Nashville [TN] 254 Boy Scouts receive Eagle award at ceremony

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254 Boy Scouts receive Eagle award at ceremony

 

The highest distinction from the Boy Scouts of America the rank of Eagle was awarded to 254 teens in ceremonies yesterday at Vanderbilt University's Langford Auditorium.

 

''Nationally, only 2% of all Scouts earn the Eagle rank,'' said Marty Dickens, president of the Middle Tennessee Council Executive Board. ''The Eagles we salute proudly join an honored group of more than one million young men who have earned the rank since 1911.''

 

Eagle is the seventh rank a Boy Scout can earn and is a performance-based achievement, Dickens said.

 

To become an Eagle, a Boy Scout must fulfill requirements in the areas of leadership, service and outdoor skills. As he progresses, the scout must earn a certain number of merit badges, accept a position of responsibility within his troop and be of service.

 

Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell, himself an Eagle Scout, delivered the keynote address, and Steve Dickert, vice president and general manager of WKDF, WGFX and Tennessee Titans Radio, was chairman of the event.