Rick Laws, Past-President of the Joseph Greer Chapter, Tennessee Society, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), hails from the East Tennessee lands of Daniel Boone and Davy Crocket. His career as a United States Army, Chief Warrant Officer, has taken him over the world supporting the United States Army Combat Engineering operations. During his Army service, he supported a wide variety of Army programs and engineering projects, from patrolling the former Inter-zonal border between East and West Germany, bridge building in Belize Central America, relief mission in Rwanda / Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Nations observation points in Macedonia, to combat engineering missions in Southwest Asia (Operation Desert Shield/Storm). He was also an assistant to the Inspector General for the Eighth Army Headquarters in Korea. During his military career, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, and four times the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), among other significant awards. He was also honored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with the award of the De Fleury Medallion. In his association with the Sons of the American Revolution, Rick has engaged in historical studies, various projects and ceremonies. He supports SAR and Camp Blount Historical Site Association (CBHSA) with the Joseph Greer House Recovery and Reconstruction, which he chronicled in a new book, "House of the Messenger".