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AIR FORCE CROSS -  The Air Force Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Air Force.  The Air Force Crossis the Air Force decoration equivalent to the Distinguished Service Cross (Army), the Navy Cross (Navy and Marine Corps), and the Coast Guard Cross (Coast Guard).

TESTINA LENTE TEMPUS EDAX RERUM - Translates (Latin & French)  "Make Haste Slowly, Time Devours all Things".

CHRIST (JESUS) -  Meaning: anointed, the Greek translation of the Hebrew word translated “Messiah” Christ is the official title of our Lord, occurring 1,514 in the New Testament.   It denotes that he was anointed or consecrated to his great redemptive work as Prophet, Priest, and King of his people. He is Jesus the Christ (Acts 17:3; 18:5), the Anointed One.   He is thus spoken of by Isaiah (61:1), and by Daniel (9:24-26), who describes him as “Messiah the Prince.”  

GIRL SCOUTS -  The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly called in America as simply the Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad.   Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was organized after Low met Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, in 1911.   Upon returning to Savannah, Georgia, she telephoned a distant cousin, saying, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!"

CHILDREN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -  The Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.) was founded in 1895 by Harriett Lothrop.  After the idea for a children’s branch was proposed at the Daughters of the American Revolution Continental Congress, the organization was promptly chartered by the United States Congress.

SHINTO -  Shinto also called kami-no-michi, is a Japanese religion.  It focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.   Shinto practices were first recorded and codified in the written historical records of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki in the 8th century.   Still, these earliest Japanese writings do not refer to a unified "Shinto religion", but rather to a collection of native beliefs and mythology.

VETERAN OF THE CROSS  -  Some of the lowest paid professionals of the Twentieth Century were men and women of the cloth who served congregations across the country.   Pastors work long hours, stay up with families in joyous times and some of the most trying times of illness and death.   Ministers are there when people get married and buried.   In many cases the pastors provide the religious education and inspiration for entire communities.  Many of them then retired from service without pensions or with very small ones.

UNION VETERANS LEAGUE (UVL) - The Union Veteran Legion was formed in 1884 for Civil War Veterans.  The requirements for membership was that UVL members were to have "volunteered prior to July 1, 1863, for a term of 3 years, and were honorably discharged".  Service in the military had to be of at least 2 years in duration if the discharge was due to wounds encountered on the battlefield.  Given these requirements, the membership of the UVL was many times smaller than that of the G.A.R.

WINGED OX (SAINT LUKE) - Luke the Evangelist, the author of the third gospel account (and the Acts of the Apostles), is symbolized by a winged ox or bull – a figure of sacrifice, service and strength.   Luke's account begins with the duties of Zacharias in the temple; it represents Jesus' sacrifice in His Passion and Crucifixion, as well as Christ being High priest.   The ox signifies that Christians should be prepared to sacrifice themselves in following Christ.