Schools
Petitioners Want Barrett Austin Memorial Stadium
Petition is asking school district to name stadium at new Pickens High School after soldier who made the ultimate sacrifice.
A group wants the new Pickens High School stadium to be named after a Dacusville soldier who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
A petition has been started at Change.org seeking the honor for Pfc. Barrett Austin.
Austin, 20 died April 21 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when his vehicle was attacked by an enemy improvised explosive device in Wardak Province, Afghanistan on April 17.
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He was laid to rest with full military honors on Wednesday.
The petition was begun last week by Nancy Penchev, and has more than 1,100 signatures so far.
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“Barrett Austin sacrificed his life protecting the United States of America,” the petition reads. “In return for his selflessness we should honor him by renaming the football stadium at Pickens High School Barrett Austin Memorial Stadium.”
“He was a good student,” Pickens High School Principal Marion Lawson told the Easley Progess last month. “He was always friendly, always ready with a smile and was always very polite and pleasant with his peers and teachers. Barrett was just a good all-around citizen here at Pickens High.”
Click here to sign the petition.
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