Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution » Uncategorized http://mossar.org Organized April 23, 1889 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:27:23 +0000 en hourly 1 Welcome! http://mossar.org/2011/03/31/welcome/ http://mossar.org/2011/03/31/welcome/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:53:28 +0000 admin http://mossar.org/?p=5 The Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution is a member of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and supports the programs and activities of the National Society.

The Missouri Society is composed of 17 local chapters with 500+ members statewide.   These members and chapters support freedom, patriotism, respect for our national symbols, the value of citizenship and one nation through a variety of activities:

1. Youth scholarships at the state and national level.

2. ROTC and JROTC Programs in many Missouri colleges and high schools with awards to foster the principle of “citizen- soldier” exemplified by the Revolutionary War Minutemen.

3. MOSSAR Teacher of the Year Award recognizes a teacher who excels in teaching citizenship and American history.

4. Revolutionary War Color Guards present the colors for a wide variety of public and private activities.

5. Our members attend and participate in many patriotic activities such as Memorial Day, July 4th and Veterans Day.

6. We identify and mark Revolutionary War Patriots’ graves.

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