![Following the christening of the Benjamin Chase, a new boat for Sea Scout Ship 100 of Gainesville named after two Cub Scouts killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, the victim's mothers tossed rose petals into the Potomac River in honor of the victims. [Mary Davidson / Potomac Local News]](http://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/081813-benjamin-chase.jpg)
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