General B.B. Bell and Cadet Lt. Colonel Michael Hotchkiss
General B.B. Bell, Teresa Rimer, Regent chief John Ross Chapter, Linda Mines, first Vice-Regent
The Chief John Ross Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution presented retired four-star General B. B. Bell with the DAR Medal of Honor Tuesday evening on Veterans Day, at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga auditorium.
General Bell is a 1969 UTC alumni from the ROTC program, is a current member of the Chancellor’s roundtable and an active participant of the Alumni Association. He also serves on the board of the Chattanooga Medal of Honor museum. His wife Katie Bell, is an active member of the Chief John Ross Chapter.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and support better education for our nation's children. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 165,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world's largest and most active service organizations. To learn more about the work of today's DAR, visit www.DAR.org.