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World War II veteran named ‘esteemed veteran of Roswell’ ahead of 100th birthday By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com
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Eagle Scout Audrey Brinser, center, stands in front of North Park’s bocce ball courts. Brinser worked to design and build the facility as her Eagle Scout project.
Eagle Scout gives bocce ball an assist at North Park ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Residents can now enjoy games of bocce ball at a three-court facility in North Park. The bocce ball facility officially opened in March after local Boy Scouts member Audrey Brinser designed, raised funds and organized volunteers for the courts as part of her Eagle Scout project. Between January and April 2021, Brinser raised over $1,500 and worked nearly 100 volunteer hours to design and plan the facility. In May 2021, she organized 65 volunteers for construction, totaling 460 volunteer hours. For her efforts
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on the project, Brinser attained the rank of Eagle Scout in September 2021. The facility had a “soft opening” in November 2021 and had its official ribbon cutting this month. Parks & Recreation Projects Manager Kurt Kirby said the city allocated funding to add artificial turf to the playing surface, an access sidewalk and seating to the area. He said the total value of the bocce ball facility is $15,000, and a partnership with Northside Hospital helped with funding. — Jake Drukman
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Edward G. Bernard, a 99-year-old World War II veteran, received a standing ovation March 14, when Mayor Kurt Wilson proclaimed him an “esteemed veteran of Roswell.” “This is certainly a wonderful pleasure for me to be with you today and I never expected it,” Bernard said. “I love the people of Roswell very, very much.” The Vermont native is set to turn 100 on July 3. According to the proclamation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, Amphibian Branch, on June 2, 1942, as a Seaman 2nd Class. Later, as a Quartermaster on an English Landing Craft Tank Rocket 373 ship, Bernard’s job was to maintain maps, calculate targets for 100 rockets and steer the ship during times of battle. He was also required to keep a daily log, except for D-Day, which he was ordered to leave blank. The proclamation states that on June 6, 1944, Bernard helped launch the largest amphibious invasion in history. The invasion, which began as
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