In protest against the destruction of Junák I founded the memorial mound at Těškovice
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Jiří Fiedler, aka Javor, was born on June 18, 1935 in Háj (present-day Háj ve Slezsku) in the family of a nitrogen factory worker in Mariánské Hory. During the liberation of Háj their house got hit but the family fortunately survived the blast in the basement. Jiří joined the Scouts in June 1945 and he took his Scout oath on July 6, 1948 during a Scout camp. After the ban of Scouting he was a member of a group of five Rovers, who continued with Scouting activity illegally, focusing mainly on woodcraft. The group ceased to exist in 1955 when all of them had to start their military service. In March 1968 he was involved in the restoration of Scouting in Háj ve Slezsku. In protest against another ban on Scouting he constructed a memorial mound on the hill in Těškovice which is now a traditional memorial place just like the well-known Ivančena. He wanted to carry on working with young people during the period of normalization, and thus he joined the TIS. After the Velvet Revolution he participated on the third restoration of Scouting in Háj and later became the unit leader of the unit Ostrá Hůrka. He was awarded for his activity for the Scouting movement by being admitted to the Svojsík’s troop and twice he was decorated with the Medal of Thanks. He is the holder of the Bronze and Silver Syrinx.
