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Buffalo Soldiers Present Awards To Church Boy Scouts
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Each year in May, the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars Post 1339, VFW Post 10140, hosts their Annual Memorial Day Program. They are joined by VFW Post 10140, the Ameri- can Legion, the Buffalo Sol- diers, and other military and non-military organizations.
Prior to the ceremony held on Memorial Day, the organ- izations join forces the Satur- day before to place flags on the graves of the fallen sol- diers. This year, they placed flags on more than 1,600 graves at Rest Haven Memo- rial Cemetery.
This tribute to the lives lost began in 1997. The adults are assisted in placing the flags on the graves by Boys Scouts and other organizations within the community.
The Boy Scout Troop #64 and the Cub Scout Troop #64 at First Baptist Church of College Hill have partici-
Members of the Woods & Wanton Chapter, Inc., of the Buffalo Soldiers shown with the Boy Scouts, Troop #64 are: Trooper Pa- tricia Mosley, Trooper Toni Stokes, Trooper Marchant Stokes, Trooper Don Johnson, and standing, Trooper Frank Bell.
Troopers Patricia Mosley, Toni Stokes, Marchant Stokes, Don Johnson, Frank Bell, President of the Woods & Wanton Chapter, Inc., of the Buffalo Soldiers (standing), and Pastor Evan Burrows, Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church of College Hill, are shown with the Cub Scouts Troop #64.
pated in placing flags on the graves of fallen soldiers for several years.
Beginning in 2016, the youngsters began placing flags on the graves of soldiers at Memorial Park Cemetery, corner of N. 22nd Street and E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. This endeavor is an
annual event sponsored by the Woods & Wanton Chap- ter, Inc., of the Buffalo Sol- diers and veterans who attend First Baptist Church of College Hill.
After placing the flags on the graves prior to the re- spective ceremonies, the youngster return and help re-
trieve the flags.
Recently, in recognition of
their dedication and partici- pation, Frank Bell, Presi- dent of the Woods & Wanton Chapter, Inc., of the Buffalo Soldiers presented each troop with a $500 donation to help them meet their scouting goals.
The donations were ac- cepted by Scoutmaster Sharon Canty and Cubmaster Christine Cheshire.
Rev. Evan Burrows, Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church of College Hill thanked the organization for recognizing the scouts and their dedication.
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