VOLUME 17, ISSUE 2
March/April 2010
BEACON A JOINT PUBLICATION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF OHIO AND THE OHIO MASONIC HOME
Ohio Masons To Honor Korean & Vietnam Veterans M
asons, veterans and their families will gather at the Springfield Masonic Community for a special dedication on June 6 – Ohio Masonic Home Day. Grand Master Terry W. Posey and the Grand Lodge officers will dedicate two new granite memorials honoring Ohio Masons who served in the U.S. military during the Korean War and Vietnam War. “When I graduated from high school in 1968, our country was in turmoil,” explained Grand Master Posey. “Sadly, our soldiers
returning from Southeast Asia were at best ignored and at worst met with violence in their own country. “These memorials provide an opportunity to express our gratitude to these veterans, who we owe so much.” The monuments will be erected near those honoring veterans of the First and Second World Wars and will be funded by contributions from Ohio Masons. “I am asking every Mason – veteran and non-veteran alike – and all Lodges to contribute to
Commemorative challenge coin
the construction of these memorials to honor those Masons who served,” said Grand Master Posey. Those wishing to make a donation toward the cost of erecting these monuments may do so by visiting the front page of www.freemason.com. A commemorative challenge coin will be given to those offering donations of $100 or more.
Freemasonry – It’s All In The Family At The Ohio Lodge of Research Table Lodge
In This Issue: 2nd Masonic District Shares Its Leaders... 3 Hungry To Help the Community............. 6 Three Programs, Two Lives, One Goal...... 7 A Veteran Looks Back and Forward... 8 Masons Inducted into Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame........... 9 Longaberger Masonic Basket..... 11
Pictured above are fifteen members of Oxford Lodge #67 that attended the Ohio Lodge of Research’s Table Lodge in Oxford. This photo includes five fathers, eight sons, one uncle and one great uncle.