Del Mar Lodge 1350 and John J. Harris Chapter 397 National Sojourners
​Annual Veterans Day Celebration and Awards Program

Del Mar Lodge 1350 and John J. Harris Chapter 397 National Sojourners will host their joint annual Veterans Day and Veterans Community Service Award Program was held on Wednesday, November 11, 2019 starting with a meal at 6:00PM with the program to start at 7:00PM. This was an Open Called Meeting and the public was invited to attend.  The program consisted of a short history of Veterans Day Presentation, a Tribute to those who served, and Awards Presentation to one of the five semifinalists who have provided significant service to veterans of the Coastal Bend, and recognition of veterans in attendance.( See Program & Photos below.)
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Refreshments were served after the program, and tours of the Lodge were available to anyone wishing to learn about Freemasonry.

Patriot of '76 Awardees

The recipients of the National Sojourners Patriots of '76 Award for 2019 are:
Coastal Bend Troops Support
Fleet Reserve Association Branch 94
Marlene Reifenberger
Navy League Corpus Christi Chapter
USO of South Texas

Mary Carroll HS NJROTC

Mary Carroll High School Navy Junior ROTC Cadets will be presenting colors and the Armed Services Flags during the program.

Further Information

For additional information, visit the Del Mar Masonic Lodge and John J. Harris Chapter 397 social media sites  www.delmarmasoniclodge1350.org/,  https://www.facebook.com/DelMar1350/and https://www.facebook.com/JohnJHarrisChapter397/. You can follow us on Twitter at @DelMarLodge1350. You may also email or calling CDR Vince Muscarello, Ed.D, USN Retired at 361-244-1658 and Secretary.DelMarLodge1350@gmail.com or Commander.OsoCamp@gmail.com .

Purpose and Scope of the Program

Del Mar Lodge 1350 will host its annual Veterans Day Program on Monday, November 11, 2019 starting with a meal at 6:00PM with the program to start at 7:00PM. This is an Open Called Meeting and the public is invited to attend. We ask that you RSPV so we can plan the meal and seating.  Email Secretary.DelMarLodge1350@gmail.com.

The program consist of a short presentation on the history of Veterans Day, Awards Presentation to five recipients who have provided significant contributions to Veterans and/or their families in the Coastal Bend and tribute to the Armed Services and those who served.

Annually Del Mar Lodge 1350 and John J. Harris Chapter 397 National Sojourners, joint committee, review nominations of individuals and groups who have provided significant service to veterans, active duty, retire and honorably discharged, in the Coastal Bend.  From those nominated, awardees are selected to receive the Patriot of ’76 Award.  From those awardees, one individual or group organization is selected to receive the Veterans Community Service Award.

John J. Harris Chapter 397 National Sojourners will be awarding the Patriot of '76 Award to the listed in the adjacent column.

Del Mar Lodge 1350 will be awarding the Veterans Community Service Award to one of those recipients which will be announced as part of the program.
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Refreshments will be served after the program, and tours of the Lodge will be available to anyone wishing to learn about Freemasonry.

Pictures of the Program will be posted here
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