[ButThreeLeftsDo]

We salute you, Garrett.

[kingattax]

God bless these folks

[MeshugeMikey]

Here Here.

Patriots are not a dying Breed!!

[Viking2002]

There are quite a few million of America's yoots who could take a lesson from this young man's ethics.

[skinkinthegrass]

*SALUTE!* Garrent. (a gallant lad.)

[Tax-chick]

Good job. One of our troop’s Eagle Scouts a few years ago did a cemetery-restoration project, too.

[Maudeen]

More of these stories need to make headlines. What a true patriot!

[Pontiac]

“I know in the winter the headstones do get very weathered,” he said, as the bristles removed grime caked into the engraved letters. “

Despite the Saturday morning drizzle, McKay and 20 friends and family members spent the morning at Fort Snelling National Cemetery cleaning the limestone graves of hundreds of soldiers, their wives and the occasional child.

A very noble sentiment but he may be doing damage to the grave stones.

Lime stone is a very soft stone and the bristles of a scrub brush will be removing stone as well as dirt. Depending on the chemical composition of the cleaner used the damage may be multiplied.

To minimize the wear and tear on the stones he should probably consult a chemist.

[V K Lee]

Thank God there are some parents who remain steadfast and raise their children as true citizens of America. It can still be done, but we don’t see it much these days. And what will Eric the Red contribute or say about this? Those aren’t ‘my people’?

Thank you Garrett.