Garyn Bender, a local youth, recently earned his Eagle Scout award with Troop 517 in Lowgap.
Garyn’s Eagle Scout Community Service project was funding and building a monument dedicated to the veterans in the Lowgap and Beulah communities, both those who served and returned home and those who gave their lives in service to the United States and their communities.
He was able to raise $2,689, which not only paid for the monument’s construction and installation at the community center there, but left him with $552 once all was done, money he donated to the community center.
When he installed the monument, he held a brief dedication, which included local residents from several branches of the military, including Paul Thornton of the Air Force, Kathleen Thornton and Mark Thornton, both representing the Army; and Mark Bender, representing the Navy. Garyn will be joining their ranks, heading out on Monday, March 1 for Air Force basic training.
Source: https://www.mtairynews.com
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