WESTBOROUGH – As part of a Court of Honor ceremony for Boy Scouts Troop 100 on Thursday, Sept. 19, the Veterans Advisory Board presented a Quilt of Valor to one of the troop’s adult leaders, Lt. Col. Marshall Preston.
Board member Andy Toorock presented the quilt; the ceremony was done in conjunction with Troop 100, and it was held at the Westborough Senior Center.
“Troop 100 and the veterans of Westborough have had a significant synergy that has fostered over many years,” said Mark Derderian, committee chair for Troop 100. “The Scouts attend a lot of the veteran events, including marching in the Memorial Day parade, and assisting the vets and putting up flags at the rotary and at the cemeteries in town.”
Quilts of Valor are awarded to service members and veterans who have been touched by war.
Preston, who served with the Air Force, is a member of the Veterans Advisory Board, and hosts “Veterans Corner” on Westborough TV.
“[The] Veterans Advisory Board works closely with Troop 100, and we found it an honor that this prestigious award was presented at a troop 100 event,” said Derderian.
For information on the Quilts of Valor program, visit https://www.qovf.org/
For information on Troop 100, visit https://www.facebook.com/troop100westborough/