| Jim Faulkinbury Honored at the April CASSAR Meeting June 01, 2008 
Sacramento Chapter member Jim L. W. Faulkinbury was honored
at the CASSAR meeting held on April 19, 2008, at the Concord Hilton
Hotel in Concord, CA. He was first called to the podium to receive the
Patriot Medal.The Patriot Medal is awarded only by a state society. It is the highest award given for service at the state or chapter level. This medal is presented only to individuals, and may be received ONLY once. It represents long, faithful, and outstanding service at the state and/or chapter level. Service at the national level can not be considered in making the award. The medal is sterling silver and bears the portrait of Compatriot General of the Army Douglas MacArthur on the obverse within the inscription, "The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution." The reverse is inscribed "Awarded to Jim Faulkinbury for Patriotic Service by the California Society SAR, 2008" The medal is suspended from a chest ribbon of royal blue color. The design for the medal was selected by Compatriot MacArthur. He received the first medal, presented posthumously at his tomb in Norfolk, Virginia, on October 19, 1964, where it is on permanent display. The Patriot Medal may be awarded annually by any state society. State societies with fewer than 500 members may present no more than one medal each calendar year. State societies with 500 to 1000 members may present two medals each calendar year. State societies with over 1000 members may present one medal for each 500 members. 
Members of the Sacramento Chapter who have received the Patriot Medal include:
Jim was called to the podium again (right) to receive the "CASSAR Major-General Baron von Steuben Gold Color Guard Medal" for his dedication as a Color Guardsman at numerous National, State, and Chapter events in the tradition of the Sons of the American Revolution.” 
He was also called to the podium a third time to receive, on behalf
of the Sacramento Chapter's Color Guard, the "CASSAR Best Large
Chapter Color Guard Streamer," (right) awarded jointly to the
Sacramento Chapter and the Sons of Liberty Chapter.
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