Awards
LASSAR Minuteman Award
The Minuteman Award is the highest award presented to a member by the National Society. It is presented for distinguished service rendered to the SAR on the national level. Members are selected by the Minuteman Committee which is appointed by the President General from previous recipients of the medal. The medal is presented by the President General at an Annual Congress to not more than six recipients. It is not presented in absentia. It was authorized in 1952.
It depicts a Minuteman holding a rifle with a plow in the background. The Liberty Bell appears on it also. On the reverse is inscribed "Highest Award of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution. Presented to (National Number, Year)." The medal is worn suspended from a neck ribbon. It is awarded only to individual members on a one-time basis and is available in miniature.
It depicts a Minuteman holding a rifle with a plow in the background. The Liberty Bell appears on it also. On the reverse is inscribed "Highest Award of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution. Presented to (National Number, Year)." The medal is worn suspended from a neck ribbon. It is awarded only to individual members on a one-time basis and is available in miniature.
Following are the LASSAR members who have received this prestigious award
Stuart O. Landry - 1955
John J. St. Paul, Jr - 1961
Donald G. Snider - 1963
Hugh Miller Wilkinson, Sr - 1967
Ozeme Dudley Fontenot - 1982
Dr. Bruce Baird Butler - 1995
Edward Overton Cailleteau - 2003
Thomas Edward Jacks - 2010
Tony L. Vets Sr - 2020
LASSAR Patriot Medal
The Patriot Medal is awarded only by a state society. It is the highest award given for service at the state or chapter level. This medal is presented only to individuals and may be received ONLY once. It represents long, faithful and outstanding service at the state and/or chapter level.
The medal is silver color and bears the portrait of Compatriot General of the Army Douglas MacArthur on the obverse within the inscription, "The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution." The reverse is inscribed "Awarded to for Patriotic Service by the Society SAR, 20 " The medal is suspended from a chest ribbon of royal blue color. The design for the medal was selected by Compatriot MacArthur. He received the first medal, presented posthumously at his tomb in Norfolk, Virginia, on October 19, 1964, where it is on permanent display.
Following are the names of recent recipients of the Patriot Medal
Frederick Jung - 2002
Robert S. Dolese - 2003
Albert F. W. Habeeb - 2003
John Murdock - 2004
Billiy Wallis - 2004
Robert B. Craig - 2005
Thomas Edward Jacks - 2005
Ourey Pouret - 2006
Norbert Johnson - 2007
Donald DeVille - 2008
John C. Johnson - 2009
John O. Roy, Jr - 2010
William Allerton III - 2011
Leonard Rohrbough - 2012
James Henry Grace - 2013
James A. Morock - 2013
Tony L. Vets, Sr - 2014
Thomas N. Williams - 2014
Steven K. Ray - 2015
Clifford Normand - 2015
Robert G. Hess - 2016
Jerry A. Haynes - 2016
A. D. Riley - 2017
Tony L. "Bo" Vets, II - 2017
Winston Thomas Anjier - 2018
Ted Brode - 2019
S. John Francois - 2019
Frederick W. Huenfeld, Jr - 2020
Bradley T. Hayes - 2021
Jeffery W. Nolen - 2023
Ted Harless - 2023
Charles "Sandy" McNeely - 2023
LASSAR State Medal of Distinguished Service
The State Medal of Distinguished Service, authorized in 1998, is the highest Medal that can be awarded by a State Society President during each year of his term of office. It is presented to a Compatriot for distinguished service rendered to the State Society on the state level during a State Society’s President’s term of office. The Medal should be presented at the State Society annual meeting at the conclusion of the President’s term of office. The State Medal of Distinguished Service is presented by the incumbent State Society President and does not require other approval.
The Medal is diamond in shape. It has a blue SAR insignia surmounted on a white enameled background. The State Medal of Distinguished Service is trimmed in silver leaf. The ribbon is solid maroon.
The Medal is diamond in shape. It has a blue SAR insignia surmounted on a white enameled background. The State Medal of Distinguished Service is trimmed in silver leaf. The ribbon is solid maroon.
Following are the names of recent recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal
George K. Reech - 2001
Robert Dolese - 2002
Robert B. Craig - 2003
Edward O. Gros, Jr - 2004
Donald T. Rigler - 2005
William Allerton III - 2007
Thomas E. Jacks - 2009
Tony L. Vets, Sr - 2010
Steven K. Ray - 2011
Clifford Normand, Jr - 2012
David Mariast - 2013
Thomas N. Williams - 2013
Frederick W. Huenfeld, Jr - 2014
Norman H. Umholtz - 2015
S. John Francois - 2016
Dr. James A. Morock - 2017
Charles "Sandy" McNeely - 2019
Tony L. "Bo" Vets, II - 2020
Robert G. Hess - 2021
Jeffrey W. Nolen - 2022
Russ Godwin - 2024
Bruce Royer - 1998
George K. Reech - 2001
Robert Dolese - 2002
Robert B. Craig - 2003
Edward O. Gros, Jr - 2004
Donald T. Rigler - 2005
William Allerton III - 2007
Thomas E. Jacks - 2009
Tony L. Vets, Sr - 2010
Steven K. Ray - 2011
Clifford Normand, Jr - 2012
David Mariast - 2013
Thomas N. Williams - 2013
Frederick W. Huenfeld, Jr - 2014
Norman H. Umholtz - 2015
S. John Francois - 2016
Dr. James A. Morock - 2017
Charles "Sandy" McNeely - 2019
Tony L. "Bo" Vets, II - 2020
Robert G. Hess - 2021
Jeffrey W. Nolen - 2022
Russ Godwin - 2024