National Defense Chairman Connie Tucker of the Col. William Candler Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution awarded the first two Distinguished Citizen Awards to Newman A. Jacobs, a former aviator with the U.S. Navy and retired U.S. Army Col. Bilton Vance. The Distinguished Citizens Medal was recently established by the national society of the Daughters of the American Revolution to recognize citizens who fulfill the qualities of honor, service, courage, leadership and patriotism. “The design of the medal features a federal eagle symbolizing strength, power and freedom while its wings reflect protection,” Tucker said.