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My DAR Chapter 
Fairfax
County Chapter
National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution
in Vienna, Virginia
~DAR Membership~Membership in the NSDAR is a
unique opportunity to establish one's lineage and heritage as a
descendent of a patriot of the American Revolution. Applicants
interested in participating in the historical, educational, and
patriotic activities of the NSDAR are welcome. An individual joins a
chapter by invitation of that chapter. She is accepted as a member of
the National Society by action of the National Board of Management. A
DAR member is first a member of the National Society and through her
chapter and state organization she contributes her service to the
collective strength and progress of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution. (DAR Handbook and National
Bylaws, 1996 edition)
Any women is eligible for membership who is not less than eighteen
years of age and is lineally descended from a man or a women who, with
unfailing loyalty, aided in the cause of American Independence. A
prospective member must be able to prove her lineage back to this
ancestor.
To find if your ancestor's service qualifies you for membership in
the NSDAR please go to: NSDAR Acceptable Service.
If interested in membership in The Daughters of the American
Revolution please contact the NSDAR for membership information: NSDAR Membership.
If you have interest in joining the Fairfax County Chapter NSDAR,
Vienna, Virginia please visit Fairfax County Chapter's Web Site
If you are younger than eighteen years of age please check out the C.A.R.!.
 Opening Exercises ~ Fairfax County Chapter Meetings
A typical meeting of the Fairfax County Chapter NSDAR begins with an
opening ceremonial exercise before the start of the business meeting and
program. The ceremony commences with an invocation given by the Chapter
Chaplain which is part of what is known as the DAR Ritual. An
American flag is always displayed to which the Daughters pledge
allegiance. They continue by reciting, in unison, the Preamble to the
Constitution and the American's Creed. The ceremony ends with the
Daughters singing the first verse of the National Anthem.
 DAR
Ritual
The Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
Preamble
of the Constitution of the United States of America
The
American's Creed
The Star
Stangled Banner
The DAR Ritual
Upon the striking of the gavel
by the Regent, the assembly of Daughters stands.
CHAPLIN: Let us pray. The Chapter Chaplin offers an
invocation.
REGENT: To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and
women who achieved American Independence; to promote an
enlightened public opinion; and to foster true patriotism and love
of country; these are the Objects of our National Society,
Daughters of the American Revolution.
CHAPLIN: ...keep that which is committed to thy trust...
(1 Timothy 6:20)
DAUGHTERS' RESPONSE: ...yea, I have a goodly heritage...
(Psalms 16:6)
CHAPLIN: ...thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord
thy God led thee... (Deuteronomy 8:2)
DAUGHTERS' RESPONSE: ...Blessed is the nation whose God is
the Lord... (Psalms 33:12)
(Fairfax County Chapter NSDAR Yearbook,
2002-2003)
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The
Pledge of Allegiance
 
The American's Creed
By: William Tyler
Page
I believe in the United States of America as a Government of
the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are
derived from the consent of the governed, - a democracy in a
republic, a sovereign nation of many sovereign States; a perfect
union, one and inseparable, established upon those principles of
freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American
patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.
I therefore believe it is my duty to my Country to love it; to
support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its Flag;
and to defend it against all enemies.
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The Preamble
 We the people of the United States, in order
to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general
welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our
posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United
States of America.
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By: Francis Scott Key
Oh, say can you see by
the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the
twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so
gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs
bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was
still there.
O'er the land
of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly
seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host
in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the
towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half
discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first
beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis
the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of
the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band
who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's
confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their
blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge
could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or
the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph
doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the
brave!
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall
stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest
with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the
Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we
must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God
is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall
wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
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The Children Of The American
Revolution
 Founded in 1895, The
Children of the American Revolution is a patriotic organization for boys
and girls from birth to twenty-one years of age. In C.A.R. the children
learn about patriotism, love of country and leadership. Fairfax County
Chapter NSDAR is proud to support the Colonel William Grayson Society,
C.A.R., of Great Falls, Virginia.
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