This was the other posting I felt needed a response, and when no one "spoke up", decided that as a matter of honor, I would. TreeMother wrote, "I wonder why some folks do not understand the concept of Honor?" Seems like that's a bit of an underhanded remark, and I found nothing in the post she apparently is responding to that would cause such an uncalled for comment. Irene ----- Original Message ----- From: "TreeMother" <Tonin1@airmail.net> To: <american-revolution@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 6:53 PM Subject: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] Books and Battles and Monuments > In Washington D.C. is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He was not a > Revolutionary War soldier. Many, many RW participants are unknown patriots > and soldiers. > > 1. Not all Revolutionary War soldiers and patriots are on the DAR lists. > 2. Not all Revolutionary War soldiers received pensions nor applied for > them. > 3. Many served in local militias that were formed for a local battle. > Rarely > do rosters exist for these men and only by hard research are their > partipation records located. > 4. During the War of 1812 the British destroyed many Revolutionary War > Records in Washington, especially the naval records. > 5. Many or most are lying in unmarked graves. > They did not have body-bags in those days. No DNA testing to identify body > parts either. > > Hence, we honor them when we search the facts and do the hard paperwork > and > have them added to the DAR or SAR rolls. > > They won a war that created the United States of America. > > There is a Viet Nam Honor Wall in D.C. There are battlefields and > cemeteries > for the Civil War dead. There are cemeteries in Europe where the dead > Americans of World War I and II are memoralized. > > There are NO such places for the men and women who gave their lives, their > goods and services for the Revolutionary War. > > The DAR and SAR are the only organizations available where a patriot's > records are archived and maintained for those who want to honor their > ancestors by having their war efforts recognized. > > And yes, I work on their history and prove my lineage in order to Honor > them, not myself. > When I am dead, they will live on....because they ARE recorded in the > rolls > of the DAR or SAR. > > Anyone read a good Revolutionary War history lately? > Just finished "Washington's Spies" by Alexander Ross. Good read! > > If you want to get into the horror of the events try the 4 volume series: > "Nothing but Blood and Slaughter" by Patrick O'Kelley. > This series will enlighten those who think that the RW was a picnic. > The swamps of South Carolina hold the lost remains of many, many a man who > never was buried nor received a grave stone. > > The DAR and SAR will place a memorial marker for these men wherever they > may be buried. > I haven't asked what they do about those who died in the swamps. > > I wonder why some folks do not understand the concept of Honor? > > Tree Mother > > "She is insane, of course. The family history has become a mania for her." > Hercule Poirot > > http://www.FrontPorchRockerNews.blogspot.com > > "Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will > eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne > for a while by violence, military, civil, or ecclesiastical." > --Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, 1810 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "qvarizona" <qvarizona@yahoo.com> > To: <american-revolution@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:26 AM > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] DAR/SAR > > >> I think those men and women who want to join either SAR or DAR should >> be >> encouraged, but for some members --who I'm sure do not speak for either >> organization-- to suggest it's a necessary step for anyone who truly >> loves >> this country is a bit inclusive, naive, and, in my own opinion, >> un-American; surely not the goal any of us have in mind. >> >> It's when DAR members suggest that they are honoring their ancestors by >> joining DAR, that they lose me. One woman wrote recently that she joined >> DAR for her ancestor, not herself, but if that were the case, why is it >> difficult to learn about her ancestor and all the others recognized by >> DAR, through DAR? Just where is her ancestor being honored? Surely, >> planting a flag in a cemetery on Vet's Day, while an honorable thing to >> do, is not enough. Why, if I were to enter his name in a google search, >> the odds are that I would not learn anything about him, unless his >> pension application was included online in Heritage >> >> >> Quest, etc. OR if someone outside of DAR published his bio online? >> What >> does DAR do to honor him? I realize this sounds sarcastic, but it's >> meant >> as a serious question. Have I missed something that DAR has made >> available publically that honors individual RWV's? >> >> Many genealogists --DAR members and others-- feel that by publishing >> information about their ancestors online, they can not only >> honor their RWV, but "share" with other descendants who may not >> otherwise >> learn about their family's contribution. And how >> about the mail list-mother for Botetourt Co. VA, who is publishing all >> of >> the pension apps >> of RWV's she can find for those from that county? She may or may not >> be a DAR member, but surely her action comes as closer to honoring >> country >> and the men who helped build it as taking pride in being a member of any >> association. >> >> Joanne >> >> --------------------------------- >> Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Yahoo! Answers. Try it now. >> List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: >> Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net >>