Honoring Our Patriots
Bee Line Chapter created a quilt that honors our chapter patriots while also providing a visual chapter history.
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Thirty-nine blocks include the names of two chapter members and their respective patriots. The overall design of each block consists of a flag on a white or off-white background. Each signature was then embroidered with black floss. The fortieth block was created to identify our chapter name, location, and the year we were organized, and this block was embroidered using black and red floss.
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We named the quilt "E Pluribus Unum” – “Out of Many, One” to honor both the Patriot’s determination to form a single nation from a collection of states as well as the melding of our many members into our chapter.
As part of an ongoing service to provide seasonal cheer to the patients and staff of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, Bee Line decorates a “wall tree” located near the lobby in the main building. The July tree, which corresponded with Independence Day, was designed as a tribute to our Nation’s founding heroes by honoring the Patriot ancestors of Bee Line’s own members. The tree topper was a collage of symbols from the Revolutionary and Early National eras, including the Betsy Ross flag, the year 1776, and the first three words of the Preamble to the Constitution, “We the People.”
What is a Patriot
A Patriot is defined by the NSDAR as an individual, regardless of race, creed, or gender that either served in our Revolutionary War armed forces or contributed to the cause of American Freedom. These efforts may come through military, civil, or patriotic service and must occur during the period between April 19, 1775 (Battle of Lexington) and November 26, 1783 (withdrawal of British troops from New York).
Bee Line Chapter Patriots
Connecticut
Mills, Michael - Captain
Sage, David - Civil Service
Sage, Solomon - Private
Treat, Stephen - Private
Wilcox, Daniel - Patriotic Service