March 29, 2024

Eagle Scout Project Rehoboth's War Memorial Landscape Enhancement

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A Boy Scout named Jack Silva is currently engaged in earning his Eagle Scout badge by working with the Rehoboth Veterans’ Officer on “Operation Landscape Enhancement” of the Rehoboth War Memorial and the Rehoboth 350th/375th Anniversary Time Capsule located at the Palmer River School. This project involved the removing of a 40 foot painted steel flag pole and the installation of a 60 foot maintenance free aluminum flag pole acquired from a Plymouth County school.

Jack Silva coordinated the removal of the old flag pole with Bill Conway, a local resident who’s a crane operator from Bay Crane based out of the Boston area, along with Chip Ventura of Chips Welding, Quarry Brothers, Inc., Jared Levesque from Full Scope Contracting, Dexter Signs who erected the 60 foot flag pole, Taunton Rentals, D & D Landscape & Mulch, with several Boy Scouts from Troop 13, Veterans of the Valor Act of Rehoboth and the Rehoboth Veterans Service Officer Jake Kramer. The Rehoboth Volunteer Fire Department assisted with their ladder truck for the final installation the hardware and erecting the American Flag and the Rehoboth Highway Department finished off project by placing the 350th/375th Anniversary Time Capsule marker located at the Palmer River School.

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