WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA

As FORTCHISWELL DAR CHAPER and other DAR members across the country are preparing for Wreaths Across America on Saturday, December ?, the question may be asked….why do we do this? We do this because the gave we are honoring and recognizing is someone’s son, maybe someone’s brother, maybe someone’s father. AND someone who has served our military to defend our country.

I imagine many of us are driven by Calvin Coolidge’s remarks, shared in 1920 at the conclusion of World War I, “The country which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten…we have not forgotten our defenders. We take time to shake hands, both physically and in gesture, to thank our friends who have helped defend our nation. We praise and thank those who have paved the way before us. To give to us and protect the freedom to choose, grow and work hard for our own dreams and futures. On this day we say “thank you” to all persons who have taken our country’s well-being into their hands.”  As direct descendants of American Patriots, the thought of forgetting our defenders is unconscionable. So, we as Daughters, do what we can to remember, even on a cold December morning, by honoring the men and women who wore the uniform of our nation.

“The DAR mission and FORT CHISWELL’S mission closely align: HISTORIC PRESERVATION = Remember, PATRIOTISM = Honor, EDUCATION = Teach. We move forward each other’s mission/purpose. WAA is a huge supporter of DAR, they encourage us to promote DAR through our relationship with them. Because the more people we touch with our shared mission, the more this country can grow into the proud and patriotic country for which our Patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.”