My son's Eagle Court of Honor was last sunday, April 21. Had a bagpiper (who is in the Venture Crew) do Scouting Thunder (Scotland the Brave) as an Intro and Amazing Grace as the recessional. She was dressed in traditional bagpier garb, except she wore her Venture Uniform shirt. One bagpipe certainly filled the chuch with sound (I hesitate to call it music)

 

We did a combination of the "Light the Trail of the Eagle" and "The Challenge" ceremonies.

 

The first "Challenger" was so effective a nearby ASM almost tackled him while he was speaking, thought the scout was disrupting things, he didnt realize it was part of the ceremony until later.

 

My boy has overcome a lot, he is ADD, dyslexic, and has to cath a stoma to urinate and must sleep with a drainage bag attached to his stoma.

 

He was SPL and now is a JASM, I am just so proud of him, he cant stand it. OK, I got it out and I will contain myself from here on out...

Way to go OGE and Son!

 

 

OGE,

 

Congratulations to your son and to you and the family. It sounds like a ceremony he will always remember.

 

best wishes,

Bob White(This message has been edited by Bob White)

Wonderful! I am sure you were the wind beneath his wings. Do I see a Venture Crew and a Range Awars in your sons future?

Always wonderful to gain an Eagle. Your son sounds like an impressive laddy. Congratulations!

Congratulations!!

Tell him to keep working hard and he will continue to reach his life goals.

OGE,

 

Warmed by your news. I'm sure this is a moment your son and yourself will always remember. Something tells me, he's just as proud of you as you are of him. God Bless.

Congrats OGE! I'm sure this is a moment in both of your lives you will always remember. Now encourage him to use what he has learned to help others along the trail!

 

Congrats OGE to you and your son. You should be very proud -- popping those buttons off whichever uniform shirt you might be wearing today!

Congratulations to your son, you, and your family. The Scots have made more than their share of contributions to Western Civilization (Hume, Adam Smith, etc.) but you have to wonder about a people who consider bagpipes to be musical instruments and Haggis to be food for humans.

OGE, congrats to you and your son. May he continue to learn from and enjoy all that Scouting has to offer.

What great news. You and your son have much to be proud of, congratulations and best wishes!

Well done to both the old 'grey' and the young Eagle. What do you mean 'he finally made it'? It would seem obvious that the courage and commitment we've seen in your posts is a family thing.

Wonderful! An exceptional Scout and an exceptional Dad! ...Dave J!

Congratulations to you and your son. I'm sure he will continue to be an asset to your Troop.