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VALORMilitary BLUE LODGE Degree Team

of the Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh Legion of Honor

2005-2007 SCRAPBOOK

Prepared byBarry J. Lipson 33, PSP, PC, Adjutant


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MILITARY DEGREE TEAM FORMING

By Order of the Commander of the Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh Legion of Honor, a few good

menare sought to become Charter Membersof the now formingScottish Rite Legion of Honor Military

Blue Lodge Degree Team. The Military Degree Team is being formed for the purposes of encouraging

worthy potential brothers with Military affiliations to look favorably upon our honorable fraternity, and ofconferring upon them First, Second and Third Masonic Degrees. It is intended that theMilitary Degree Team

will be available to confer these degrees upon Active Duty Personnel, Military Retirees, Reservist andVeterans, as requested by the Worshipful Masters of Blue Lodges within the Valley of Pittsburgh, in

accordance with appropriate dispensations as granted.

To be eligible for the Military Degree Team you must be a Veteran, Reservist or Military Retiree of,or on Active Duty in a Military Service of the United States or an Allied Nation; have proficiency, or commit

to acquire proficiency in at least one of the degrees, or a part thereof, as assigned; and own, have available or

commit to obtain a dress uniform of your Service for your use in conferrals. All members of theScottish Rite

Military Degree Team will receive Military Degree Team insignia as commissioned, and if not already

members, will receive complimentary first year Legion membership.

To help do something meaningful for Masonry and be considered for Charter Membership in the

Scottish Rite Military Degree Team, contact Scottish Rite Legion of Honor Adjutant Barry J. Lipson, PC, [email protected]. To borrow the words of the Masonic Service Association of the United States, thosewho serve for the love of service. . . never refuses an assignment.

November 26, 2005

SYRIA SHRINERS:MILITARY DEGREE TEAM FORMING

Our brothers in the Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh Legion of Honor have asked us to advise

Syria Shrinerswho are also veterans that a few good menare sought to become Charter Membersof the now

formingScottish Rite Legion of Honor Military Blue Lodge Degree Team. The Military Degree Teamis

being formed for the purposes of encouraging worthy potential brothers with Military affiliations to look

favorably upon our honorable fraternity (including the Scottish Rite and the Shrine), and of conferring uponthem the First, Second and Third Masonic Degrees. It is intended that the Military Degree Team will be

available to confer these degrees upon Active Duty Personnel, Military Retirees, Reservist and Veterans, as

requested by the Worshipful Masters of Blue Lodges within the Valley of Pittsburgh, in accordance withappropriate dispensations as granted.

To be eligible for the Military Degree Team you must be a Veteran, Reservist or Military Retiree of,

or on Active Duty in a Military Service of the United States or an Allied Nation; have proficiency, or commit

to acquire proficiency in at least one of the degrees, or a part thereof, as assigned; own, have available orcommit to obtain a dress uniform of your Service for your use in conferrals; and be a member of or have a

petition on file with the Scottish Rite. All members of theScottish Rite Military Degree Teamwill receive

Military Degree Team insignia as commissioned, and if not already members, will receive complimentary first

year Scottish Rite Legion of Honor membership.

To help do something meaningful for Masonry and be considered for Charter Membership in the

Scottish Rite Military Degree Team, contact Scottish Rite Legion of Honor Adjutant Barry J. Lipson, Past

Commander, [email protected]. To borrow the words of theMasonic Service Association of the United

States,thosewho serve for the love of service. . . never refuses an assignment.December 8, 2005


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LEGION OF HONOR MILITARY DEGREE TEAM

APPROVED BY GRAND MASTER

By Order of the Commander of the Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh Legionof Honor, a few good men are sought to become Charter Members of the now

forming Scottish Rite Legion of Honor Military Blue Lodge Degree Team,

Brothers who are or who are not afraid of becoming truly proficient in the Work ofthe Craft.

The formation of our Military Degree Team has been approved

by the Right Worshipful Grand Master and the Team has been

granted permission to wear uniforms and incorporate military

movements. It is being formed for the purposes of encouraging

worthy potential Brothers with Military affiliations to look favorably

upon our honorable fraternity, and of conferring upon them First,

Second and Third Masonic Degrees.

It is intended that theMilitary Degree Teamwill be available to confer these

degrees upon Active Duty Personnel, Military Retirees, Reservist and Veterans, as

requested by the Worshipful Masters of Blue Lodges within the Valley of Pittsburgh,

in accordance with appropriate dispensations as granted for each conferral.

To be eligible for the Military Degree Team you must be a Veteran, Reservist

or Military Retiree of, or on Active Duty in a Military Service of the United States oran Allied Nation; have proficiency, or commit to acquire proficiency in at least one

of the degrees, or a part thereof, as assigned; and own, have available or commit toobtain a dress uniform of your Service for your use in conferrals. All members of theScottish Rite Military Degree Teamwill receive Military Degree Team insignia ascommissioned, and if not already members, will receive complimentary first year

Legion membership.

To help do something meaningful for Masonry and be considered for Charter

Membership in the Scottish Rite Military Degree Team, contact Scottish Rite

Legion of Honor Adjutant Barry J. Lipson, PC, at [email protected]. To borrow

the words of the Masonic Service Association of the United States, those who

serve for the love of service. . . never refuses an assignment. April 2, 2006


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Organizational Meeting

September 18, 2006

AgendaPrayer & Salute to Flag.

Authorization: The formation of the Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh Legion of Honor MilitaryDegree Teamhas been approved by the Right Worshipful Grand Master and the Team has been granted

permission to wear uniforms and incorporate military movements.

Purpose:The Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh Legion of Honor Military Degree Team is being

formed for the purposes of encouraging worthy potential Brothers with Military affiliations to look

favorably upon our honorable fraternity, and of conferring upon them First, Second and Third MasonicDegrees.

Availability: It is intended that the Military Degree Teamwill be available to confer these degreesupon Active Duty Personnel, Military Retirees, Reservist and Veterans, as requested by the Worshipful

Masters of Blue Lodges within the Valley of Pittsburgh, in accordance with appropriate dispensations as

may be needed.

Eligibility:To be eligible to be a permanent performing member of the Military Degree Team youmust be a Veteran, Reservist or Military Retiree of, or on Active Duty in a Military Service of the UnitedStates or an Allied Nation; be or become a member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh Legion of

Honor; have proficiency, or commit to acquire proficiency in at least one of the first three degrees of

Masonry, or a part thereof, as assigned; and accept the rehearsing and conferring of such degrees as a

duty call.

Colonel-Conductor: We are honored to be able to enlist the assistance of a recognized MasonicInstructor, Bob Addleman, Past District Deputy Grand Master, Thrice Potent Master and Syria Dramatic

Director, to assure the high caliber of our work; and in recognition of and thanks for this selfless service

he is being appointed to the honorary rank and title of Colonel-Conductor of the Scottish Rite Valley ofPittsburgh Legion of Honor Military Degree Team, and for so long as he so serves shall, with Grand

Lodge concurrence, be the final arbiter of all Team matters ritualistic, including casting.

Rehearsal Schedule.

Degree Team Leaders.

Acquisition of Uniforms.

Recruitment of Additional Team Members As Needed.

Acquainting Blue Lodges & Interested Military-Related Potential Brothers With Team.

Closing.


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Organizational Meeting

September 18, 2006

Initial List

Jonathan Ballinger

Bob (Sam) Beatty

John Corey

Walt Dominek

Cecil Donahue

Charlie Donahue

Gary A. Farole

James J. Johnston, P.M.

Bob Jones

Barry Minnicks

George R. Mohr

Bob Moisey

Richard Thomas (Nic) Nichol

Morris Ragus

Larry Richway

John E. Sennett

Joe Sforza 33* (Codersport)

Arnold Steinberg


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VALOR MILITARY DEGREE TEAM UP & RUNNING

The Scottish Rite Military Degree Team of the Valley of Pittsburgh Legion of Honor, from beginning

[VAL] to end [OR] the VALOR Team, had a very successful Organizational Meeting, and is upand running, with the first Rehearsal of the Third Degree scheduled at the Greater Pittsburgh Masonic

Center for 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 21, 2006. The VALOR Team, under the able direction of

Honorary Colonel-Conductor and Thrice Potent Master Bob Addleman, Jr., is definitely a go,"

announced Legion Commander Charles Donahue.

Our VALOR Team, which is being formed to encourage worthy potential Brothers with Militaryaffiliations to look favorably upon our honorable fraternity, and to give them the opportunity of

having their First, Second and Third Masonic Degrees conferred on them by kindred spirits,has been

approved by the Right Worshipful Grand Master, who has granted the Team permission to wear

uniforms and incorporate military movements.

It is not too late to join your fellow Scottish Rite military veterans, including 33Masons and Schoolof Instruction Instructors, on the VALOR Team. If interested, contact Valley of Pittsburgh Legion ofHonor Adjutant Barry J. Lipson, PSP, PC, [email protected].

October 4, 2006

FIRST REHEARSAL

The first Rehearsal Meeting of the Scottish Rite Legion of Honor Military Degree Team is in

the Franklin Lodge Room of the Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center at 2:00 PM on Saturday,

October 21, 2006.

1) WM - Jim Johnston/John Sennett2) SW - Bob Jones

3) JW - Larry Ridgway

4) Treas. - John Corey

5) Sec. - Barry Lipson

6) Purs. - Bob Beatty

7) SD - Charlie Donahue

8) JD - Joe Sforza

9) SMC - Arnie Steinberg

10) JMC - Nic Nichol

11) Chaplain - Barry Minnicks12) Guide - Jim Johnston/John Sennett


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VALOR MILITARY DEGREE TEAM ACTIVATED

"Real VALOR consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and

disarm it."

So saith Brother Sir Walter Scott, Scottish Novelist, Poet, Historian and Biographer (1771-1832),during the emerging years of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in America, which as "The

Order of the Royal Secret ... transmitted from Bordeaux in France through the West Indies to the

American mainland, were [it] established at New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1763; at Albany, New York,in 1767; at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1781-82; and at Charleston, South Carolina, in 1783,

cumulating in the opening of the first modern Scottish RiteSupreme Councilon May 31, 1801.

The Lodge in which Sir Walter Scott was initiated into Freemasonry was constituted on the 2nd ofMarch, 1738, by the "M.W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland" under the name

"Canongate Kilwinning from Leith,"which was changed in 1756 to St. David. "At an Emergency

Meeting, held on Monday, the 2nd of March, 1801, the same year the first Supreme Councilwasopen, "Walter Scott was initiated, passed, and raised inLodge St. David."

Drawing from the beginning[VAL]and end[OR]of our name, theValley of Pittsburgh Legion of

Honor, our Scottish Rite Military Degree Team has adopted and desires to exemplify the concept ofVALOR in its name and in its deeds. Therefore, our VALOR Military Degree Team has been

formed to encourage worthy potential Brothers with Military affiliations to look favorably upon ourHonorable Fraternity, and to give them the opportunity of having their First, Second and Third

Masonic Degrees conferred on them by kindred spirits, thus reinforcing in them that our Honorable

Fraternity embodies the same principles of valor and honor that they strove for in their military

service.

The VALOR Military Degree Team, under the able direction of Honorary Colonel-Conductor and

Thrice Potent Master Bob Addleman, Jr., and School of Instruction Instructor Brother Walter J.Dominek, has "valiantly" commenced an intense schedule of monthly rehearsals "to be ready to

confer these degrees upon Active Duty Personnel, Military Retirees, Reservist and Veterans, asrequested by the Worshipful Masters of Blue Lodges within the Valley of Pittsburgh," announcedValley of Pittsburgh Legion of Honor Commander Charles Donahue. "While proper dispensations

for specific conferrals need to be obtained, the R.W. Grand Master has generally approved our

Military Degree Team, together with our use of uniforms and military movements."

To be eligible for the VALOR Military Degree Teamyou must be a Scottish Rite Mason and a

Veteran, Reservist or Military Retiree of, or on Active Duty in a Military Service of the United

States or an Allied Nation; and have proficiency, or commit to acquire proficiency in at least one ofthe degrees, or a part thereof, as assigned. All members of the VALOR Military Degree Teamwill

receive Military Degree Team insignia as commissioned, and if not already members, will receive

complimentary first year Legion membership.

To help do something meaningful for Masonry and be considered for Charter Membership in theVALOR Military Degree Team, contact Valley of Pittsburgh Legion of Honor Adjutant Barry J.

Lipson, PSP, PC, at [email protected] 6, 2006


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