Fox Valley Color Guard
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Individual Color Guard members have attended Outstanding Citizenship presentations, medal presentations at JROTC banquets, Eagle Scouts Courts of Honor presentations, presentations of the Law Enforcement awards, etc. The Color Guard raises the visibility of the Sons of the American Revolution, and is very popular with the general public. |
ILSSAR Color Guard marched in a parade at the state fair in Springfield in 2007 and the crowd loved it. Because of the heat, compatriots marched
without their coats. Participating members of the Fox Valley Color Guard
Color Guard were: Franz Herder, Joe Smith and Michael McMeins.
Ken Griswold passed away in his sleep on October 30, 2006. Ken was a strong supporter of the Color Guard and fondly referred to the
uniforms as "resplendent". Per his wife's request, the Color Guard of the Illinois Society, Sons of the American Revolution
participated in Ken's thoughtful and touching commemorative service on November 3, 2006. The seven members of the ILSSAR
Color Guard included all 3 members from Fox Valley: Franz Herder, Joe Smith and Don Parrish.
This photo was taken at the grave marking ceremony of Revolutionary War soldier
Daniel Burroughs
on the 250th anniversary of his birth on May 28, 2005. He fought in the battle of Saratoga, the turning point of the Revolution.
On the far right is Joseph Smith. On the far left are two
other members of the Fox Valley Color Guard, Francis Herder & Don Parrish.
Also in the photo are the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the honorable Dennis Hastert. He is flanked by the then ILSSAR Color Guard Commander John Dyrud and the then ILSSAR President Dr. Kenneth Griswold.