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Virginia Governor Stephanie Nelson was honored to represent the DSDI at the 250th commemoration of the Beeline March of Daniel Morgan in Winchester, Virginia. You can read more about the Beeline March at this website: https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/841123/beeline-march-to-cambridge-national-guard-roots-of-armys-founding/

We hope that you will join us for the fall DSDI meeting. Meeting hosts Sheryll Albert and Nancy Wark have planned activities showcasing the history of the charming locale. Meeting registration is now open. Visit the Member Dashboard for the link. The last day to register is August 23. The last day to request a …

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On July 5th, Bruce Laubach represented the DSDI at the SAR Commemoration of the Battle of Green Spring. This battle took place near Jamestown on July 6, 1781. This was a failed attempt by Cornwallis to capture Lafayette. It was during this battle and the skirmish at Spencer’s Ordinary (June 26, 1781) that General Wayne …

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We hope that you will join us for the fall DSDI meeting. Meeting hosts Sheryll Albert and Nancy Wark have planned activities showcasing the history of the charming locale. Meeting registration is being prepared and will open soon. Our host hotel is now accepting reservations in our room block. Visit the Member Dashboard for the …

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At the Annual Congress in Philadelphia, members elected Executive Officers for 2025-2026 and the Executive Officers elected Governors for 2025-2026. The list of 2025-2026 Officers and Governors is available on the Member Dashboard.

Congratulations to the 56 most recent DSDI 2025-2026 Scholarship Recipients! All awardees were sent an email on July 4th advising them of their award. Each application includes an essay written in response to a writing prompt. Visit this page to see the list of winners and this year’s writing prompt.

Members of the New York Society DSDI enjoyed perfect weather during the Flag Day parade in New York City on Friday, June 13. It was a lot of fun for all participants. Members mustered in the park across from City Hall at 11 am, and at noon marched approximately one mile in the parade route …

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Our host hotel for our annual meeting just informed us that they are extending the deadline for reserving rooms in our group block until June 9. They have employed a new reservation system and some of our members have experienced some issues reserving their rooms for the upcoming meeting. Registration for meeting activities (meals and …

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If you would like to see a preview of the spring issue of Spirit of ’76 magazine before it arrives in your mailbox, it has been uploaded to the website. You can view it here. If you are a digital subscriber, it will be arriving in your email inbox shortly.

We have received some feedback from members registering for the annual meeting that the PayPal button is sending an error message when using the Edge browser. The error clears when they switched to Firefox or Chrome. To avoid the error entirely, it is recommend to use Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or another browser besides Edge when …

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