Heroes of ‘76

The Heroes of ’76® is an affiliated auxiliary organization of National Sojourners®, Inc. which functions under the authority of, and in accordance with, the National Constitution and By-Laws of the National Sojourners. It is composed of National Sojourners who have, in recognition of exemplary service to National Sojourners, Freemasonry, or our National Government, received this inspiring patriotic Degree.

A Camp is the basic organization in the Heroes of ’76. It is an organization composed of three or more Heroes, established by authority of, and with a proper Charter from the office of the National Commander, bearing an approved name and is sponsored by a Chapter (which shall be responsible for its proper functioning). It is staffed for the purpose of accomplishing its chief function – to conduct Bivouacs (meetings), initiate qualified Recruits by exemplification of a Degree, and perform at patriotic events in colonial attire.

2024 Officers

Michael D. Lagueux, Commander

George L. “Fritz” McMullin II, Chief of Staff

Micah I. Evans, Assistant Chief of Staff

Charles J. “Charlie” Odorizzi III, Officer of the Day

William D. “Bill” Pickle, Adjutant

Mohan S. “Mo” Krishna, Senior Lieutenant

Lucian C. “Cecil” Smith, Junior Lieutenant

Kyle Beckner, Commander of the Guard

Michael G. Horton, Sentinel

Donald “Wally” Farley, Chaplain

Joseph Warren Camp

The Heroes of ‘76 Joseph Warren Camp honors the memory of Joseph Warren (June 11, 1741 – June 17, 1775), a Founding Father of the United States. Dr. Warren was an American physician who was one of the most important figures in the Patriot movement in Boston during the early days of the American Revolution, eventually serving as President of the revolutionary Massachusetts Provincial Congress. Warren enlisted Paul Revere and William Dawes on April 18, 1775, to leave Boston and spread the alarm that the British garrison in Boston was setting out to raid the town of Concord. Warren participated in the Battles of Lexington and Concord the following day, the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

Warren had been commissioned a major general in the colony's militia shortly before the June 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill. Rather than exercise his rank, Warren chose to participate in the battle as a private soldier, and was killed in combat when British troops stormed the redoubt atop Breed's Hill

The Spirit of '76 is a sentiment explored by Thomas Jefferson, who wrote

"The principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence promised to lead America—and other nations on the globe—into a new era of freedom. The revolution begun by Americans on July 4, 1776, would never end. It would inspire all peoples living under the burden of oppression and ignorance to open their eyes to the rights of mankind, to overturn the power of tyrants, and to declare the triumph of equality over inequality."