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29 Jun 2021
When veterans began dying of the coronavirus at the New Jersey Veterans Home in Paramus, Alex Saldana, a Scout with Oradell’s Troop 36, wanted to offer his support.
In 2020, each evening for a month the teenager played taps on his trumpet outside the home to honor those who passed away and comfort the other residents, NorthJersey.com reported Saturday.
However, he did not want his support to end there, so when researching for his Eagle Scout project recently, Alex used it as a great opportunity to continue helping the veterans.
“These are people who made a sacrifice for our country and I really wanted to show them that they weren’t forgotten, and people cared about them,” he noted.
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