Celebrating the Birth of Our Nation
R.W. Grand Master Larry A. Derr, R.W. Deputy Grand Master Robert D. Brink and Deputy Grand Secretary Peter M. Kraus traveled to Boston in April to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Brother and Past Grand Master Paul Revere’s historic ride, the ensuing the battles of Lexington, where the “shot heard ‘round the world” was fired, and Concord, Massachusetts.
Highlights included marching in parades alongside Massachusetts brethren and other dignitaries, dramatic reenactments of historic events, a drone show and a banquet with the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, of which several leaders are
also Masons.
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Grand Master Larry A. Derr and Deputy Grand Master Robert D. Brink in front of the Paul Revere statue in Boston
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Two lanterns were lit in the spire of Old North Church, just as they were on April 18, 1775, when they warned of the approaching British troops: “One if by land, and two if by sea!”
