Soggy ground and gray skies on Saturday didn’t stop Harrison-area Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from their solemn commitment to local veterans. At Prospect Cemetery in Brackenridge, there are 745 veterans buried amongst the more than 13,000 occupied plots, which stretch across 13.5 acres. The scouts made sure that each
The members of Cub Scout Pack 186 from Harrison have a large chore looming this week but the people they’re serving had an even bigger one, the youngsters said. Pack members will traverse the 13-acre Prospect Cemetery in Brackenridge to place 745 American flags on grave sites of veterans buried
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CAMDEN On March 29, 1973, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam as Hanoi freed the remaining American prisoners of war held in North Vietnam. In 2012, President Obama signed a presidential proclamation, designating March 29 as the annual.