Here is a photo of Janet Grams, UDC Arizona Division President, receiving the Arizona Division SCV Lt. General Nathan Bedford Forrest Heritage Defense Award. The award was presented at the annual Arizona Division, Sons of Confederate Veteran Convention on June 11, 2911, at the Pueblo del Sol Country Club in Siserra Vista.

This was in recognition of her battle with the Equal Opportunity training held at the Raymond W. Bliss Army Health Center. This was mandatory training for all military and civilian personnel at RWBAHC. During the training, the SCV and Camp 1710 in particular were called “Hate Groups.” Janet, of course, fought this.

Pictured left to right are UDC Arizona Divison President, Janet Grams; Arizona Division Commander LTC (Ret), Richard Montgomery; and Arizona Division Adjutant CSM (Ret) Curt Tipton.

December 7, 2011 will be the 70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor. There will be a ceremony at the Arizona State Capitol Building on that day. It will start at exactly 10:55 a.m., as this is the actual local time the attack on Pearl Harbor started. Dixie Chapter 1679 will present a wreath.

The raid on Pearl Harbor: On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, killing more than 2,300 Americans. The U.S.S. Arizona was completely destroyed and the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized.

Please mark your calendars!

On May 30, 2011, Dixie Chapter 1679 presented a wreath in the “Wreath Presentation” for the Memorial Day service at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, in Phoenix. We were one among many lineage organizatoins presenting a wreath. We went away with full hearts for those who have served our country, those who were in attendance, and those who have gone onto a higher place. Because of these ladies and men, our ancestors up and through today, we have our freedom.