Recently at our March 5th General Membership meeting, Bob Bowers received a very prestigious award for his ongoing and continuing efforts participating in the Norman Carson Color Guard.
Von Steuben Award winner Bob Bowers at one of our local youth education presentations
This award recognizes Bob’s contributions for SAR events where he participated in the Color Guard. These events were at the local, state and national level of the SAR.
Bob’s consistent and faithful service in participating and often performing Color Guard Commander duties at our events is legendary.
We congratulate Bob on this well deserved award. We are so grateful for his contributions to the Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (CCSAR) in so many areas including Chapter Secretary, Chairman of the Youth Awards Committee, Chairman of the Wreaths Across America event and his ever present participation in our chapter activities.
To earn a SAR Von Steuben Award, an SAR member of active service must complete the following:
- The Color Guardsman must serve at least five (5) years after the date his application for the Silver Color Guard Medal was approved,
- He must participate in at least twenty-five (25) National and/or District Color Guard events.
- The five years’ service does not have to be continuous.
- Color Guardsmen may take longer than five years to participate in twenty-five
qualifying events but may not be awarded the National Von Steuben Medal earlier than five years after his application for the Silver Color Guard Medal was approved. - The same events that count toward earning the Silver Color Guard Medal shall also count toward earning the National Von Steuben Medal.
Needless to say, this is the result of a long, steady and unwavering commitment to supporting the Nolan Carson Memorial Color Guard. We are grateful!
