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Girl Scouts thanking veterans is a ‘small adrenaline rush of love’
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Erin Marie Stancel, a member of Girl Scouts USA Troop 3314, and her mother regard various images of Cornelius Cornelssen VIII, a World War II veteran, during a celebration of life for him at Flowery Branch Masonic Lodge 212 on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018. Stancel began thanking veterans for their service as a part of a Girls Scouts assignment to thank 50 veterans. She has gone on to thank more than 400 veterans. - photo by Austin Steele
Erin Stancel pointed to her green vest covered in patches and pins, showing off the Bronze Award stuck to it. She earned that award after many hours of community service as a Girl Scout, but she and her friend, Emma Pruitt, didn’t simply stop at that award. They took things a step further.