By KITTY GANDEE
White Rock

I want to let share the wonderful thing members of the Trail Life Troop NM-1412 in White Rock – Joshua Muck, Ryan Wolking, and James Wolking – have done to help us.

My husband Dan Gandee is a disabled Marine; we proudly display an American flag and a Marine Corps flag in our front yard. One day the flagpole broke in the wind, we were unable to install a new one.  Our friend Joshua Muck saw that, he arranged to bring Ryan Wolking and son James to our home to help plan for the reinstallation of our flagpole plus a veterans’ memorial. Josh told us that they were in a Trail Life Troop that mentors young boys by providing character development through outdoor adventures, leadership opportunities, and Christian-based teachings.

After we decided on the specifics, Josh, Ryan, James and several of his friends came to our home. Josh and Ryan guided the young men to install a beautiful flagpole with solar lighting, an American flag and a Marine Corps flag, a perfect veterans’ memorial, and a yellow-rose bush behind the flagpole. They did this awesome job as a gift to us!

We have never heard of Trail Life Troops, but now we know the great work they do because Josh, Ryan, and James exemplified it. We made a donation to Trail Life USA in gratitude.