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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Boy Scouts Honor the Fallen ... With Flowers

Shawn Higgins, age 12, honors a vet with a flower
Boy Scouts of Troop 317 in Bethlehem Township join with the families of St. Johns Church of Farmersville to honor fallen members of the armed forces in a simple flower ceremony on Sunday, May 26. Scouts led the church congregation across William Penn Highway to St. John’s Cemetery, where a flower was placed on each military gravesite.

Over sixty boys participate in Troop 317's program, under Scoutmaster Frank Olshefski IV.

Troop 317 on its way to cemetery

After honoring the fallen one of Troop 317's own was honored himself. Jake Sternberg, age 18, was promoted to Eagle Scout after a community service project that included the design and implementation of a large, landscaped garden at the Bethlehem Township Fire Company. Jake who has varsity letters in tennis, track and cross country at Freedom High School, will begin his pharmacy studies this August at the University of Pittsburgh.

Eagle Scout  Jake Sternberg with his proud parents, Dad Frank and Mom Pegeen.
Jake's older brother, Shane, is an Eagle Scout, too.

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