozanam located in Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The Portrait of President George Washington has been retired after 25 years of service, which has been displayed at local George Washington Celebrations in Kansas City. Mrs. Minx, a class about eight students, their teacher, the Librarian, along with Carolyn Grover and Pat Fry were also present for the dedication.

The MOSSAR Color Guard, along with other local heredity groups including the Captain Daniel Morgan Boone Chapter,Society of the War of 1812; Westport Camp #64, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War; and VFW Post 1738 from Independence, MO, conducted a recognition ceremony for a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, Major M.R. William Grebe, buried at Kansas City’s Mount St. Mary’s Cemetery. Major M.R. William Grebe, 4th Missouri Cavalry, received the Medal of Honor in 1899 for his heroism and leadership.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team who participated in a Grave Marker Dedication Ceremony for American Revolution War Patriot James Paris on Saturday, March 24, 2012, where he is buried in the Crawford-Sims Cemetery, which is on Route O between Hannibal, Missouri and New London, Missouri. State Sen. Brian Munzlinger, displays a resolution honoring Revolutionary War veteran James Paris to Paris' sixth-generation descendants.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, taken taken in front of the steps of the Presidential Library, at the KSSSAR Board of Directors Meeting in Abilene, Kansas on Saturday, March 17, 2012.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here after the presentation of the colors at the Midwest Genealogy Center located in Independence, Missouri on Saturday, March 10, 2012 prior to the Midwest Genealogy Center Training Meeting.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team, taken after the presentation and retirement of the colors at the 209th Regional Support Group Dining In, located in Overland Park, KS on February 25, 2012. In the photo, the MOSSAR Color Guard Team is shown with the 209th Regional Support Group Commander; Steven Eveker, Commander, 209th Regional Support Group.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Team taken at the 26th Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Overland Park, KS on February 25, 2012.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Team after the Presentation of the Colors taken at the Carriage Club in Kansas City, MO on February 24, 2012. MOSSAR Color Guard Commander Robert L. Grover, and Color Guard team members are shown here after the opening ceremony.

Several local D.A.R. and S.A.R. Chapters, along with the Corps of Discovery Society Children of the American Revolution, celebrated Presidents Day 2012 with a Wreath Laying Ceremony, at the Memorial of General George Washington, at Washington Square Park, in Kansas City, MO. The MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard is shown here during the ceremony. Missouri DAR State Regent Donna Green Nash, presented the Wreath in the center photo.

Shown here in this photo, is MOSSAR State President Denis Craft and Major General Robert Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander; presenting Western Color Guard Commander James L. Scott and Compatriot Dirk Stapleton, with a Certificate of Appreciation and photo from the Vietnam Veterans of America, Heart of America Chapter. The presentation was conducted at the MOSSAR Board of Directors Meeting, held at the Courtyard By Marriott Convention Center in Columbia, Missouri on Saturday, January 28, 2012.

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated in presenting and retirement of the colors during the Wreaths Across America Ceremony on December 10, 2011. The team participated in the Wreaths Across America Ceremony located at the Swan Lake Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grain Valley, MO, which honors Missouri veterans. The MOSSAR Color Guard team was privileged to meet Colonel Don 'Doc' Ballard, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient after the Wreaths Across America Ceremony.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating on Monday, December 5, 2011 in a Holiday Luncheon commemorating the 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor. The luncheon was held at Kingswood Manor in Kansas City, MO. The guest speaker was Rear Admiral (Ret.) J. Stanton Thompson.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in a Patriotic Program Ceremony located at Chapel Lakes Elementary School in Blue Springs, MO on November 11, 2011. The MOSSAR Color Guard presented the National Colors during this ceremony, in which over 350+ children attended. Patriots songs were also played for the school during this ceremony.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team on Veterans Day 2011. The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in the Veterans Day event located at the Vietnam Memorial in Kansas City, MO, which honors veterans of the Vietnam conflict.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating on Veterans Day 2011 at Riverside Cemetery presenting Colors, along with a speech and proclamation by Mayor Eric Struemph, and a ride-through by 16 American Legion Riders in the front of the headstone of Thomas L. Price, the first mayor of Jefferson City and general in the Union Army.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WWII Veterans at Kansas City International on Tuesday evening, November 8, 2011.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team participating in a Sons of the American Revolution Recruiting Event at the Nathan Boone Homestead Days located at Ash Grove, Missouri on Saturday, October 15, 2011.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in a Constitution Day Reading with the Corps of Discovery C.A.R. Society of Kansas City, MO. The Constitution Day 2011 event took place at Keystone Park in Blue Springs, MO on Saturday, September 17, 2011. The program started at 2:30 PM. The children marched with the MOSSAR Color Guard carrying smaller flags. Followed by the opening ceremony, the U.S. Constitution was then read. The MOSSAR Color Guard also retired the colors after the reading.

The MOSSAR Color Guard participated in a NSDAR Medal of Honor Recipient presentation, hosted by the Prairie Chapter for Carl DiCapo, at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church,615 SE Todd George Parkway Lees Summit, Missouri on Saturday, September 10, 2011. The Prairie Chapter DAR honored Carl DiCapo with the NSDAR Medal of Honor, which is the most prestigious honor awarded by the DAR.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard participated in the Pvt. Martin Warren Society - C.A.R. Society Organizing Meeting, on Suday, August 14, 2011, at the Workshop Cafe in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Shown here in this photo, is Major General Robert Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander; presenting subordinate Color Guard Commanders from each district of Missouri, with a Certificate of Appreciation. The presentation was conducted at the MOSSAR Board of Directors Meeting, held at the Courtyard By Marriott Convention Center in Columbia, Missouri on Saturday, July 30, 2011.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team from the Kansas City area, who are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WWII Veterans at Kansas City International on Wednesday evening, July 13, 2011.

The MOSSAR Color Guard participated in a U.S. Flag raising at Perkins Family Restaurant Grand Opening on Monday, July 11, 2011, which is located at 3939 South Bolger Road in Independence, MO. The U.S Flag is 20 inches X 30 inches and the flag pole is 70 feet in height.

the MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated in a Dedication Ceremony for American Revolution War Patriot Patriot Anthony Thomas on Sunday, July 17, 2011, where he is buried in the Thomas Cemetery, which is ½ mile east of Waverly, in Lafayette County, Missouri.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team during the Naturalization Ceremony held at the United States District Court in Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday, July 14, 2011.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team, who volunteered as docents on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Both Color Guard members have been appointed by the the Midwest Genealogy Center, to assit with the Roots of a Nation Exhibit at the Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence, MO.

Shown here is both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, who participated at the Roots of a Nation Exhibit at the Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence, MO on Friday, July 8, 2011.

Shown here is both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, who participated at the Fourth of July 2011 Parade in Liberty, MO on Monday, July 4, 2011. The Color Guard team also participated in the Fourth of July 2011 events at City Hall in Liberty, MO.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here attending the 2011 University of Phoenix St. Louis Campus Graduation. The 2011 commencement ceremonies for the University of Phoenix St. Louis Campus took place on June 25, 2011 in St. Charles, MO.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team who participated on Memorial Day 2011. The Color Guard team participated in the Memorial Day event located at Jefferson Barracks in Lemay, MO on Monday, May 30, 2011.

Shown here is both the MOSSAR Color Guard Team and Sons of the Union Army of the Civil War, who participated in a Grave Marker Dedication on May 30, 2011, for Private William Conger Todd. The Color Guard team participated in the Memorial Day event located at Woodlawn Cemetery in Independence, MO. This picture is a solemn reminder of the veterans from all the nation's wars who are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in a Memorial Day event on May 30, 2011, located at Union Cemetery in Kansas City, MO. The MOSSAR Color Guard Teams pays tribute to all veterans buried at Union Cemetery from the American Revolutionary War through the Vietnam conflict.

Both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams participated on Monday, May 30, 2011, which was Memorial Day 2011. The team participated in the Memorial Day event located at the Liberty Memorial tower in Kansas City, MO, which honors World War I veterans.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in a Memorial Day event on Sunday, May 29, 2011, at Floral Hills Cemetery in Raytown, MO. The MOSSAR Color Guard Team pays tribute to all veterans buried at Floral Hills Cemetery. Also shown here is Lt. Col. Jay Van Der Werff, U.S.M.C. who was guest speaker for this event.

The MOSSAR Color Guard conducted the 38th Annual Observance of President Harry S. Truman's birthday at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on Sunday, May 8th, 2011 at 9:30 AM. In observance of this occasion, the Truman Library and Museum, and several area Truman-related organizations celebrated the 127th birthday (May 8, 1884) of the area's most famous citizen, Harry S. Truman. In observance of President Truman's Birthday, Dr. Devine honored Truman's memory and his many accomplishments.

Pictured here is President Clifford Olsen (Outgoing MOSSAR President), President Denis Craft (Incomming MOSSAR President) and Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander, along with the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the 121st Annual Missouri State Convention in St. Louis, Missouri on April 29-30, 2011.

Pictured here is the Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander, conducting a Change of Command for the MOSSAR Eastern Color Guard Command at the 121st Annual Missouri State Convention in St. Louis, Missouri on April 29-30, 2011. Relinquishing command of the Eastern Color Guard Command is Steven M. Baldwin, and Keith Brown, is shown here accepting command as the new MOSSAR Eastern Color Guard Commander.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard, who presented the National Colors during the opening ceremony at the MSSDAR State Conference in Columbia, Missouri on April 29, 2011.

Pictured here is Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander, presenting the MOSSAR Color Guardsman Award of the Year for 2010 to Compatriot James L. Scott. The presentation was conducted at the 121st Annual Missouri State Convention in St. Louis, Missouri on April 30, 2011.

Mrs. Shirley McCann, spouse of Compatriot David McCann, received the 2010 Winona R. Yohe “Women of the Year” Award the 121st MOSSAR Convention on April 29-30, 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Harry S. Truman Chapter is extremely proud of Shirley McCann. Her support for our cause makes her a valuable asset to our state society and has provided MOSSAR with untold goodwill and publicity with other patriotic societies. She is a tremendous asset to our organization.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here presenting a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Award to Air Force JROTC Cadet Alex Asmus, at Lee's Summit North High School, on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The MOSSAR Color Guard along with MOSSAR Color Guard Commander Robert Grover, presented Air Force Cadet Alex Asmus with the J.R.O.T.C. Award.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team, shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WWII Veterans at Kansas City International on Wednesday evening, April 20, 2011.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here presenting a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Award to Air Force JROTC Cadet Connor Smith, at Lee's Summit West High School, on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The MOSSAR Color Guard along with MOSSAR Color Guard Commander Robert Grover, presented Cadet Connor Smith with the J.R.O.T.C. Award.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here presenting a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Award to Air Force JROTC Cadet Alex Ballard, at Lee's Summit High School, on Monday, April 11, 2011. The MOSSAR Color Guard along with MOSSAR Color Guard Commander Robert Grover, presented Air Force JROTC Cadet Alex Ballard with the J.R.O.T.C. Award.

The photo shows members of the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the Eighty-Eighth Annual State Assembly of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonists Missouri State Society. The assembly was held at the Quality Inn, in Columbia, Missouri March 3 - 5, 2011. Major General Robert. L. Grover, Color Guard Commander and MOSSAR Color Guard members presented Colors during the opening procession of this event.

The photo shows members of the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard team at the William Jewell College Achievement Day 2011 event at the Westin Crown Hotel in downtown Kansas City, MO on Thursday, March 3, 2011. Major General Robert. L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander along with MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard members presented Colors during the opening procession of this event.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here attending Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Nicholas Jack Conover, son of Compatriot Les Conover – a member of the Spirit of St. Louis Chapter on February 27, 2011 at the Jefferson Barracks Park Visitor’s Center in St. Louis, MO.

Compatriot Bob Brindell and Compatriot Bill Groth, with the MOSSAR Color Guard, recently provided an American Revolution Presentation at the Gateway Science Academy of St. Louis on February 23, 2011. Approximately 57 students attended two classroom presentations.

Brigadier General Stephen Baldwin, MOSSAR Eastern Color Guard Commander, is shown here with the MOSSAR Color Guard at Lafayette Park durimg the Presidemts Day Ceremomy on Momday, February 21st, 2011. Approximately 50 people attended including several DAR Chapters; CAR; and two SAR Chapters.

Several local D.A.R. and S.A.R. Chapters, along with the Corps of Discovery Society Children of the American Revolution, celebrated Presidents Day 2011 with a Wreath Laying Ceremony, at the Memorial of General George Washington, at Washington Square Park, in Kansas City, MO. The MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard is shown here during the ceremony. Victoria Stapleton, Corps of Discovery Society Children of the American Revolution presented the Wreath in the right photo.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Team taken at the 25th Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Overland Park, KS on February 19, 2011.

The Independence Pioneers DAR Chapter conducted the 23rd Annual Observance of Elizabeth 'Bess' Wallace Truman's birthday at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on Sunday, February 13th, 2011 at 2:00 PM. The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here with Mrs. Rosalynn Carter after participating during the wreath-laying ceremony event, which was presented at Mrs. Truman's grave.

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated in presenting and retirement of the colors during the Wreaths Across America Ceremony on December 11, 2010. The team participated in the Wreaths Across America Ceremony located at the Swan Lake Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grain Valley, MO, which honors Missouri veterans. Colonel Don 'Doc' Ballard, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient also participated in the Wreaths Across America Ceremony. Colonel 'Doc' Ballard, is the owner of that cemetery.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team and several DAR Chapters from the Kansas City area, are shown here at the Honor Flight Greeting for WWII Veterans at Kansas City International on Wednesday evening, November 3, 2010.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team, participating at the Trail to Fort Osage DAR Marker Ceremony, which took place on Sunday, October 31, 2010, near the Fort Osage Education Center. In addition, the promotion of Captain Al Paris, also took place at the Trail to Fort Osage DAR Marker Ceremony.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated at two separate DAR Trail Marking Ceremonies on October 30, 2010 at St. Charles, MO and West Alton, MO.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated at a Grave Marking at Swan Lake in Grain Valley, Missouri on Saturday, October 16, 2010. They were privileged to meet Colonel Don 'Doc' Ballard, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient after this grave marking. Colonel 'Doc' Ballard, is the owner of that cemetery.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the Grave Marking for Revolutionary War Patriot Leonard Keeling Bradley in Randolph County, Missouri on Sunday, October 10, 2010.

During the Fall Leadership Meeting held in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 24th-25th, MOSSAR State President Clifford Olsen and members of the MOSSAR Color Guard team, attended the the grand opening of the new NSSAR library in Louisville, KY. The NSSAR Library is housed in the historic district of Louisville directly across the street from the Louisville Slugger Museum, and separated by one building from the Frazer Arms Museum.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team, along with MOSSAR State President Clifford Olsen, participating with the Thomas Hart Benton DAR Chapter, at the Patriot Benjamin Proctor Memorial, located at Union/William Cemetery, Cole Camp in Benton County, Missouri on Sunday, October 3, 2010.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the Memorial Dedication for Patriot Richard Simms, at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kearney, Missouri on September 11, 2010. Revolutionary War Patriot Richard Simms, was a member of the 3rd Virginia Regiment during the American Revolution. In addition, Dr. Christian Sizemore, President of the William C. Coruum Chapter, William C. Coruum Chapter members, and family of Revolutionary War Patriot Richard Simms also attended this ceremony.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team participating at the M. Graham Clark Chapter Grave Marking Ceremony, for Revolutionary War Patriot Randolph White, at Old David Austin Cemetery, in Huntsville, Missouri on Saturday, August 14, 2010. Private Randolph White fought along side of patriots from the Captain Robert Todd Company, Illinois Regiment of George Rogers Clark, American Revolutionary War, in the Kaskaskia - Vincennes - Piqua Battles during 1778-17779.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Guard at the MOSSAR Board of Directors Meeting in Columbia, MO on Saturday, July 31, 2010.

Shown here are both the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, who participated in the opening ceremonies of the Kansas City Explorers World Team Tennis (WTT) Matches. The MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Teams presented the National and SAR Colors at the WTT matches, held at Barney Allis Plaza in Kansas City, MO on four separate occasions including July 8, 16, 18, and 25th, 2010.

Shown here is both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, who participated at the Fourth of July 2010 Parade in Liberty, MO on Sunday, July 4, 2010. The Color Guard team also participated in the Fourth of July 2010 events at City Hall in Liberty, MO.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team and spouses at the Annual NSSAR Congress at Cleaveland, OH Thursday, June 24-Thursday July 1, 2010.

Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander, and spouse Carolyn Grover, are shown here with PG Ed Butler at the Annual NSSAR Congress at Cleaveland, OH Thursday, June 24-Thursday July 1, 2010.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the Graveside Dedication for R. Margaret Bellem (Marge) of the Prairie Chapter, NSDAR, at Longview Memorial Gardens in Lee's Summit, Missouri on June 13, 2010. Regent Lois Walden, of the Prarie Chapter, NSDAR, presided over the dedication service.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team participating at a DAR Dedication Ceremony, in Oscela, Missouri on Friday, June 4, 2010.

Shown here is Robin Carnahan, Missouri Secretary of State, along with both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, who participated on Memorial Day 2010. Robin Carnahan is running for U.S. Senate. Robin Carnahan is a fifth generation Missourian from Rolla, Missouri. Both Color Guard Teams were honored to meet Ms. Carnahan. The Color Guard team participated in the Memorial Day event located at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Kansas City, MO, which honors Vietnam veterans.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Teams who participated on Memorial Day 2010. The Color Guard team participated in the Memorial Day event located at Jefferson Barracks in Lemay, MO.

Both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams participated on Memorial Day 2010. The team participated in the Memorial Day event located at the Liberty Memorial tower in Kansas City, MO, which honors World War I veterans.

Shown here is both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, who participated on Memorial Day 2010. The Color Guard team participated in the Memorial Day event located at Woodlawn Cemetery in Independence, MO.

Shown here leading the Memorial Day Parade was Compatriot Carold Bland, who was dressed in American Revolution uniform. Compatriot Carold Bland, a member of the Corporal Braxton C. Pollard Chapter, Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, in Unionville, MO, is the oldest MOSSAR Color Guard member. Compatriot Carold Bland is also Past President of the Corporal Braxton C. Pollard Chapter.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team participating at the Hannah Cole Grave Marking Ceremony, along with the Hannah Cole Chapter, NSDAR, in Boonville, Missouri on Friday, May 29, 2010.

Pictured here is MOSSAR Color Guard, on Saturday, May 29, 2010, in which a Memorial Service was held with a Memorial Wreath-Laying to Honor the Magnificent Valor at Liberty Memorial.

Pictured here is MOSSAR President Clifford Olsen, Ciara Gunter, Honorary M.S.S.C.A.R. State President, and the MOSSAR Color Guard, at the MSSDAR State Conference at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City, Missouri on April 30, 2010.

Shown here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the 120th Annual Missouri State Convention in Columbia, Missouri on April 23-24, 2010. In addition Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander, promoted Captain Russell F. DeVenney, Jr. to the rank of Brigadier General. In addition, Compatriot Bill Groth was presented with the MOSSAR Color Guard Participant of the Year for 2009.

Pictured here is PG Edward Butler, KSSSAR President Martin Klotzbach, retired Lt. Col. Brooks Lyles, Major General Robert Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander, dual member of the KSSSAR, and the KSSAR Color Guard participated in a Wreath Laying event at Ft. Leavenworth on Saturday, March 20, 2010.

The MOSSAR Color Guard members are shown here participating in the Leadership / Trustee Meeting in Louisville, KY on Thursday - Saturday, March 4-6, 2010.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Team during the Presentation of the Colors taken at the 24th Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Overland Park, KS on February 20, 2010.

Pictured here is GWBC Color Commander Dirk A. Stapleton and the MOSSAR Color Guard Team at the 24th Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Overland Park, KS on February 20, 2010.

Pictured here is the GWBC Color Guard Guard Team and award recipients at the 24th Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Overland Park, KS on February 20, 2010.

Several local D.A.R. and S.A.R. Chapters, along with the Corps of Discovery Society Children of the American Revolution, celebrated Presidents Day 2010 with a President's Day Luncheon, after a Wreath Laying Ceremony, at the Memorial of General George Washington, at Washington Square Park, in Kansas City, MO.

Brigadier General Stephen Baldwin, MOSSAR Eastern Color Guard Commander, is shown here with the MOSSAR Color Guard at Lafayette Park durimg the Presidemts Day Ceremomy on Momday, February 15th, 2010.

The Independence Pioneers DAR Chapter and MOSSAR Color Guard pay tribute to Bess Truman on her Birthday

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Guard at the MOSSAR Board of Directors Meeting in Columbia, MO with PG Edward Butler on Saturday, January 30, 2010

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated in presenting and retirement of the colors during the Wreaths Across America Ceremony on December 12, 2009. The team participated in the Wreaths Across America Ceremony located at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO, which honors Missouri veterans

Pictured here is the distinguished guest Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II, Compatriot Romie Carr, and the MOSSAR Color Guard Team on Veterans Day 2009. Compatriot Romie Carr, who is a Vietnam veteran, and on behalf of MOSSAR, presented the SAR Silver Good Citizenship Medal to U.S. Representative Emmanuel Cleaver at the Vietnam Memorial on Veterans Day. It was an excellent speech by Compatriot Carr, who presented Representative Cleaver the framed medal with certificate

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in a DAR Medal Presentation located at Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, MO on October 25, 2009

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in a DAR flag ceremony located at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City, MO on October 19, 2009. In addition, there were several members from the Webster Groves DAR Chapter

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated on Saturday, October 17th, 2009, at the Nathan Boone Homestead, located in Boonsville, MO, where they honored Nathan Boone by talking to children and parents about early frontier life. Early Missourians knew Nathan Boone as a hunter, soldier, surveyor and entrepreneur. They also knew him as his father's son. Boone, youngest child of the famous Daniel Boone, carried his family's legacy deep into the Missouri Ozarks and the American West.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team during the New Brunswick Pecan Festival on October 3, 2009. New Brunswick , MO is the Pecan Capital of Missouri and the Home of the World's Largest Pecan - just three miles east of Brunswick is a really giant pecan. It is a replica of the Starking Hardy Giant Pecan discovered in 1955 by George James.

On September 20, 2009, Captain James Scott from the Independence Patriots Chapter Sons of the American Revolution, demonstrated the parts of a musket, the ball ammunition, black powder, loading procedures and firing of the musket. Several adults and children participated in firing several muskets. At the end of the presentation, a watermelon was used as a target. The watermelon was obliterated into small pieces with one shot from a musket.

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated with the Missouri DAR and John Guild DAR Chapter on Sunday, September 20th, 2009, in unveiling of a bronze marker placed at the entrance of the former Ste. Genevieve Academy. The Academy is the site of the first school started by the government west of the Mississippi River and opened in 1808. The Allen Laws Oliver, Fernando de Leyba, and Spirit of St. Louis SAR Chapters attended in attire from the Revolutionary Era.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, MO on Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams presented the National Colors on Saturday, July 18, 2009, at the World Team Tennis Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri. The Tournament was held at Barney Allis Plaza where the Explorers vs. Washington Kastles played in front of an audience of over 1,200 people.

PG David Appleby and MOSSAR members are shown here participating in the 119th NSSAR Congress at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, GA on July 4 - 8, 2009.

PG David Appleby and MOSSAR Color Guard members are shown here participating at the 119th NSSAR Congress at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, GA on July 4 - 8, 2009.

Both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams participated on Memorial Day 2009. The team participated in the Memorial Day event located at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Kansas City, MO, which honors Vietnam veterans.

Both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams participated on Memorial Day 2009. The team participated in the Memorial Day event located at the Liberty Memorial tower in Kansas City, MO, which honors World War I veterans.

Both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams participated on May 23, 2009, during the opening ceremony of the National Archives Dedication and Open House event, located at 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri. The National Archives celebrate their 75th Anniversary and the dedication of this new facility. The new home of the National Archives at Kansas City, which is located within the historic Union Station cultural district, and in the heart of Kansas City.

The MOSSAR Color Guard Teams participated in a Flag Raising at the Lone Jack, Missouri Elementary School in Lone Jack, MO on Friday, May 15, 2009. The Independence Pioneers DAR Chapter coordinated to have the flag flown originally over the United States Capital Building and then subsequently donated the flag to the Lone Jack, Missouri Elementary School. In addition, the Independence Examiner on May 20, 2009 published this news story on page A-7.

Pictured here is a Flag Certificate Award being presented by the MOSSAR Color Guard on May 5, 2009 to the Missouri Department of Transportation in Jefferson City, MO. The MOSSAR Flag Chairman, Compatriot Bryan P. Bradford, along with the MOSSAR Color Guard, presented a flag to Don Hills, the Representative for MODOT. The flag certificate was for the big flag that flies at the rest area on the north side of I-70, going towards St. Louis, MO.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard during the Judge Caleb Wallace Memorial Dedication in Louisville, Kentucky on May 2, 2009

Pictured here is MOSSAR Color Guard member Francis R. Roberson, Jr. from Sgt. Ariel Nims Chapter, during the 54th Pegasus Parade in Louisville, Kentucky on April 30, 2009. Now in its 54th year, the Republic Bank Pegasus Parade on April 30 dazzled Louisville with lively music, floats, balloons, dancers and more.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard during the St. Louis-Jefferson DAR Chapter Historical Marker Dedication at Tower Grove Park Bandstand in St. Loius, MO on Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team, along with MOSSAR President, Captain Russell F. DeVenney, Jr. and other compatriots during the 119th Annual Missouri State Convention, in St. Louis, MO, on Saturday, April 25, 2009.

Pictured here is Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander, presenting the MOSSAR Color Guardsman Award of the Year for 2009 to Captain James L. Scott. The presentation was conducted at the 119th Annual Missouri State Convention in St. Louis, Missouri on April 25, 2009.

The Molly Pitcher Award is a new Award for Missouri Women called “Molly Pitcher”. The First awardee is Carolyn S. Grover. Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander, is shown here presenting the Molly Pitcher Award to Carolyn S. Grover, wife of Robert L. Grover, Harry S. Truman Chapter, with a separate Molly Pitcher certificate on April 25, 2009.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team taken during the opening ceremony at the 110th DAR Annual Missouri State Convention in Jefferson City, Missouri on April 3, 2009

The MOSSAR Color Guard and the Martin Warren Chapter, is shown here participating on March 25, 2009 at the grave marker of Civil War veteran and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient John A. Fleonar, who is buried at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, MO. The Congressional Medal of Honor Recognition Day is a nationwide program to recognize Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Team taken at the 23rd Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Overland Park, KS on February 21, 2009.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in the President's Day Ceremony in Lafayette Park Louis, MO on February 16, 2009. Several local D.A.R. and S.A.R. Chapters celebrated Presidents Day 2009. Lafayette Park, which is the city's oldest public park, was created by ordinance in 1836. The neighborhood is one of the oldest in St. Louis. This neighborhood is one of the most fashionable in St. Louis.

Several local D.A.R. and S.A.R. Chapters, along with the Corps of Discovery Society Children of the American Revolution, celebrated Presidents Day 2009 with a Wreath Laying Ceremony, at the Memorial of General George Washington, at Washington Square Park, in Kansas City, MO. The MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard is shown here during the ceremony. The statute of General George Washington was originally dedicated on Armistice Day 1925 and rededicated on Armistice Day 1932.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team taken at the Bess Truman Tea event, held at the Harry S. Truman Library, which was sponsored by the Independence Poineers Chapter in Independence, Missouri on Friday, February 13, 2009. Pictured here also include Lemira Stubbs (Mrs. Olen), Park State Regent; and Mary Lynn Tolle (Mrs. Stanley), Honorary State Regent .

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated in presenting and retirement of the colors during the Wreaths Across America Ceremony on December 13, 2008. The team participated in the Wreaths Across America Ceremony located at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO, which honors Missouri veterans.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team on Veterans Day 2008. The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in the Veterans Day event located at the Vietnam Memorial in Kansas City, MO, which honors veterans of the Vietnam conflict.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team on Veterans Day 2008. The team participated in the Veterans Day event located at the Liberty Memorial tower in Kansas City, MO, which honors World War I veterans.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard team during the Naturalization Ceremony held at the National World War I Museum on Friday, November 7, 2008.

Pictured here is the Allen Laws Chapter, Cape Girardeau, MO, and the MOSSAR Color Guard participating in the annual Cape Girardeau, MO Parade on Saturday, November 1, 2008 along with Boy Scout Troop 5 who assisted by carrying 27 Flags.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard at the MOSSAR Board of Directors Meeting in Columbia, MO on Saturday, October 25, 2008.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team along with Chapter Historical Officer Becky Osbourn who presented the history of the markers at the Re-dedication of El Camino Real Marker in Kimmswick, MO on Sunday, October 19th, 2008. The granite marker, along with ones located in New Madrid, Cape Girardeau, and Ste. Genevieve were installed by the Missouri Daughters of the American Revolution in 1917.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team along with U.S. Representative Ike Skelton, Missouri’s 4th District, who is shown here receiving the Sons of the American Revolution Gold Good Citizenship Award on October 18, 2008. Presenting the Gold Good Citizenship Award to Rep. Skelton are Captain Robert L. Lantz and Compatriot Wilber Kephart. The Gold Good Citizenship Award is presented for OUTSTANDING AND UNUSUAL patriotic achievement and service of NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated on Saturday, October 18th, 2008 in the Nathan Boone weekend event located in Ash Grove, MO, where they honored Nathan Boone. Early Missourians knew Nathan Boone as a hunter, soldier, surveyor and entrepreneur. They also knew him as his father's son. Boone, youngest child of the famous Daniel Boone, carried his family's legacy deep into the Missouri Ozarks and the American West.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in a Constitution Day Proclamation located at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on September 17, 2008. In addition, there were several members of the All Independence Pioneers DAR Chapter from Independence, MO.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, MO on Thursday, August 7th, 2008.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Guard at the MOSSAR Board of Directors Meeting in Columbia, MO with PG David Appleby on Saturday, July 26, 2008.

PG David Appleby and MOSSAR members are shown here participating in the 118th NSSAR Congress at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento, CA on Wednesday, July 9, 2008.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Guard participating in the 118th NSSAR Congress at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento, CA on July 5-9, 2008.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the Missouri Theater, in which they presented national colors at the Columbia, MO Patriotic Concert in Columbia, Missouri on Saturday, July 5, 2008. Over 1,200 people attended this event.

The MOSSAR Color Guard Team participated on Friday, July 4th, 2008 in the Nathan Boone weekend event located in Boonsville, MO, where they honored Nathan Boone. Early Missourians knew Nathan Boone as a hunter, soldier, surveyor and entrepreneur. They also knew him as his father's son. Boone, youngest child of the famous Daniel Boone, carried his family's legacy deep into the Missouri Ozarks and the American West

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Guard at the funeral of Past MOSSAR Presidet Bob E. Comer located at Hopewell Christian Church Cemetery, Barnett, Missouri on Wednrsday, July 2, 2008.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard team along with Congressman Todd Akin, during the 4th of July Celebration at the Akin Home on Sunday, June 29, 2008.

The MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard is shown here during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Great Plains C.A.R. Regional Meeting, held on June 23-24, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Kansas City Airport in Kansas City, MO. In addition, several disguished guests included Kevin Spence Baker, National C.A.R. President for 2008-2009; Lois Wood Schmidt, Senior National President for 2008-2010; and Susannah Carter, President of the Great Plains Regional President for 2008-2009

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Guard at the Public Dedication and Grand Opening of the Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Library in Independence, Missouri on Saturday, June 21, 2008.

Both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams, along with the Children of American the Revolution Corps of Discovery Society in Kansas City, MO participated on Flag Day 2008. The team participated in the Flag Day event located at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Kansas City, MO, which honors Vietnam Veterans. In addition, this year’s ceremony allowed the retirement of several U.S. Flags in a respectful ceremony.

Both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams participated on Memorial Day 2008. The team participated in the Memorial Day event located at the Liberty Memorial tower in Kansas City, MO, which honors World War I veterans. In addition, this year’s ceremony allowed Missourians to salute and present a flag to native son Frank W. Buckles, who at age 107 is the last known U.S. veteran of World War I.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in a Memorial Day event on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Floral Hills Cemetery in Raytown, MO. The MOSSAR Color Guard Team pays tribute to all veterans buried at Floral Hills Cemetery.

Union Cemetery originated in 1857. The new cemetery was located between Westport and the town of Kansas City and was to be used by both towns, becoming a 'union' between the two. This is how Union Cemetery got its name. It is only fitting to conduct a U.S. Flag Dedication to the 31 Star U.S. Flag, since this is the flag that was the official flag during this period. The 31 Star U.S. Flag became the Official United States Flag on July 4th 1851. A star was added for the 31st State - California.

Brigadier General Stephen Baldwin, MOSSAR Eastern Color Guard Commander, Missouri Continental Militia is shown here with the MOSSAR Color Guard at the Memorial Day Service at Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, MO on Monday, May 26th, 2008.

Brigadier General Stephen Baldwin, MOSSAR Eastern Color Guard Commander, Missouri Continental Militia is shown here with the MOSSAR Color Guard at the Battle of Fort San Carlos Dedication on Sunday, May 25th, 2008.

Both the MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams participated in the American Revolution War Patriot Dedication for the Patriot Elizabeth Duncan Porter on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Union Cemetery in Kansas City, MO. The Major Isaac Sadler-La Belle Vue Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is proud to honor the memory of Mrs. Porter by installing and dedicating a marker. Porter and her family were among 129 persons taken captive on June 26, 1780 at Martin's Station on Stoner Creek.

MOSSAR President Bob Comer is shown here presenting a plaque to Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander, in appreciation for his efforts in the year 2008 as the MOSSAR Color Guard Commander at the 118th Annual Missouri State Convention in Independence, Missouri on April 25-26, 2008.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team taken at the 118th Annual Missouri State Convention in Independence, Missouri on April 25-26, 2008.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team taken at the 118th Annual Missouri State Convention in Independence, Missouri on April 25-26, 2008. Along with the MOSSAR Color Guard Team include members of the Harry S. Truman Chapter from Independence, MO.

Compatriots Frances R. Roberson and J. Frank Shouse, with the MOSSAR Color Guard, recently provided an American Revolution Presentation at the Monett Branch Library on April 26, 2008.

A recently new member to the MOSSAR Color Guard, Compatriot Carold Bland, has been very busy this past two years. His list of accaomplishments vary and are quite numerous. The activities include presentations to several DAR Chapters, participating at Green City High School on Veteran's Day, 2007; Queen City Missouri Pioneer Days Parade in the Fall, 2007; the American Legion Post 20 in January 2007; Kirksville, Missouri Over 50 Club on April 3, 2008; and the Kirksville, Missouri Adair County Interagency Council on April 11, 2008.

Governor Matt Blunt declared April 26th, 2008 to be Missouri Sons of the American Revolution Day at a ceremony held Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at his office in Jefferson City, Missouri. The proclamation, sponsored by MOSSAR, commends the increasingly important role of the institutions of American freedom, an appreciation for true patriotism, a respect for our national symbols, the value of American citizenship, and community service. .

The MOSAR Color Guard participated in the 225th Anniversary Commemoration of the Revolutionary War engagement at the Arkansas Post in Gillett, Arkansas on Saturday, April 19, 2008. Pictured here is Compatriot Frances R. Roberson of the Sgt. Ariel Nims Chapter in Joplin, MO.

The Corps of Discovery Society Children of the American Revolution, and several local D.A.R. and S.A.R. Chapters celebrated Presidents Day 2008 with a Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Memorial of General George Wahington at Washington Square Park in Kansas City, MO. The MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Gaurd is shown here during the ceremony. The statute of General George Wahington was originally dedicated on Armistice Day 1925 and rededicated on Armistice Day 1932

Compatriot Dirk A. Stapleton, GWBC Color Guard Commander, and the the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Team, at the 22nd Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Overland Park, KS on February 23, 2008.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Team taken at the 22nd Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Overland Park, KS on February 23, 2008. Four honored individuals were presented with SAR Awards during the celebration program.

Pictured here is the guest speaker during the 22nd Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration, Colonel Greg Champagne, Vice Commander, 131st Fighter Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, St Louis. Colonel Champagne is shown here with the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Team after the 22nd Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration.

Brigadier General Stephen Baldwin, Eastern Commander, Missouri Continental Militia is shown here awarding the Bronze Color Guard Medal Award to Comparriots Keith Brown and William Groth at the Spirit of St. Louis Chapter meeting on 15 March 2008.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating at the Higginsville Christmas Parade in Higginsville, MO on November 23, 2007

MOSSAR Color Guard Team on Veterans Day 2007. The team participated in the Veterans Day event located at the Liberty Memorial tower in Kansas City, MO, which honors World War I veterans

Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Gaurd Commander leads the MOSSAR Color Guard during the Veterans Day 2007 Memorial Parade

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team on Veterans Day 2007. The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in the Veterans Day event located at the Vietnam Memorial in Kansas City, MO, which honors veterans of the Vietnam conflict.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating at the Leadership/Trustee Meeting in Louisville, KY at the Brown Hotel on September 28-29, 2007. Captain David J. Gray, a dual member from MA is also pictured here. Captain Gray is a Past National Color Guard Commander. Captain Gray and Major General Robert L. Grover both received the Color Guard Gold medal

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating at the Leadership/Trustee Meeting in Louisville, KY at the Brown Hotel on September 28-29, 2007

Attending the James Kelly Grave Marker Dedication at California City Cemetery, MO on September 23, 2007 are Captain James L. Scott, James Kay, Bag Piper; Compatriot Alvin L. Paris, Major General Robert L. Grover,MOSSAR Color Guard Commander; Bob E. Comer, J. Wayne Merrill, Joan Cole, District Director of West Central District MSSDAR, and Captain Russell F. DeVenney, Jr.

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in a Naturalization Ceremony by the Independence Pioneers Chapter, located at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on September 17, 2007

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in a Constitution Day Proclamation from Independence, MO, located at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on September 17, 2007

Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander is shown here participating in a Constitution Day Booth, along with both the State of Missouri and local DAR regents at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on September 17, 2007

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here participating in the 117th NSSAR Congress in Williamsburg, VA on July 8-11, 2007.

The MOSSAR Color Guard team attended the Congressman Todd Akin Annual Old Fashioned 4th Celebration on June 29th, 2007.

MOSSAR & KSSSAR Color Guard Teams on Memorial Day 2007. The team participated in the Memorial Day event located at the Liberty Memorial tower in Kansas City, MO, which honors World War I veterans

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team, N.S.C.A.R. National President, and M.S.C.A.R. State President taken at 117th MOSSAR Annual State Meeting on Friday, April 27th thru Saturday, April 28th, 2007 at Osage Beach, MO

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team taken at 117th MOSSAR Annual State Meeting on Friday, April 27th thru Saturday, April 28th, 2007 at Osage Beach, MO

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team taken at 117th MOSSAR Annual State Meeting on Friday, April 27th thru Saturday, April 28th, 2007 at Osage Beach, MO

Pictured here is Captain Russel F. DeVenney, Jr., MOSSAR 1st Vice President, receiving the Bronze Color Guard Medal from Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander

Pictured here is William L. Groth and Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander with the 2006 Color Guard of the Year award during the 117th MOSSAR Annual State Meeting on Friday, April 27th thru Saturday, April 28th, 2007 at Osage Beach, MO

Compatriot Francis R. Roberson Jr. is shown here with Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander, displaying the Yorktown banner that Compatriot Roberson received while attending the 225th Anniversary of the Victory at Yorktown, Virginia. Compatriot Roberson participated in the wreath laying ceremony on October 19th, 2006

Pictured here is the MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard Team taken at the 21st Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Kansas City, MO on February 24, 2007.

Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander is shown here with State Senator Victor E, Callahan, 11th Senatorial District. Senator Callahan provided the MOSSAR with two proclamations and the Missouri State Flag, which flew over the Capital of Missouri for Missouri Society Sons of the American Revolution.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team taken at First Methodist Church of Lee's Summit during their Armed Forces Program, on November 12, 2006. Color Guard members are Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander; Walter A. Glenn, Captain James L. Scott, and Dirk A. Stapleton.

Pictured here is the distinguished guest Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II and the MOSSAR Color Guard Team on Veterans Day 2006. The MOSSAR Color Guard team participated in the Veterans Day event located at the Vietnam Memorial in Kansas City, MO, which honors veterans of the Vietnam conflict

Pictured here is a Flag Certificate Award be presented on Veterans Day 2006 by the MOSSAR Color Guard team at the home of Joe and Marsha Tronstad and son Michael during a Flag Certificate Award presentation on November 11, 2006

Pictured here is a Flag Certificate Award being presented on October 24, 2006 by the MOSSAR Color Guard team to Citizens National Bank of Springfield, MO

Pictured here is a Flag Certificate Award being presented on October 24, 2006 by the MOSSAR Color Guard team to Lathrop & Gage Law Firm of Springfield, MO

Pictured here is MOSSAR Color Guard member Francis R. Roberson Jr., of Sarcoxie, MO. Compatriot Robertson attended the 225th Anniversary of the Victory at Yorktown, Virginia on October 19th, 2006. Compatriot Robertson is a member of Ariel Nims Chapter of Joplin, MO

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here at the Kansas City Police Headquarters building in Kansas City, MO during the Alexander Majors Chapter presentation of Law enforcement awards on September 26th, 2006. Color Guard members pictured here are Alvin L. Paris and Captain James L. Scott, along with three recipients Jim Schriever, Pete Lobdell and Rick Osborne

Harry S. Truman Chapter President Rommie Carr and the MOSSAR Color Guard are shown here at the Nathaniel Lewis SAR Dedication on September 17th, 2006. Also pictured here is Mrs. Cathy Owens, current National Librarian and Senior President of the Corps of Discovery Chapter of the Children of the American Revolution in Kansas City, MO. Also pictured here is Victoria Stapleton and Anna DeVinney who are members of the Corps of Discovery Children of the American Revolution

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO during Constitution Week 2006 on September 17th, 2006. Pictured here is Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander; Eric DeVenney & his daughter Anna DeVenney, Mr. Johnson as Harry S. Truman, William S. Worley as James Madison, Fred Krebs as Benjamin Franklin, and Captain James L. Scott

The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO during Constitution Week 2006 on September 17th, 2006. Pictured here is Laura DeVenney, Major General Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander; Mr. Johnson as Harry S. Truman, William S. Worley as James Madison, Captain James L. Scott, and Captain Russell F. DeVenney, Jr., MOSSAR 1st Vice President

NSSAR Treasurer General David N. Appleby, JD; Executive Vice President Bob E. Comer, Harry S. Truman Chapter President Romie E. Carr and the MOSSAR Color Guard team, Overland Park, KS on August 25-26, 2006

MOSSAR Color Guard team, Overland Park, KS on August 25-26, 2006

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Annual NSSAR Congress at Dallas, TX on July 8-12, 2006

MOSSAR Color Guard team and spouses at Annual NSSAR Congress at Dallas, TX on July 8-12, 2006

MOSSAR Color Guard Team at Commemorative Site Marking, Rachel Donelson Chapter, NSDAR at Springfield, Missouri on June 11, 2006

Pictured here with the Columbia Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team on Sunday, June 4 2006. The team participated in the grave marking ceremony of Revolutionary War Soldier Samuel Elgin of Maryland. Patriot Samuel Elgin is buried in the Columbia City Cemetery in Columbia, MO.

Brigadier General Stephen Baldwin, MOSSAR Eastern Color Guard Commander, the Missouri Continental Militia is shown here with the MOSSAR Color Guard at the 226th Anniversary of the Battle of Fort San Carlos on Sunday, May 28, 2006. The MOSSAR Color Guard is shown here at the Memorial Park and Old Cathedral located at the Jefferson National Expansion.

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team on Memorial Day 2006. The team participated in the Memorial Day event located at the Court House in Columbia, MO.

Pictured here in the photo is the MOSSAR Color Guard members participating in the 116th Annual Missouri State Convention on Friday-Saturday, April 28-29, 2006.

Members of the MOSSAR Color Guard and the Chairity Stille Langstaff Chapter of the Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, are shown here at the Pvt. John Colter Monument Dedication at New Havon, MO on April 2, 2006. Pvt. John Colter was a member of the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery

MOSSAR Color Guard members and Children of the American Revolution participated in the 2005 Veterans Day Program. Several wars fought by this great nation were represented during the 2005 Veterans Day Program including the American Revolution, Civil War, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and the Iraq War. This program was prepared by Mrs. Cathy Owens, current Senior National Librarian and Senior President of the Corps of Discovery Society of the Children of the American Revolution in Kansas City, MO

MOSSAR & KSSAR Color Guard members are shown here at the National Social Studies Convention at the American Heritage Education Foundation booth on November 19th, 2005 at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, MO

MOSSAR Color Guard Team on Veterans Day 2005. The team participated in the Veterans Day event located at the Liberty Memorial tower in Kansas City, MO, which honors World War I veterans

MOSSAR Color Guard Team on Veterans Day 2005. The team participated in the Veterans Day event located at the Vietnam Memorial in Kansas City, MO, which honors veterans of the Vietnam conflict

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Missouri State Fair in Sadalia, MO on August 12th, 2005

MOSSAR Color Guard Team at 2005 National NSSAR Convention at Louisville, KY on July 3, 2005

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Daughters of American Revolution Ceremony to honor Revolutionary War Soldier Peter Pinnel on May 28th, 2005

MOSSAR Color Guard members are shown here at the James Hopkins grave marking ceremony on Sunday, May 1st, 2005. In the summer of 1781, James Hopkins, at the age of 16, was drafted into the Continental Army. He served as a Private in COL Thomas Farmer's North Carolina regiment. He participated in the Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina. James Hopkins died in 1849 at the age of 84 and was buried in the family cemetery on his farm, located about two miles west of Fair Play on East 425th Road in Polk County

MOSSAR Color Guard team at MOSSAR Annual Convention at Branson, MO on April 30th, 2005

MOSSAR Color Guard members are shown here at the President Day 2005 Memorial at Lafayette Park in St. Louis, MO on February 21, 2005

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Point Pleasant, WV Battle Days Colonial Governor's Reception on October 2, 2004

MOSSAR Color Guard team participating in the Holiday Parade, Fayette, MO on November 22, 2003

MOSSAR Color Guard Commander Robert L. Grover during the 229th Anniversary of the Battle of Point Pleasant, WV on October 5th, 2003

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Annual NSSAR Congress at Chicago, IL on July 5-9, 2003

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Annual NSSAR Congress at Chicago, IL on July 5-9, 2003

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Pomme de Terre Rendezvous, Hermitage, MO on May 3-4, 2003

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Pomme de Terre Rendezvous, Hermitage, MO on May 3-4, 2003

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Pomme de Terre Rendezvous, Hermitage, MO on May 3-4, 2003

MOSSAR Color Guard team at 17th Annual George Washington Birthday celebration at Kansas City, MO on February 21, 2003

MOSSAR Color Guard team at 17th Annual George Washington Birthday celebration at Kansas City, MO on February 21, 2003. Winner of President General's Color Guard Trophy for 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001

MOSSAR Color Guard team attend the Founding of Freedom ceremoney at Union Station in Kansas City, MO on October 26, 2002

Donald E. Ballard, Medal of Honor recipient and the MOSSAR Color Guard team attend the Missouri Wall of Valor at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, in Columbia, MO on October 16, 2002. The Memorial is dedicated to the 63 Medal of Honor recipients from Missouri

MOSSAR Color Guard team attend the funeral of Sterling Goddard at St. Matthew Presbyterian Church in Grandview, MO on October 13, 2002

MOSSAR Color Guard team attend the Internment of Sterling Goddard at Urich Cemetery, Urich, MO on October 13, 2002

MOSSAR Color Guard team at the Awards Night during the 112th Annual NSSAR Congress which was held in Nashville, TN on July 1, 2002.

MOSSAR Color Guard team and spouses at the 112th Annual NSSAR Congress which was held in Nashville, TN on July 1 - 2, 2002

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Daughters of American Revolution Missouri State Convention at Columbia, MO on May 9th, 2002

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Pomme de Terre Dam in Hermitage, MO on May 4 -5, 2002

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Pomme de Terre Dam in Hermitage, MO on May 4 -5, 2002

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Pomme de Terre Dam in Hermitage, MO on May 4 -5, 2002. Shown here, Robert Grover firing a 3 pound cannon; James L. Scott observing

President David N. Appleby presents the Distinguished Service medal and certificate to Robert L. Grover, MOSSAR Color Guard Commander, for his tireless efforts in support of the Color Guard at the 112th MOSSAR Annual State Meeting in Columbia, MO on April 29, 2002

MOSSAR Color Guard Team at the 112th MOSSAR Annual State Meeting in Columbia, MO on April 29, 2002

MOSSAR Color Guard Team at the 112th MOSSAR Annual State Meeting in Columbia, MO on April 29, 2002

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here with two members of the Kansas City Royals Baseball team prior to the start of the game on Friday, April 26, 2002

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown performing before an audience prior to the start of the Kansas City Royals Baseball game on Friday evening, April 26, 2002. It is believed to be the first time that the Headquarters Flag has flown before any professional event

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Windsor, MO Parade on March 30, 2002

MOSSAR Color Guard team at at Sadalia, MO parade on December 2, 2001. They were selected for the Judge's Choices Winner in the Chamber Choice Award category

MOSSAR Color Guard team at Kansas City Royals game on May 4, 2001

On May 4, 2001 over 16,000 Kansas City Royals baseball fans witnessed a well-executed performance by the MOSSAR Color Guard team

MOSSAR Color Guard team attend the grave marker dedication for Private Hugh Larrimore, North Carolina Militia, Revolutionary War, who is buried at the Pisgah Cemetery, Pisgah, MO on October 22, 2000 at 2:00 PM

United States Marine Corps General Raymond Gilbert Davis, shown here presenting arms during the wreath-laying ceremony event at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on August 5, 2000 at 11:00 AM. General Davis was recognized by the Harry S. Truman Appreciation Society and was a guest speaker for this event

The MOSSAR Color Guard team during the wreath-laying ceremony event at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO on August 5, 2000 at 11:00 AM

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here while attending the 110th Annual Congress NSSAR in Boston, MA on June 24 - June 27, 2000

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here along with their spouses while attending the 110th Annual Congress NSSAR in Boston, MA June 24 - June 27, 2000

The MOSSAR Color Guard Commander Robert L. Grover being awarded the NSSAR Colorguardsman of the Year - Missouri Society, SAR during the 110thth Annual Congress NSSAR in Boston, MA June 24 - June 27, 2000.

The President General's Color Guard Trophy certificate awarded to the MOSSAR Color Guard team while attending the 110th Annual Congress NSSAR in Boston, MA June 24 - June 27, 2000

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here along with the Kansas City Royals Baseball Coach Tony Muser prior to the start of the Kansas City Royals and Chicago game on May 5, 2000

MOSSAR Color Guard Team attending the City of Kansas City, MO Council Docket Meeting - Resolution 000229 on Thursday, February 22, 2000, as George Washington Day in Kansas City

The President General's Color Guard Trophy certificate awarded to the MOSSAR Color Guard team while attending the 109th Annual Congress NSSAR in San Diego, CA July 3 - July 7, 1999

The MOSSAR Color Guard team officiated as the Color Guard during the William Jewell College Gano Chapel Sesquicentennial Celebration on April 15, 1999 in Liberty, MO

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here along with the William Freeman Society Children of the American Revolution (CAR) during the Organizing Cermony in Springfield, MO on February 13, 1999 at 11:00 AM. The William Freeman CAR Society is sponsored by the Ozark Moutain SAR Chapter and Rachel Donelson DAR Chapter

The MOSSAR Color Guard team participating in the Commemoration of the Battle of Lone Jack, Lone Jack, MO on August 15, 1998

The MOSSAR Color Guard team at Bolivar, MO on July 5, 1998

The President General's Color Guard Trophy certificate awarded to the MOSSAR Color Guard team while attending the 108th Annual Congress NSSAR in Orlando, FL June 6 - June 10, 1998

The MOSSAR Color Guard team is shown here during the Salute to Veterans on May 25, 1998 Memorial Day Parade, Columbia MO

The MOSSAR and KSSSAR Color Guard participated in a ceremony to honor President Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri on Monday, July 4, 1994

The MOSSAR Color Guard, MOSSAR members, and spouses are shown here attending the 104th NSSAR Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 9, 1994

Pictured here is the MOSSAR Color Guard Team taken at the 8th Annual George Washington Birthday Celebration in Kansas City, MO on February 19, 1994