DAR Today Podcast

DAR Today Podcast - July 2024 - Week 4

Episode Summary

Excerpts from speeches during Continental Congress 2024

Episode Notes

July 2024 - Week 4 - DAR Today Podcast

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

President General Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright

Brooke Bullmaster Stewart, National Chair DAR Today Podcast

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Speeches featured in this Episode:

• President General Pamela Wright speaking on the important mission of preserving Memorial Continental Hall - video "If These Walls Could Talk" https://youtu.be/mwJni0oS8uQ?si=mcb1cqnW9qYDg7Sx
• American History Essay Contest Winner, 6th Grade: Dheer Mehrotra from Bogart, Georgia
• American History Essay Contest Winner, 7th Grade: Jackson Nerenberg from Monroe, Ohio
• American History Essay Contest Winner, 8th Grade: Ananya Mandrekar, Short Hills, New Jersey
• DAR Good Citizen Winner Christina Gogzheyan, Cold Spring, Kentucky
• 2024 DAR Outstanding Teacher of American History Award Winner Lois MacMillan
• All-American DAR Chorus! "This is Anerica" lead by Jeanie Joesbury, accompanist Paige Rumble
• Chaplain General Virginia Lingelbach speaking on her visit to France for the D-Day Commemoration in June 2024
• DAR Patriot Award presented to Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant United States Coast Guard - read about Admiral Linda Fagan: https://www.prweb.com/releases/18-honored-with-awards-before-3-500-members-and-guests-at-the-daughters-of-the-american-revolutions-133rd-continental-congress-302194398.html
• Announcment of $100,00 donation by the National Society to the National Coast Guard Museum Association to underwrite a museum overlook area dedicated to the American Revolution!
• Col. Allison Black, United States Air Force, Ret., presented with the Margaret Cochran Corbin Award
• Col. Maria Bruton, United States Army Nurse Corps, awarded the Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee Award
• Elsie Van Beek, awarded the National Outstanding Youth Volunteer for the Year 2024
• Barbara Grant, National Outstanding DAR Service for Veterans Volunteer of the Year Award for 2024
• Brigadier General Arthur G. Austin, Jr, awarded the National Outstanding Veteran Volunteer for the Year 2024

All music is copyright free and provided by Epidemic Sound - songs in this order:

Forest Moon by Gavin Lake

Unpainted Canvas by David Celeste

One Land, One Heart by Brightarm Orchestra

American Flag by Kikoru

Together We Can by Airae

Image of You by Johannes Bornlof

America the Beautiful (Marching Band Version)

Veterans Day by Francis Wells

Days of Glory by Experia

Elegance by Megan Woffard