Local Scout To Receive 'Honor Medal' For Saving Another's Life

Nathan Henneberg-Verity of Norcross will be awarded the prestigious award for saving the life of a fellow scout. He was assisted by three Peachtree Corners scouts who helped pull several scouts to safety when their canoe tipped in a swift moving current.

Submitted by Kevin Dunn (It took six months of reviews, interviews and paperwork for this scout to be awarded this high honor. Kevin Dunn has been one of Nathan’s scout leaders for the past 13 years and was his scoutmaster for four years.) ----------- Boy Scout Troop 26, chartered by Christ Church Episcopal in the city of Norcross, Ga. was honored this week as one of their scouts, Nathan Henneberg-Verity, an 18-year-old Eagle Scout, was awarded scouting’s national award, The Honor Medal. The award is presented to scouts who have, “demonstrated unusual heroism and skill in saving or attempting to save life at considerable risk to self. Nathan will be presented the Honor Medal on Feb. 24, during the 10:30 a.m. Scout Sunday church service for…

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