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Who We Are and What We Do |
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| For one thing, we are veterans. That means that we have served in the Armed Forces of our countries, and are still serving
or have been honorably discharged. Volunteer, Draftee, Officer, Enlisted: we are all proud to do whatever our countries
needed to keep our countries safe. This includes service in the Guard, Reserves, Merchant Marines and Coast Guard,
as well as Active Military, Naval, Marine or Air Force Duty. For another thing, we are Shriners. That means we are Masons, since every Shriner must first be a Mason. Freemasonry consists of a series of moral and spiritual lessons and obligations. Being Shrine Masons means being part of an excellent group; being Vets takes it a level further. |
Does this mean that we are all rich and retired? No, unfortunately.
Some of us are in our twenties or thirties, returned from the
middle-east, a peaceful state-side tour, or somewhere we don't talk
about. Some of us are in our forties or fifties, and may have spent time
in Viet Nam and/or Korea. Some of us are older, and may have survived
Pearl Harbor or D-Day. Some of us are retired; many of us work full time
to support families. But we find the time to carry Old Glory whenever
and wherever it's required, with full Military Honor, for parades,
ceremonies, and so forth. So, is that all there is to it? No. Like Masonry itself, there's much more to it than can be put into words. There's something to be said about being in a room of folks who were each in the service, willing to do what had to be done, like it or not. |
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A Bit of Legion Of Honor History |
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| During the 48th Annual Session of the Imperial Council of
the A.A.O.N.M.S. in San Francisco, California, in 1922, Imperial Potentate Ernest A. Cutts, of Alee Temple, announced
the launching of the formation of Legion Of Honor units to include veterans of all conflicts since the Civil War.
Several Legion Of Honor units were organized during the following years, and on June 29, 1931, the National (later International) Association, Legions Of Honor was given Official Recognition by Imperial Potentate Esten H. Fletcher, of Damascus Temple, in order to coordinate and encourage the work of the various Legions Of Honor in their service to the Shrine. |
There are now
148 Legion Of Honor units affiliated with the IALOH,
with a total membership of nearly 10,000 members.
All of these Legion Of Honor units are the working
corps of their respective Mosques, under the control and authority of their Illustrious Potentates. The Legion Nobles, the Legion Of Honor units, and the International Association, Legions Of Honor, are as one in purpose, namely to be Nobles of the Shrine; organized as service units for service to their Illustrious Potentates and Mosques; and to assist, in any way they can, those twenty-two Shriners Hospitals for Children. |
So, that's a little bit about Who we Are and What we Do.
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