John Rarick - Honors

Honors

Rarick was awarded the "Medal of Honor" from the National Society for the Daughters of the American Revolution. He received the "Medal of Freedom" Award from the Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation, an organization named for the Hungarian priest, Jozsef Mindszenty, who was persecuted and exiled because of his opposition to Joseph Stalin and communist abuses during the Cold War. Rarick was given a "life achievement award" by the National Council of Conservative Citizens, a group of which he was a charter member and frequently addressed, along with the late conservative columnist, Sam Francis. Rarick was named "Mason of the Century" by the Feliciana Lodge 31, where he was active for more than a half century and twice served as its worshipful master. He was instrumental in organizing the lodge's annual "Day the War Stopped", an annual American Civil War re-enactment.