DAR honors top, young citizens

Published 1:47 pm Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Hilda Meryhew
Hilda Meryhew

For the Reporter

The Daughters of the American Revolution, Lakota Chapter of Auburn, recently honored a pair of girls for their citizenship and service.

Kathryn Graham, a cadet and student at Auburn Mountainview High School, accepted the National Defense Army ROTC Bronze Medal for her loyalty, patriotism, and military and scholastic achievement.

Manmeet Kaur, an eighth-grader at Cascade Middle School, received the Youth Good Citizenship Award for her honesty, courage to overcome obstacles, leadership, responsibility, patriotism and bringing honor to her school.

Hilda Meryhew, National Defense chairman for NSDAR, Lakota Chapter, presented the awards.

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Hilda Meryhew, National Defense chairman for NSDAR, Lakota Chapter, right, with Manmeet Kaur, an eighth-grader at Cascade Middle School. Courtesy photo