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Re: 53 Years Late!
James F. Van Hecke Jr. (jvanhecke@LANL.GOV)
Tue, 28 May 1996 08:06:38 -0600
Until the late 50's or early 60's, an adult could earn the
Eagle rank.
At 03:10 AM 5/25/96 -0400, <Mark S. Nelson> wrote:
>A friend gave me the article clipping from a tabloid. It
was about the 77
>yrs old man who was finally became an Eagle Scout. It said
he was drafted to
>the WWII after getting some 23 merit badges in 1942. He
later came back home
>with the Purple Heart after being wounded. (the clipping
said he joined the
>Scouts at the age of 12 in 1930, which means he left the
scouting for the war
>at the age of 24, a hint of fake?) No one can become the
Eagle Scout after
>the age of 18 except of those mental retarded scouts.
>
>Anyone knows this exception?
>
>Mark Nelson
>SM, Troop 11
>SFBA Council
>Eagle Scout '80
>
>
Jim Van Hecke I used to be an Owl
Camping Chairman, Great Southwest Council, Albuquerque, NM
Kshippehellen Kitchkinet - Swift Current Guide
Terry Howerton Sakima Group, Inc. SCOUTER Magazine Kansas City |
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