| − | 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 [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[priest]], [[Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty]], who was persecuted and exiled because of his opposition to [[Joseph Stalin]] and [[communist]] horrors during the [[Cold War]]. Rarick was given a "life achievement award" by the [[Council of Conservative Citizens]], a group of which he was a charter member and frequently addressed, along with the late conservative columnist, [[Samuel T. Francis|Samuel T. "Sam" Francis]]. Rarick was named "Freemason 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.<ref name=obit/> | + | 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 [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[priest]], [[Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty]], who was persecuted and exiled because of his opposition to [[Joseph Stalin]] and [[communist]] horrors during the [[Cold War]]. Rarick was given a "life achievement award" by the [[Council of Conservative Citizens]], a group of which he was a charter member and frequently addressed, along with the late conservative columnist, Samuel Todd "Sam" Francis (1947-2005). |
| | + | ]]. Rarick was named "Freemason 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.<ref name=obit/> |