Memorial Day Flags

Our troop helped place flags for veterans at the Glen Rest cemetery. This was a great morning. After all the flags were put in and you looked out over the acres and acres of waving flags, one could not help but to take pause. Beneath each of those flags was someone that served our country so we could enjoy the freedoms that we have. There were many dates on the grave stones that indicated that some of these people gave their lives in battle to protect those freedoms. It is so good that we take time to reflect on this as a nation and I am proud that Troop 279 and the other Scout Troops/Packs participated in the event. These are the type of things that make Scouting so important.