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(21 May, 2009)
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Media Advisory
Scouts To Place Flags For Memorial Day At State Veterans Cemetery
WHO: 900 Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts & Brownies, Governor Jon S. Corzine is expected to attend the event
WHAT: Placing flags on graves of New Jersey veterans
WHEN: Friday, May 22 at 4:45 p.m.
WHERE: Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 350 Provinceline Road, Wrightstown (Arneytown), 08562
The Story: More than 900 Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and Brownies from troops throughout New Jersey will be decorating the graves in honor of Memorial Day at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery. The Scouts will begin arriving at 4 p.m. and start placing a flag on each grave at 5 p.m. After the nearly 41,000 graves have been decorated, the scouts will enjoy a cookout style dinner. This community service will be commemorated with a scouting patch. |
