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12-Year-Old Scout Introduces Homeless Kids to Merits of Scouting, page 3

Also in this issue:

Eagle’s Invention Eases Filmmakers’ Challenge, page 6

Distinguished Eagle Scout Chuck Smith, page 9

Scouting News Briefs, page 10

Journal of the National Eagle Scout Association

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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

National President

William F. Cronk

National Commissioner

Donald D. Belcher

Chief Scout Executive

Roy L. Williams

NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

The Board of Regents consists

of more than 400 holders of the

Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.

President, Robert M. Gates;

vice presidents, Wayne Bingham,

Clark W. Fetridge, John W. McKenzie

EAGLETTER

Editor, Terry Lawson

Associate editor, Stefanie Gibson

Staff: Lois Albertus, Teresa Brown,

Velma Cooks, Rhonda DeVaney,

Ann Dimond, Jeff Laughlin

Address all correspondence to

NESA, S220

Boy Scouts of America

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P.O. Box 152079

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http://www.NESA.org

Circulation this issue: 120,000

ISSN 0890-4995

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will offer a replica Eagle Scout

medal designed specifically for wear with

U.S. military dress uniforms. The special

medal was designed in response to military

personnel’s requests to have an Eagle insignia

that was proportionate to other military

medals. The new medals are restricted for

purchase by Eagle Scouts and are available

only at Scout shops and council trading posts.

Local Council NESA CommitteesNESA is seeking information from local

council NESA committees. Let us know what

you are doing, and tell us about your success on the local level.

Address your letters to NESA, P.O. Box 152079, 1325 W. Walnut Hill

Lane, Irving, TX 75015-2079, or fax to Terry Lawson at 972-580-2399.

On Track for Another Great YearThe number of new Eagle Scouts certified through June 2006 is

3.2 percent higher than that period in 2005—the second most

productive year in BSA history.

Celebrating the BSA’s CentennialThe 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America is just over

three years away. NESA is seeking ideas for how it can make the 2010

celebration unique to our members. Address your ideas to NESA,

P.O. Box 152079, 1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane, Irving, TX 75015-2079,

or fax to Terry Lawson at 972-580-2399. Suggestions will be reviewed,

but we regret that we will be unable to acknowledge receipt of each one.

Eagle Scout News

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It all started when 12-year-old Greg Sweeney of Wilmington, Delaware, helped his older brother, Matt, with his Eagle Scout service project.

Matt’s project was pretty straightforward—reading to children at a day care center for homeless children—but the day care director was thrilled to have the Scouts there. To her, they represented positive male role models, a precious commodity both at the center and in the children’s families. “A lot of them live just with their moms, and most of the shelter workers and volunteers are women,” Greg said, “so they don’t get too many good male role models.”

Being just barely out of Cub Scouting, Greg decided he had touched on the perfect solution to bring the boys more male role models: The Ministry of Caring, which runs the shelter and a variety of other outreach programs, needed to charter a Cub Scout pack. He suggested the idea to Brother Ronald Giannone, the Ministry of Caring’s founder and executive director.

Giannone’s response took Greg by surprise. “He said, ‘That’s a good idea. Why don’t you do that?’” Greg said.

When Greg pointed out that he was 12 years old, Giannone said his age didn’t matter. But Giannone pointed out that most of the center’s children only stay 30 to 45 days—and Greg said that didn’t matter. “I told him all the challenges, and it didn’t knock a feather off of him,” Giannone said.

And so Cub Scout Pack 506 was born—its number taken from the Ministry of Caring’s street address, its leadership built around a 12-year-old Star Scout, his parents, and a group of caring adults.

Seven years later, the pack is still going strong. The adult leaders Greg recruited and inspired have transformed the lives of dozens of kids, some just a little younger than Greg himself.

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Not surprisingly, Pack 506 operates a little differently than traditional Cub Scout packs. There are not enough boys to create separate dens. The uniform is a T-shirt. Some boys stay two weeks, others for five years—depending on how long they stay in the neighborhood with their families.

One of the pack’s biggest challenges is working with the boys’ family situations. Although all the parents have full-time jobs, many work long hours and many are single parents, which can make the boys’ advancement difficult. “The parents don’t really have the time to sit down and do all the stuff that a typical parent does with their kids in Cub Scouts,” Greg said.

“Greg realized early on that the Cubs’ parents were not in a position to take on the added responsibilities of being Scout parents when their to-do list included such basics as finding a place to live and having food for their children,” said Greg’s mom, Kathy Canavan. “His idea was to skip one generation and provide every single thing a Cub Scout needed to stay in Scouting.”

That included providing transportation. The Ministry of Caring’s facilities are spread across Wilmington, and Greg wanted boys to be able to continue in Scouting when they moved into transitional housing.

“We have a van that goes around and picks up the kids, so I had to call each of the families at the different shelters or transitional housing and make sure they were coming,” Greg said. “Since they’re moving around so much, the phone tree would change weekly.”

Arranging transportation wasn’t the only thing on Greg’s agenda. “I also had to plan what it was we were going to do for the meeting, come up with the program, get the supplies, call people to come in to visit the Cub Scouts and do the program, or arrange for them to go on a trip to visit the firehouse or something,” he said.

Between recruiting volunteers, calling families, and attend-ing meetings, Greg spent at least six hours a week working with Pack 506. “During the really long weeks, it could take up to 40 hours a week just on Cub Scout–related stuff,” he said.

During some of those long weeks, Greg says he felt like quitting, but then “somebody would always step up and just do one little thing that would keep us going,” he said. When several volunteers dropped out, for example, an Eagle Scout volunteered to show up every Tuesday. When trans-portation became a problem, someone donated money to pay a driver.

“Brother Ronald has told Greg in the past that when God closes a door, he opens a window,” Canavan said. “So far, he always has for Pack 506.”

The program, and the volunteers it brings in, are what excites Giannone so much about Pack 506. The program helps homeless kids “realize that they can do things, that they’re not locked into poverty, and that the ladder to climb out is not necessarily to sell drugs on the corner,” he said. “These kids are impressed when they see all the back-grounds of these different people who come to volunteer and raise the expectations of these kids.”

“When I heard about what Greg was doing and then I met the kid, the first thing that came to my mind was, ‘He has no idea—absolutely none—how unusual this is.’”

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What impresses Steve Hutt, a relatively new pack volunteer, is the commitment of Greg, his mother, and his father, John Sweeney. “They are the Mother Teresas of America. I can’t say enough about this family. They are the most selfless set of people I’ve ever met in my entire life—bar none,” Hutt said.

Scout Executive Patrick Sterrett of the Del-Mar-Va Council also has high praise. “I can’t say enough about Greg—not only what it says about Scouting and what he’s doing in the homeless community, but what it says about Scouting and the leaders who were involved in leading and forming Greg,” he said. “It’s really a double success story: what he’s doing for other people and what people have done for him—including his parents.”

Greg kept Pack 506 going for five years. As he got ready to enter the University of Delaware, he gradually handed over responsibility to Star Scout Alex O’Neill and Life Scout Jake Williams, who now manage the program along with a cadre of dedicated adult leaders. During his senior year in high school, Greg spent “only” about six hours a week working with the pack.

So what can five years of Scouting accomplish in a home-less shelter? Plenty, according to Canavan. “One of our Cub Scouts skipped a grade while living in shelters; another got

on the honor roll while living in a car in the wintertime. One swept his age group in a local chess tournament. One former Cub Scout was elected president of his student government while living in a homeless shelter,” she said.

The pack is having an impact beyond the Ministry of Caring as well, according to Sterrett. “Greg has pulled off what we’re trying to do as a council, and he pulled it off as a 12-year-old kid,” Sterrett said. “We’re actually talking to Greg and his mom and other people to see if we can model something like this in other areas.”

People beyond Wilmington have taken notice as well. Last fall, Greg was named Person of the Week by ABC News. He also received the 2005 Young Adult National Caring Award from The Caring Institute. And this spring, NESA and the Boy Scouts of America honored him at the 2006 Duty to Country Americanism Breakfast.

Despite the national attention, Greg remains humble about what he’s accom-plished. Steve Hutt thinks he knows why.

“When I heard about what Greg was doing and then I met the kid, the first thing that came to my mind was, ‘He has no idea—absolutely none—how unusual this is.’ I just don’t think that thought ever enters his mind,” Hutt said.

Along his journey to develop Pack 506, Greg Sweeney completed his own Eagle Scout project. Realizing that soup-kitchen fare was filling but bland (especially for recent immigrants), Greg decided to spice things up a bit. He and a group of volunteers collected 121 grocery bags full of herbs and spices for a downtown soup kitchen. “When the kids brought them in, they literally covered a cafeteria table,” Greg’s mom said.

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Steve McWilliams’ EyeLiner helps filmmakers maintain eye contact with subjects of any size.

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Since he made his television debut in 1995, Wishbone, an adventurous and imaginative Jack Russell terrier,

has introduced millions of children to great literature, from Treasure Island to The Tempest. He’s appeared in People magazine and on “The Tonight Show” and has raked in four Emmys and a Peabody Award.

But Wishbone has one shortcoming: He has trouble looking straight into a camera lens.

Wishbone is not alone, as anyone who’s taken snapshots of a pet can attest. Animals like to look at people and other animals, not at cold, unmoving cameras. So when the Target Corporation wanted to feature Wishbone in a TV commercial, Eagle Scout Steve McWilliams came to the rescue.

Based in Dallas, McWilliams has worked on movies and TV commercials for more than two decades. Over the years, he’s shot commercials for Nokia, T. G. I. Friday’s, American Airlines, Luby’s Cafeterias, and numerous banks and hospitals. But he brought more than experience to the Wishbone shoot; he brought the EyeLiner Focusing Device.

McWilliams invented the EyeLiner for just such a challenge. The device mounts on the front of a camera and, much like a teleprompter, projects a live image in front of the lens. This image can be the camera operator, an animal trainer,

or even a dog treat. In Wishbone’s case, the trainer rattled a treat cup and then held it behind the EyeLiner so the dog could see it.

If you’ve ever made a periscope out of a cardboard tube and a couple of mirrors, you’ll understand how the EyeLiner works. The image from behind and to the side of the camera is reflected so it appears

right in front of the camera lens. The key difference is that the EyeLiner includes a one-way mirror through which the camera lens can see. “The trick was that second mirror,” McWilliams said.

Without a device like the EyeLiner, McWilliams said, it’s very difficult to get an animal to look into a camera. “Wishbone’s trainer said she could force the dog to look in the lens and turn away, but that the opposite is almost impos-sible,” he said. In fact, one standard trick used to achieve the desired effect is to run the tape backward.

But tricks like that don’t help with still photography. That’s why Dale Churchill frequently uses the EyeLiner in his work. “As a professional photographer specializing in dogs, I’ve run into a lot of requests from art directors who want that eye contact,” Churchill said. “When what you want is eye contact, this is the way anybody can get it.”

Eagle Scout’s Invention Eases Filmmakers’ Challenge

Eye to Eyeby Mark Ray

Steve McWilliams grew up in Port Arthur, Texas, and became an Eagle Scout in Troop 84. He studied radio and television production at North Texas State University.

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McWilliams, left, instructs Scouts for the Cinematography merit badge.Even sports stars like the NBA’s Yao Ming,

right, can benefit from the EyeLiner.

Without a device like the EyeLiner, McWilliams said, it’s very difficult to get an animal to look into a camera.

The EyeLiner technology is good for more than dogs. McWilliams and his clients have used it to capture other animals, children being interviewed, and real people giving testimonials. “So much of communication is conveyed through eye contact,” he said. “When subjects look off camera, it’s more voyeuristic.”

In recent years, McWilliams has created four different versions of the EyeLiner: large and small motion picture versions, a version for still cameras, and most recently the iDirect, a model for use with webcams, those little cameras used in videoconferencing over the Internet.

A major problem with webcams is that they must be placed above or to the side of the computer monitor. People you’re conferencing with never appear to be looking straight at you. The iDirect solves that problem.

“The iDirect will let people using a webcam have eye-to-eye communication from their desktops,” McWilliams said. “I am hoping every teenager in the country will enjoy my device when video instant messaging takes off.”

McWilliams grew up in Port Arthur, Texas, and became an Eagle Scout in Troop 84. He studied radio and television production at North Texas State University before moving to Dallas.

In recent years, McWilliams has done extensive work for the Boy Scouts of America, including working on videos for the Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class rank require-ments and creating a series of online videos for the Boys’ Life Web site that show how to tie the basic Scout knots. These videos, which use QuickTime VR technology, let viewers watch them in real time, slow them down, or even move through them a frame at a time. They’re shot from the knot-tier’s perspective and include the knot-tier’s hands, which helps make learning easier.

McWilliams has also consulted with the BSA on revisions to the Cinematography merit badge pamphlet. His goal was

to bring the material up-to-date and make it focus more on visual storytelling and less on budgets and

production schedules.Not surprisingly, gear played a big role in

McWilliams’ revisions. He counseled readers to pick the right equipment for the job: a handheld

camera for a story about a skateboarder, a tripod-mounted camera for a quiet scene

of a father reading to his child.And if the job requires a brand-new

piece of gear? Well, Scout cinematogra-phers can probably figure that out. After all, McWilliams did.

The EyeLiner allows photographers to achieve eye contact with all kinds of subjects.

difficult, so I immediately started to rise in the telephone business. I attribute that all to my Scouting education and background.”

Nearly 40 years later, Smith remains with AT&T West (a successor company to SBC and Pacific Bell). As president and CEO, he oversees more than 42,000 employees who serve the company’s cus-tomers in California and Nevada.

“Clearly, I wouldn’t be president and CEO of a Fortune 500 company if it wasn’t for this great movement of ours,” Smith said. “I attribute every day of my success to it.”

As the space race heated up in the mid-1950s, so did Chuck Smith’s excitement.

The inner-city Los Angeles youngster had already been dabbling in radio. Now, he wanted to build rockets.

Dyslexic, inarticulate, and shy, Smith built up the nerve to tell a teacher about his dreams. Her response was less than encouraging. “She looked at me and said, ‘Get away from me. You’ll be lucky if you ever get out of school,’” Smith said. “I went home, and I just cried.”

That might have been the end of Smith’s story. But his parents believed in him. They introduced him to Bud Peterson, a family friend who was an Eagle Scout, a Scoutmaster, and a ham radio operator.

Peterson convinced Smith that he could succeed in radio, but only if he worked hard in school. “You can do it if you really want to,” Peterson told him.

Then, Peterson told him something even more important. “You can not only learn about radio, but there’s a way you can learn about life—how to survive, how to be a leader,” Peterson said. “I’ve got just the organization for you.”

That organization was Scouting.“For the first time in my life, I

could say something and somebody would listen,” Smith said. “I could demonstrate that I could study and read and do things at my pace, and I could be proficient.”

Peterson always stood by, ready to encourage Smith, recognize his accom-plishments, and push him toward greater achievements. “You want to go to col-lege,” Peterson told him. “You want to be a leader, and you want to do things.”

Smith did go to college, graduating from California State University at Los Angeles in 1967. He quickly earned a position with Pacific Telephone (later Pacific Bell) and soon moved into management with the company. “Many of the things you do as a first-level manager, I did as a senior patrol leader,” Smith said. “They weren’t

He remains dedicated first and foremost to young people, especially at-risk youth. “I have been committed for many, many years to reach back and touch lives of young people, either through Scouting or a number of other venues, working with young people who were very much like me, who never had any intention of going to college, who had been left by the wayside because nobody would believe in them,” Smith said.

Within Scouting, Smith works at both the local and national levels. At the local level, Smith focuses on rais-ing money for the Mount Diablo Silverado Council. “As an executive, I have an opportunity to use my position and success, which Scouting gave me, to help further the Scouting movement,” he said. “And I thoroughly love that.”

Scout Executive Al Westberg says Smith is an important asset. “When Chuck tells his story of his own per-sonal experience through Scouting, it absolutely captivates his audience. He’s an incredible speaker, very motiva-tional, very passionate,” Westberg said.

At the national level, Smith is a member of the BSA’s National Executive Board. Much of his work there involves recruiting, training, and retaining professionals to work in the minority community. Smith wants Scouting to be there for kids who do not know about the program but desperately need it. “If we’re in the right place at the right time, we

can make a difference,” he said.Smith feels Scouting benefits more

than individuals; it benefits America as a whole. “I believe that this country needs Scouting—and never more than now,” he said. “We need to get young people focused on what this country is all about, what we can do in terms of pro-ductivity and national competition worldwide. What fuels that fire are inspired young people who can take their rightful place in society. That’s what this is all about.”

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Chuck SmithBecame an Eagle Scout:

1959 in Los Angeles, California

Became a Distinguished Eagle Scout: 2005 in Pleasant Hill, California

Lives in: San Francisco Bay area

and Los Angeles, California

Occupation: President and CEO of AT&T West

Family: Two grown children by

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In BriefKeeping NESA Members Informed of Scouting’s News

Ordering Duplicate Eagle Scout and NESA CredentialsIf you’ve lost your Eagle Scout certificate or NESA membership card, don’t lose hope. You can order replacements through the National Eagle Scout Association. Available items include the Eagle Scout card and certificate, NESA regular membership card and certificate, and the NESA life membership card and certificate. Each card is $5; each certificate is $3.

For more information on ordering duplicate credentials, visit the NESA Web site at http://www.NESA.org and click on the About NESA link. You can also request an Application for Duplicate Credentials by writing to NESA, S220, Boy Scouts of America, 1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane, P.O. Box 152079, Irving TX 75015-2079.

TV Pioneer Recognized as Eagle ScoutTelevision pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth (1906–1971) received all sorts of belated honors for his inventions. His statue stands in the U.S. Capitol. His face adorned a U.S. postage stamp. He received an honorary Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. But he never received his Eagle Scout badge. He’d earned the award but moved out of state before he could receive the badge.

“I’m sure he was a little busy in those years, doing all he was doing,”

said Paul Moore, Scout executive of the Great Salt Lake Council.What Farnsworth was doing was no less than inventing

modern television. Throughout his teen years in Utah and Idaho, Farnsworth experimented with techniques for transmitting televi-sion pictures electronically instead of mechanically. He eventually received 160 patents for inventions ranging from television trans-mitters to infrared night lights to baby incubators. Television sets at the time of his death relied on roughly 100 of his patents.

His great-nephew, Daniel Farnsworth, learned about the inventor’s missing Eagle badge when he heard his great-aunt, Pem, giving a radio interview about her late husband. “Her eyes sort of swelled when she told the story, so I think when he told her about it, it was something that meant a lot to him,” Daniel said.

The younger Farnsworth thought it would be nice to have the award presented posthumously and mentioned the idea to Julie Clarke, a Scouting volunteer he knew in Salt Lake City. Clarke contacted the Great Salt Lake Council, which researched the issue. Last December, council officials visited Pem at her nursing home and presented her with her husband’s long-delayed badge. She died just four months later.

“It’s actually kind of remarkable because it was the last bit of recognition she was able to get for her husband, who received very little recognition during his lifetime,” Daniel Farnsworth said.

Philo T. Farnsworth and friend Mable Bernstein inspect one of Farnsworth’s first portable TV cameras, built in 1934.

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Fossett Sets Another World RecordSince February 2005, Distinguished Eagle Scout Steve Fossett and his Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer have set three world avia-tion records. That month, he flew the first solo, nonstop, non-refueled airplane flight around the globe. A year later, he broke the record for the longest nonstop flight, covering 25,766 miles in 76 hours, 45 minutes. Then, in March of this year, he broke the absolute closed-circuit distance record, circumnavigating the globe in 74 hours, 26 minutes.

Fossett’s new aviation records are just three of the 110 records he’s set in five different sports, 70 of which remain unbroken. He also took the first solo round-the-world balloon flight, holds numerous sailing records, and has completed such endurance sports events as the Iditarod, the Ironman Triathlon, and the English Channel swim.

A native of Jackson, Tennessee, Fossett became an Eagle Scout in 1957 and is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. Last fall, he was elected to a second term as a member of the World Scout Committee.

Distinguished Eagle Scout Seeks to Modernize U.S. Senate

If the U.S. Senate ever allows laptop computers on the Senate floor, it will be thanks in part to Republican Sen. Mike Enzi. The Eagle Scout from Wyoming has been fighting for his digital rights since arriving in Washington nine years ago.

His rationale is simple: “The more information you are able to access on the floor, the more time you can spend on the floor listening to the debate,” he said.

Dubbed “Cyber Senator” by some, Enzi first took his proposal to the Senate

Rules Committee in the fall of 1997. According to his press secretary, the committee rejected his proposal “because they were concerned about the size of the computers, their potential to ‘distract, interrupt, or inconvenience the business or members of the Senate,’ and the effect that they may have on the historical furniture of the Senate chamber.”

Enzi returned to the Rules Committee a few years later, arguing that laptops had gotten smaller and less obtrusive and that wireless technology eliminated the need to drill holes for cabling in the chambers’ antique desks. The committee once again disagreed, but Enzi remains hopeful that the Senate will come around to his idea of the digital age soon.

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World Jamboree Marks Scouting’s CentennialIn August 1907, although few people noticed, Robert Baden-Powell held the world’s first Boy Scout camp on Brownsea Island near Dorset, England. A hundred years later, the 21st World Scout Jamboree will be a lot more noticeable. A total of 40,000 Scouts, leaders, and staff members—including 3,200 Americans—will celebrate Scouting’s birthday during the 12-day event in August 2007.

The jamboree will combine proven elements of previous world Scout jamborees with new concepts and ideas that were tested during last year’s European Scout jamboree (EuroJam). Key elements of the program will include:

• WorldVillage—Six areas on the jamboree site that Scouts will explore in order to experience activities ranging from creativity to technology to culture

•TheGilwellAdventure—An action-packed day of adventurous and challenging activities

at Gilwell Park, the home of Scouting in the United Kingdom

•GlobalDevelopmentVillage—A chance to explore many of today’s key world challenges through practical

workshops run by specialists from the United Nations and other organizations

• CommunityActionDay—A day devoted to making a difference in the community through involvement in local projects in partnership with Scouts and community groups near the jamboree site

For more on the 2007 World Scout Jamboree, visit http://www.scouting2007.org or http://www.scouting.org/jamboree/world.

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Gilbert T. Olsen II, Point Pleasant, New Jersey, received a bachelor of arts degree in communications with a minor in geography from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Travis John Pike, Salisbury, Maryland, received a bachelor of science degree in biology from Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland.

Brian F. Veale, DeSoto, Texas, received a doctorate degree in computer science from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.

David L. Wiemer, Burlington, Iowa, has completed a novel titled Down His River of Dreams: The Story of the First American Boy Scout.

Patrick D. Wier, Omaha, Nebraska, received the Congressional Gold Award.

Robert Greiner Jr., Mesquite, Texas, received a bachelor of science degree, cum laude, in computer science, mathematics, and physics from Texas A&M University—Commerce, Texas.

Andy Itsara, Modesto, California, received a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry, physics, and mathematics from Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.

John M. Knowles, Ashton, Maryland, received the Archdiocese of Washington Order of Merit from the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.

Robert Clay Kohutek, Weslaco, Texas, received a master’s degree in architec-ture from the University of Houston, Houston, Texas.

Marc A. Macy, Aberdeen, South Dakota, received a bachelor of science degree in geological engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota.

Submission Guidelines for Awards and RecognitionsThe Eagle Scout Award is an elite Scouting accomplishment, and the Eagletter is written by and for Eagle Scouts. Please submit only nationally recognized awards and extraordinary accomplishments for consideration, and remember to include any information that could help us verify the award, such as the Eagle’s full name, birth date, unit number, and city and state where the award was earned. For Eagles who receive four-year university and college degrees, please include the full name and city of the institution, as well as the Eagle’s degree and major.

We are unable to publish such items as high school graduations and scholarships.

Awards and RecognitionsEagle Scouts just seem to shine, even after reaching the top honor in Scouting. They continue to strive for new heights, and accolades naturally seem to follow.

Adam Steven Bernfeld, Yorktown Heights, New York, a Bloomberg Scholar at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, received a bachelor’s degree with honors in chemical engineering.

David Wright Biediger, Lake Jackson, Texas, received a bachelor of science degree with a concentration in Spanish from the University of Texas, Austin.

Dr. Steve Bowen, El Centro, California, was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.

Lt. Paul J. Doucette Jr., Bennington, Vermont, graduated from the FBI National Academy, Quantico, Virginia.

Jeremy S. Gaddy, Newnan, Georgia, received a bachelor of science degree with honors in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.

Lewis E. Gorman IV, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, received the Congressional Gold Award.

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1] 2ndLt.AlexCourtney, U.S. Air Force, Glenmont, New York, received a bachelor of science degree in English from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

2] Col.AcensionFierroSr., U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, received the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal for service to Scouting while serving with the Marine Corps Mobilization Command, Kansas City, Missouri.

3] ChiefWarrantOfficerMarcL.GardunoSr., U.S. Army, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, is serving in South Korea and is a volunteer with Far East Council.

4] LanceCpl.BrianR.Gobba, U.S. Marine Corps, Chico, California, is serving in Iraq with the 7th Engineer Support Battalion.

5] Lt.Col.CurtisL.Hill, U.S. Marine Corps, Needmore, Pennsylvania, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for service as director of the Consolidated Public Affairs Office at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California.

6] 2ndLt.NicholasKlein, U.S. Army, Vienna, Virginia, is serving with the 82nd Airborne Division.

7] Lt.j.g.WrennLanders, U.S. Navy, is a stationed in Oceania, Virginia, attached to Squadron VFA-103 (Jolly Rogers) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower.

8] 2ndLt.KevinM.Loughnane, U.S. Army, Holland, Pennsylvania, is stationed at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

9] Lt.JamesM.O’Mara, U.S. Coast Guard, Norco, California, is serving as Foxtrot Company Officer at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut.

10] Lt.Col.JosephJ.Narrigan, U.S. Air Force, is serving as chief, Biomedical Research and Compliance Division, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.

11] Sgt.TimothyNelson,U.S. Army, Thornton, Colorado, received a second Army Achievement Medal for his exemplary service as the NBC NCO assigned to Company A, Second Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Camp Casey, Korea.

12] EnsignJohnBrooksWood,U.S. Navy, Spring Hope, North Carolina, is stationed at Ingleside Naval Station, Texas, on the USS Chief.

For God and CountryMany young men exchange their Scout uniforms for fatigues, dress blues,

or battle dress uniforms. The National Eagle Scout Association salutes Eagle Scouts who are currently serving in our nation’s armed forces.

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Eagle Scouting Is a Family Affair

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Aumann (From left) Samuel Aumann (2005), Timothy Aumann (1976)

Banta (From left) Mark Alan Banta (1983), Michael Albin Banta (1946), Michael Shufflin Banta (1980)

Coulter (From left) Kenneth Coulter (2002), James Coulter (2005), Rosemary Enright, Donald Coulter (1964)

Bornholdt (From left) Reed Arthur Bornholdt (1966), Timothy J. Bornholdt (2005), Adam R. Bornholdt (1998)

Craven (From left) Christopher Fletcher Craven (1976), Adam Christopher Craven (2005)

Brennan (From left) Patrick T. Brennan (2002), Kevin L. Brennan (2003), Keith J. Brennan (2005), Alfred L. Brennan Jr. (1969)

Borchardt (From left) Clinton Borchardt (2001), Tanner Borchardt (2005), Wally Borchardt (1963)

Bertram (Front row, from left) Chuck Bertram (1970), George Bertram (1944), Kenny Bertram (1968), Steve Bertram (1969); (back row, from left) Jared Bertram (2001), Luke Bertram (1998), Zack Bertram (2001), Nick Bertram (2005)

Dodson (From left) Robert Leonard Dodson (1974), Jacob Christopher Dodson (2000), Jordan Robert Dodson (2005), Joseph Paul Dodson (1994)

Chen (From left) Randall D. Chen (2003), Carlton S. Chen (1969)

Burns (From left) Tim Burns (2005), Jack Burns (1949)

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Dye (From left) Preston Stuart Dye (2003), Vincent Michael Dye (1980), Harrison Davis Michael Dye (2006)

Horn (From left) Paul Horn (1997), John Horn (2005), Tom Horn (1970), Sally Horn, Christian Horn (2005), Peter Horn (2001)

Lacey (From left) Brent Wallace Lacey (1997), Stephen Ward Lacey (1968), Nathan Earl Lacey (2005)

Epps (From left) W. Alan Epps (1972), Shaun Epps (2003), Matthew Epps (2002), Ellen Epps, Gregory Epps (2005)

Hovious (From left) James Walter Hovious Sr. (1971), John R. Hovious III (1970), John R. Hovious Jr. (1944), Charles Patrick Hovious (2006), James Walter Hovious Jr. (1999)

Lee (From left) Jason Lee (2005), Andy Lee (1976)

Eulau (From left) Bob Eulau (1975), Mike Eulau (1979), Chris Eulau (2005), Steve Eulau (1979)

Frock (From left) Doran Frock (1971), Michael Frock (2003), David Frock (2005) Kruger (From left) Nathaniel R. Kruger

(2004), Albert A. Kruger (1968)

Macklin (From left) Kevin Benjamin Macklin (2005), Mark W. Macklin (1976)

Kelly (From left) Matthew Cameron Kelly (2005), David Michael Kelly (1975)

Lind (From left) Andrew Joseph McGauley (2005), Kevin Howard McGauley (1974), Ronald Lind (1955), Alexander Paul McGauley (2005)

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Mademann (From left) Curt Mademann (2002), Eric Mademann (1997), Adam Mademann (2000), Ryan Mademann (2005)

Paul (From left) William Harrison Paul (1945), William John Paul (1973), William John Crowley (2003), Patrick Roy Crowley (1971)

Seibert (From left) Michael Louis Seibert (1973), Jonmichael Christopher Seibert (2005)

Mason (From left) Trevor J. Mason (2004), Patrick L. Mason (2004), Randolph J. Mason (1967)

Pittard (From left) Dan Bryson (1975), Hunter Bryson (2006), Charles Pittard (1951) Soria (From left) Matthew T. Soria

(1993), James J. Soria (1964), Andrew J. Soria (2003), Kathy Soria, Christopher J. Soria (1997)

Matelich (Back row, from left) Benjamin C. Matelich (1998), Thomas M. Matelich (2005); (front row, from left) Joseph A. Matelich (2002), Nathan M. Matelich (2000)

Rees (From left) Greg Rees (1973), Joe Rees (2005), LaVerne Rees (1947)

Sterrett (Back row, from left) Donny Sterrett (1973), Dowell Sterrett, Robert Sterrett (1972); (front row, from left) Jarrod Sterrett (2000), James Sterrett (2005)

Messier (From left) Douglas A. Messier Jr. (2004), Douglas A. Messier Sr. (1971)

Schmerling (From left) Neil G. Schmerling (1975), Joseph M. Schmerling (2003)

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Submission Guidelines for Eagle Scouting Is a Family Affair

Family photos must show two or more generations of Eagle Scouts or an extraordinary number of siblings who are all Eagles. Uniformed Scouts and Scouters must be properly attired as described in the BSA’s Insignia Guide. For verification, include each Eagle’s full name and year of Eagle Award, as well as a principal city and state for the family. Where the Eagle Scouts pictured have multiple surnames, please provide the family relation.

We regret that we cannot run photos of a troop’s Eagle class.

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Vance (Back row, from left) Gary Vance (1967), Robert Vance (1967); (front row, from left) Marcus Vance (2002), Travis Vance (2005), Dustin Vance (2005), Derek Vance (1995)

Vance (From left) Roy Vance (1974), Rob Vance (1999), David Vance (1995), Brock Vance Averill (2005), William Vance (1999), James Vance (2003), Richard Vance (1977)

Wolff (From left) David P. Wolff, David C. Wolff (2002), Stephen H. Wolff (2005), Philip G. Wolff (1934)

Zeeb (From left) Randall Zeeb (1946), Jason Zeeb (2005)

Welch (From left) Andy Welch (1967), Cody Welch (2005), Creighton Welch (1998), Richard Welch (1943)

Walker (From left) Robert Warren Walker (1951), Robert Walker Shurlds (2003)

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In Cherished RemembranceRobert S. S. Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, taught Scout trailblazers to make a simple trail sign, a circle with a dot in the middle, to indicate that they had gone home. The following Eagle Scouts blazed many trails for us to follow, and now they, too, have gone home.

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In memory of Michael F. Eagan Jr. from L. LeRoy Crandall, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Michael Justin Calhoun Colquitt, GeorgiaEagle: 1996Death: April 4, 2005

Walter R. LohmanSpringfield, IllinoisEagle: 1931Death: January 19, 2006

Aden Andrew PrichardAuburn, WashingtonEagle: 1989Death: January 30, 1999

F. G. McLenonColonel, USMC, Ret. Crossville, TennesseeEagle: 1943Death: April 7, 2006

Jonathan Kyle Price Woodlawn, IllinoisEagle: 2004Death: January 13, 2005

Robert William RupnowRipon, WisconsinEagle: 1945Death: January 16, 2006

Anthony James SaccoOkinawa, JapanEagle: 1994Death: February 9, 1997

James F. WarwickSt. Augustine, FloridaEagle: 1947Death: November 28, 2005

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In memory of Walter R. Lohman, from Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mills, Springfield, Illinois.

2006 Submission GuidelinesAll submissions to the Eagletter are published at the discretion of the staff and may be edited for content and space. Please include a telephone number and e-mail address with each submission. We cannot publish previously copyrighted material, includingnewspaperarticlesandprofessionalphotographs.Note:Manystudio-typeportraits,includingschoolphotos,arecopyrightedandmaynotbereproducedwithoutexpresswrittenpermissionfromthephotographystudio.

Here are a few guidelines for submitting your items. Submissions that do not follow these guidelines or that are not verifiable might not be published.

FeatureStories. Your ideas are always welcome. Send a synopsis of your story idea to Eagletter@netbsa.org, and include a telephone number where you may be reached for more information.

AwardsandRecognitions. The Eagle Scout Award is an elite Scouting accomplishment, and the Eagletter is written by and for Eagle Scouts. Please submit only nationally recognized awards and extraordinary accomplishments for consideration, and remember

to include any information that could help us verify the award, including the Eagle’s full name, birth date, unit number, and city and state where the award was earned. For Eagles who receive four-year university and college degrees, please include the full name and city of the institution, as well as the degree and major.

We will not publish such items as high school graduations and scholarships.

EagleScoutingIsaFamilyAffair. Family photos must show two or more generations of Eagle Scouts or an extraordinary number of siblings who are all Eagles. Uniformed Scouts must be properly attired. For verification, include each Eagle’s full name and year of Eagle Award, as well as a principal city and state for the family. Where the Eagle Scouts pictured have multiple surnames, please provide the family relation.

We regret that we cannot run photos of a troop’s Eagle class.Sendyoursubmissionsto:

Eagletter, S220, Boy Scouts of America 1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane, P.O. Box 152079, Irving, TX 75015-2079 Eagletter@netbsa.org

Living MemorialsJust as local councils do, the National Eagle Scout Scholarship Endowment accepts tax-deductible contributions in memory of deceased Eagle Scouts or in tribute to Eagle Scout achievers.

Contributions may be sent to the NESA Director, S220, Boy Scouts of America, 1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane, P.O. Box 152079, Irving, Texas 75015-2079. Please mark the envelope “Personal and Confidential,” make the check payable to NESA, and mark the check: “In memory of (name of person)” or “In tribute to (name of person).”

New NESA Life Members

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Mark William AbelFrederick C. AckissDaniel H. AdamsNicholas Robert

Adams-GrokeHenry Grady Adkins IIIJonathan Daniel AlbertsonMichael Scott AlbrechtRyan Manning AldenBilly AlexanderGrant Christian AlexanderJonathan Michael AllanE. Clint AllenJohn Bradley AllenNicholas Robert AllenRobert Cain AllenChristopher Neill AllmondPatrick Taylor AllmondPaul D. AmmonsJose Joey Michael Amorin IVPatrick John AmorosaDavid F. AndersonThomas Robert AndersonJohn F. AndrewsJeremy Ernest AngstadtRobert Joseph AnzenbergerJayson Paulo Q. ArceoRandall W. ArmstrongBrenton L. ArnoldAndrew Benjamin ArrastiaKyle Nobuhiro AsanumaStephen Edward AshDaniel Lee AshleyJohn Michael AthaydeMatthew Alexander AthaydeMatthew R. Atkinson-AdamsBrady J. AveryScott J. BabbittBruce C. BabilotDaniel Sylvester Bader VIDavid Wells BaileyPaul Donald Bailey IIIMichael Christopher BakerStephen Mark BakerRobert William BalchPaul John Baldini Jr.Andrew Stephen BalesJeromy M. Ball Zachary D. BallEric Scott BaloghKenneth Percy BannisterCharles S. BarczaDarrell Stone Barnett Jr.Paul Ryan BarrowTravis Jacob BarterCody D. BatemanJared Love BatemanPatrick Joseph BayneDustin Lee BaysingerNeil Johnson Beck

Brooks Ronald BeckmanAlexander Victor BeelerStephen G. BehrendtKevin Jeffrey BennerRichard Dale Benner Jr.Andrew John BenoyAnthony John BenzaRichard A. BenvenutiNelson Beckett Berry Michael Louis BettenhausenEdward Kristopher BiegertJohn N. Bielski IIAustin C. BiermanJason Thomas BilelloDavid BillingsleyKyle A. BinghamPrescott Ramsey BishopVal R. BittonGregory W. BligardAndrew Kyle BodnarJason Adam BohanskeMichael Stephen BohanskeRobert T. BohanskeMathias Bohn VJohn Zachary BolsterBlake Edward BorgieShaun Paul BougieJohn Stuart BowenWilliam C. BoyceJoseph M. BrachChristopher Taylor BrackenWilliam F. BrandenburgNathanael C. Braselton Matthew Gordon BrasherTod Anthony BrewsterMichael James BrightDaniel Joseph BrijlallJamie Palmer BrockhohnDaniel C. BrookhartAndrew James BrooksJonathan Daniel BrooksTimothy J. BrothersAndrew Francis BrownJoseph L. BrownSteven Matthew BrownThomas Scot BrownAllen James BrowneKenneth B. Brownell Jr.Nathan S. BrowningJohn L. Bruch IIILucas Andrew BrumbergWilliam A. BrunkWilliam E. BrunkChristopher Kendal BryantPeter Gerard BrynjegardJohn Phillip BuarottiAdam George BuchmillerJason A. BuckMarc Christopher Chen

Buckland

H. Scott CohnThomas ColasantoMartin B. ColianniBryan Wayne CollinsCameron C. CollinsCharles M. CollinsAdam Richard ColvinPeter Alan ColvinJoshua Raymond CongdonStephen Joseph Conlin IIIGrant Clark ConquestJames Robert ContiPaul Vincent ContrerasTimothy David ContrerasIan Alexander CookGeorge Russell CoorsNicholas Andrew CorcoranCraig Wallace CormierJason Richard CormierPaul Francis CormierEvan David CornellPhillip Adam CornwellKevin Matthew CotterKyle Mitchell CotterDonald CoulterRobert D. CoutreDuane J. CoveyStephen Peter CowlandBryan Lee CoxJames Pierce CoxTaylor McCormick CoxAllen Bradley CraneWilliam Joseph CrawleyDavid A. CreagerEric G. CrispinDaniel Clayton CrumEric Anthony CurtisLeslie Andrew DaltonChristopher Anthony

D’AmbrosioJames Patrick Darby II

Michael George BucklemanRobert Leland BunkerChad Carter BurgessJames M. BurkholderDouglas Jay BurnettDaniel Joseph BurnsJarrett Matthew BurrGeorge Alan ButtenhoffJustin Rowe ByrdPenn Landry CaineDaniel James CaldwellTheodore John CamastraDonald G. CampbellKevin Daniel CareyAlex Mark CarlsonRegan Drake CaroRobert Tyler CarrollDaniel Francis CarterMatthew Steven CascioPatrick Ryan CaseyShawn Lee CassadyMiles Xavier CastleCharles Harrison B. CaudillNicholas Robert CedergrenPeter Ettore CerrutiRoss R. ChamberlandGrant Baynard ChambersMichael Dale Chapline Jr.Robert Adam ChebetarJai-lor Derrick CheungAndrew J. ChmielewskiMatthew Alden ChristiansenPhilip Michael CissonPeter John CiuraDaniel George ClarkGeorge Mack ClaryAndrew Hayden ClemDavid Joseph CmarJonathan Brent CobleMicah Namkon CogetJacob G. Cohen

Kalen Alexander DarlingBrian Lee DavidsonTimothy R. DavisJack Matthew DeatonMathieu Daniel DebicStefan Joel Debic James Dean DeckerBenjamin William DekkerBenjamin A. DelanoMatthew J. DelanoAndrew Joseph DelgadilloStephen DelieJohn H. DelinChristopher David DemollMatthew Thomas DeMontDerrick Anthony DenisEdmund John De PinterFranklin Charles DePriestMatthew E. DeVereDavid Scott Hoddy DevettTravis W. DeWittMichael David DialSamuel Lee DickinsonJustin Haynes DiLauroPatrick Arthur DiscenzaDouglas A. DixonMichael Harrison DixonCasey John DobbsAlan Monte DockeryJoshua Thomas DodierEric R. DodsonRobert Ian DonaldsonMichael Thomas DowningEric James DreibelbeisMichael Andrew DuganBrian W. DunnCary James DunningAnthony Edward DurgavichMichael Gerald Dwyer Jr.Matthew Robert DziubanMatthew Thomas EarleAlexander Scandrett EasterMichael George EasterChris Hull EberhardtMatthew Wade EdenfieldJ. William EdwardsChristopher Robert EganTimothy B. EgglestonEdmund J. ElderDavid J. EllisJason Evans EllisJohn Andrew EllisMichael Scott EllisonMichael Jon EllsworthDavid J. EmrichRyan Matthew EndeKenneth Milo EndicottTimothy Hamilton EndsleyAlex Ross EplerJordan Nohea Erb

David ErinakesRyan Andrew ErismanJohn Mathias ErtlDavid John EspositoMichael C. EssmanRyan Nelson EvansRyan Michael EvaroThomas John EwigPeter Albert ExnerJohn Nader FangaryMichael Ryan FarmerBrian Christopher FarrellJohn C. FarrisCody Christopher FaulknerRobert Bentley FauverGeorge Daniel FeltWilliam Paul FergusonAlexander Donald FerlandJustin Robert FerleyJoseph Edward FernandezStephen Adair FesslerJames R. FickeRyan D. FictumSpencer Blake FinkleJames Andrew FischerMicah Denis FischerAndrew P. FlahertyZachary Kyle FleegalTrent J. FlemingJoseph Steven FletcherWilliam Nathan FletcherLouis David FloresLamont A. FlowersThomas Eugene FloydRobert M. FlynnRichard Victor Folea IIIAndrew Patrick FoleySteven A. FonsecaJoseph Robert FordBenjamin James ForebackNathan Oliver ForrestAlex John ForsterLouis Jordon FossJames R. FosterThomas Lee FountainLloyd Franklin FowlerGuy Thomas FoxColin Patrick FrankHarold A. FrazierKevin Louis FrederickMatthew Thomas FrilliciDaniel Bryan FritzBradley Charles FrommJohn J. Frost Jr.Bryce Shoichi FujimotoJonathan L. E. FullerEric Anthony FurlichAdam Jay GardnerWilliam Daniel

Simkins Gaughan

New NESA Life Members through June 23, 2006

New NESA Life Members

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Alexander Wesley Gephart

Kevin Gregory Gessler

Morgan Edward Gies

James Adam Gilbertson

Joseph G. Gillen

Robert B. Gilmore Jr.

Darrin Lloyd Gipson-Greenwood

Mark James Gipson

David Anthony Giralt

Taylor Jay Giusti

John Edward Glass

Michael Glassman

Michael F. Glennon

Russell E. Goldin

Kevin Goliwas

Zachary L. Golosov

Justin Michael Goodale

Matthew Joseph Gorman

Jamie Herrington Gorton

Robert Christian Gosselin

John R. Gotaskie Jr.

Chad Charles Gowan

Daniel Joseph Graham

Christopher Michael Granahan

Matthew S. Grant

Robert Edward Graves

Bradley Adam Greco

Brian Robert Green

Christopher Alden Greer

Seth J. Grenald

Joshua Samuel Griff

Andrew Jon Grinsell

John Daniel Groch

Michael John Grove

Michael John Grudowski

Corey David Guilford

Alex Kyle Gustafson

Jeffrey Gutfreund

Kevin James Guthormsen

Anthony Howard Guy

Daniel Riley Haas

Steven James Hager

Walter J. Hails Jr.

Corry Daniel Haines

David I. Haines

Sean Patrick Haislip

Richard A. Hajjar

Zachary Scott Hale

Daniel Stephen Hall

Ryan Anthony Hall

James Hans

Brock James Hanson

Duane L. Hanson

Jonathan H. Hara

Paul Joseph Hart

Jonathan Winslow Hartigan

Kevin M. Hasselman

Nicholas W. Hatfield

Peter Eivind HaugeBrian Richard HaugerKirby Evers HauglandCharles Francis HawkinsTyler Anderson HawkinsJustin William HechtCharles R. HeimerdingerJustin James HeinzNicholas Rittner HeiseyGregory Isaac HellengaCharles HelpinstillAdam Christopher HendersonBradley Allen HendersonRyan Andrew HendersonEdward Martin HendricksonAaron Michael HenningDaniel Christian HenseyJohn L. HerrWilliam Arthur HertleinAndrew Stephen HessPatrick Thomas Hickey IIICharles William Hickman IVCorey Allen HillKeegan Peter HillDrew Alan HillierDavid James HinerRoger S. HinzeBlaze Rodney HirschfeldRonald Thomas Hobbs Jr.Jordan Noland HodgeHenry L. HoelscherSeth Samuel HolbrookBrian Alan HolcombJoseph Tyler HomonTrevor Eston HootenJacob D. HopkinsAsher Hershel HoppCharles Anthony HoppaSamuel Warren HopsonNoah Hills HoptonNeil J. HornungJames Anthony HornyakNathan William HorswillJohn Edward HortingWilliam Mark HosieAnton Richard HoutsRichard P. Houtz Jr.Kevin Christopher HowePatrick T. HowePerry C. HubbsJeffrey Michael HullMichael John HumphriesThomas Joseph Hunt IIIC. Howard Hunter IIIMatthew Brigham HuttonMichael D. HydeBenjamin Kent HyreJared Francis IdelsRobert Charles John ImparatoThomas Matthew Incorvaia

Jason Ronald KinvillePeter A. KirkJames Eric KiserSpencer M. KlaySaul B. KleinfeldMichael Allan KlingMatthew R. KnableColin Brennan KnipperMarshall Richard KniseleyJohn Michael KnochMatthew J. KobataBryan Christopher KochDavid Matthew Jerry KoenigAdam Quinn KolinPeter Nikolas KovalenkoNathaniel Wayne KrenekJohn P. Kresky Jr.Matthew Stephen KrigerPeter Ra Krogen Spencer David KroppChristopher S. KruegerKristopher Krueger Timothy Andrew KruzicJustin John KuenziKevin Gerard KuglerAdam James KunkelDaniel Harrison KurzweilIan F. LaberMatthew James LaChanceAlexander Vincent LagerborgPaul Erik David LambackMarc Simoneau LambertThomas Simoneau LambertJeffrey David LambinJonathan Louis LambkaPaul Andrew LambropoulosDouglas MacPatrick LandrumAlexander K. LaneBrian Patrick LarsonJosua David Lauwers Edward Paul LaValleyThomas M. LawThomas Henry LawrenceAustin Lee LawrenzColton Jon LeBoeufColin Michael LehmanAmona Faofua Kaiakea LeotaJonathan Lantz LewisKenneth William LewisRaymond Yi-Xiang LiawReid Alexander LichiBrenden Sean LieuxJoshua Bak Yung LingBrett D. LipmanMichael Charles LockGeorge William LodgeChristopher Mark LoefflerWilliam Karl LoefflerPatrick Henry LoeuisAaron Nicholas Lojewski

Eric Lenn IngramKevin Favolise IrelandJason Allen JacksonJohn F. JacksonKeith Charles JacksonMichael Philip JacobsonSteven C. JaycoxJeffrey Michael JeansonneMatthew Scott JenningsTimothy H. JenssenC. Theodore JohnsonEric Douglas JohnsonGarrett Anthony JohnsonJames Craig JohnsonLeif Eric JohnsonNicholas Paul JohnsonSteven Richard JohnsonTyler Mark JohnsonZachary Alan JohnsonEric A. JohnstonRobert Bradley JolliffJ. Michael JonesMichael JonesRobert Andrew JonesRussell Truett JonesLawrence P. JoyThomas Michael JoyceKenneth G. JuckettMichael Ryan Julian Jr.Anthony Joseph JuszakDouglas O. KahnFranck H. Kaiser Jr.Courtney R. KakebeenNicholas Jude KaminskiAndrew Palmer KampeBrian David KaneDaniel C. KarasErik Thomas KarreJames Richard KautenMichael A. KawkaCharles C. KazukauskasMichael Edward KeatingDavid S. KeckThomas Jacob KeeferMichael Francis KeleherJoshua Lawrence KelferRaymond Mitchell KellerJoe S. Kelly Jr.Philip Joseph KellyAndrew Vincent KemendoAndrew Caster KennedyBrandon Michael KenyonMatthew R. KerrPeter Adam KerrianJesse Benjamin KertatosAndrew Reif KesslerKeith Patrick KigginsC. Emmett KilhofferLeon Romero KinardJohn William Kingsley

Robert Williams LongMichael Allen LoomisJeffrey S. LoosliKorey A. LopezAlexander Michael LouieRobert Andrew LovdahlChristopher LoweWilliam Andrew LoweJason Daniel LowenthalJames M. LowryJeremy C. LoyAndrew Michael LudwigMatthew Daniel LuschDavid LyckmanJames Keegan LynchAndrew Allen MagbeeJonathan David MalleySean Michael MarchEric Joseph MarderSamuel Arthur MarkingSpencer Mackenzie MarksAdam Eugene MarshScott Matthew MarshallMichael S. MartinLucas R. MartinezMatthew Stephen MarucciAnthony Joseph MasciangeloFrank Carl MasiJames Thomas MasonWilliam Ludwig MasonAndrew Stone MasseyCharles Merritt Massey Jr.Christopher R. MatherMark Patrick MatteraTimothy John MatthiesenZachry Joe MattinsonJonathan Erik MattsonWilbert J. Matz Jr.Christopher Duane MayberryJoseph E. MayerRyan Glenn MayerRyan Keith McAllisterLogan Jeffrey McBrideAnthony Edward McCallThomas Edward McCarrickJohn Walter McCleanAndrew Joseph McDermottDavid Christopher McDonaldJohn Vincent McInerneyRyan Patrick McLainTimothy Andrew McLees Jr.Paul P. McNallyAaron Wade McNattJames A. McNittKevin Michael McNuttJonathan Reid McPhersonKevin H. McVickerColby Alexander McWinnAlex Robert MeadDerek Bradley Mead

Jared Charles MeisingerDerek Jeffrey MelineGrady Allen MeloyBryce Michael MeltonMichael Andrew MeltzerGerald Leigh MesserschmidtAndrew Scott MeyerVincent Edward MeyerJoshua Larkin MillanderZachary Cape MillanderJacob Matthew MillerWilliam Albert Miller IIIWilliam Bridges MillerRussell W. MilschewskiJames P. MitnikRick R. MoellerSean Bryan MohrJohn A. MolinelliMonty MonteithAndrew Jason MooreJohn T. MooreJonathan T. MoranGeorge Gary MorganJoel Roger MorrisonAndrew John MosconeAaron Parker MoseleyRobert L. MosierPatrick Nicholas MosleyAdam Edward MoyerBradley James MulderMichael John Mulhearn Jr.Richard M. MurraySean MurrayAlexander William MuthHayden Heath MyersPatrick Lee NagyAlexander NeddeBenjamin Dennis NelliganJason Scott NelsonRichard Lewis NelsonBlake Alan NiccumJerry Tod NicholsonGerald John NielsenGregg Lockerbie NimmoDavid Alan NimorwiczRobert Ernest Noble IIICraig Marshall NordstromArrand Joseph NorthropRobert J. NovakBrandon NovyTodd Eric NowokunskiJames M. NowotarksiPhillip Scott NullAdam Andres NunezJordan Moises NunezLon OakesMatthew John ObergDaniel Nelson O’Brien Jr.John E. O’BrienSean Patrick O’Grady

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Patrick Kevin O’Keefe

Kyle Nicholas Ollice

David W. Olson

Douglas Ryan O’Meara

Jonathan Michael Oppenlander

Benjamin John Orr

Lawrence G. Ortiguerra

James Thomas Osburn

Brian J. Ostella

Clyde A. Oyer

Pablo Roberto Alvarez Paduani

Pablo Luar Alvarez Paduani

Adam Christopher Pajka

Corey Nicholas Pajka

Nicholas Henry Pakosky

Christopher D. Palumbo

Brian Frederick Pape

Zechariah James Papp

Cleve E. Parker

Curtis A. Parker

John Eric Parrish Jr.

Charles Weldon Parsons

Stephen Gray Patterson

Steven J. Patterson

Patrick C. Paulsen

Mitchell Joseph Payne

Scott T. Pelfrey

Stephen Andrew Pentheros

Kristopher Fernandes N. Perry

Daniel T. Pertile

Valerian Mark Peterson

Zachary Alexander Peterson

Eric Richard Pfann

Eric James Phillips

Joseph Ian Phillips

Wesley Robert Phillips

Jonathan Andrew Phinney

Neil Anthony Piccotti

Chase Milan Piker

Stephen G. Pimentel

Daniel J. Platkowski

Alexander Richard Podkul

Joshua Lee Polly

James R. Pomposelli

John William Poole

Brian Matthew Popelas

John Henry Potvin

Stuart Michael Power

Brian James Prater

Jared Gene Price

Daniel Geoffrey Probert

Zeb Nicklas Pruitt

Dillon J. Ptaszek

Anthony Nickolas Pugh

Joseph W. Putnal III

Bo Qiu

Anderson Taylor Raber

Brad Joseph RackmillBenjamin D. RainesPaul A. RatjeChristopher J. RauchTyler David ReabeCasey Jay RedmonMichael David ReedCurtis James ReikVictor Edward Reinert IIIRichard Hanson ReuterBijan Irani RiahiMichael L. RichGrant Bruce RichardsonIsaac Samuel RichterJeremy A. RileyToby RingPreston James RipplingerEppa Rixey VThomas H. Robb Jr.Clifford Anderson RobbinsJames Nicholas Roberts IIChristopher Lee RobisonWilliam Stanley Rone Jr.Michael Thomas RorroTimothy Clayton RoseSamuel Moore RosenthalBenjamin Harris RubinGarrett Bryan RucinskiConnor Mitchell Bryan RuffClark Noble RuppertKyle Ellison RushingAlphonso Russ Jr.Kevin Glenn RussellPaul Anthony Russo IIIMatthew Elliott RybarKeith Michael SagerRussell Patrick SaladinEvan Louis SalcidoDavid L. SalkowskiRussell Boyd SalmonEric Benjamin SanchezNathan R. SansoucyJeremy James SarnoBrent Traugott SavingSteven G. SaxerPeter SayerDavid Greene Sayles IIILee SaylorMike ScarceChristopher Lawrence SchaalSidney Phelps ScheerDavid SchemitschEric Michael SchettekWilliam Chris SchildknechtMatthew James SchippEric Scott SchlabsKevin S. SchlitzAlex James SchlumpbergerAndrew John SchmidtDavid Benjamin Schneider

Kerry Alan SommersPaul SonenblumHoward R. Souder Jr.James David SouterAdam Roy SouthersJoshua Glassman SowalskyJoseph SpampinatoEdward SpangBarry K. SpikerAlexander Paul SpillaneWilliam Timothy SpreenMichael Patrick SprouseStuart N. SpurrDaniel Richard StachuraDavid Herman StackMark L. StarnerJeffrey David SteimleBen W. StewartPeter Josef St. GeorgeSteven M. Stockman IIIan Alexander Neal StoneMatthew William

Edward StoneKurt Alan StongerDavid Lawrence StreetBrian Eric StrickrodtNicholas William StrobelRick W. StromBenjamin Ying-Xiu SuenBenjamin Tyler SullivanJohn Richmond SullivanMichael Patrick SullivanSean SutherlandZachary Weber SuttonLogan Mitchell SwanPaul S. SwansonTimothy Brian SweatKyle Samuel SwitzerKevin TaborRyan Shin TaketomoTedd TaltyBrent Koichi TamamotoClayton Massey TauberMatthew Joseph TavaresAustin Lewis TaylorCaine Richard TaylorJoe K. TaylorRobert M. TaylorPatrick Samuel Teixeira IIKarl Nickolas TeschRichard Warren ThomasRyan Jacob ThomasTroy W. ThomasAlan G. Thompson Jr.Robert K. Thompson IIIJames Murray Thomson IVEric Michael TimmonsLogan Aaron TiptonJustin Trevell TolbertAlexander Craig Trahan

David James SchneiderJustin Kenneth SchneiderJohn A. SchoeckNicholas Coleman SchoederDavid Allen SchonesJoseph L. Schroeder IIIAdam SchulzTheodore C. SchwalmNicholas Jerome SchwartzJames Andrew Schweitzer IIRobert F. ScoularRussell L. Scull IIKevin Michael SealyZachary Alan SeegerGregory Michael SeidelThomas D. Self Jr.Gene T. SemeniukMichael Gerald ServosRyan Richard SeveranceDaniel Lewis ShaferVinay Dushyant ShahZiad Francis ShahinEric A. SharerDean SharpeScott Romero ShawCorey Patrick SheafMichael S. SheehanBenjamin James SheffieldSamuel John ShepherdSpencer McClain SheridanGarrett Robert SheumakerMarion E. ShoemakeReid Thomas ShortridgeRyan R. ShovePhillip Thomas ShultsJames M. ShultzMark Hamilton ShushnarCharles Michael SieglerJoshua Stanford Bida SilverRyan Edward SimoneauJohn P. Simpson Jr.Edward John SippelMatthew Lawrence SkoogDaniel Ramyrrl SlatorScott Kaye Sleater Jr.Donnie R. Sloan Jr.O. Temple Sloan Jr.Bryn SmeltzerAdam Nicklas SmithChad Hamilton SmithClyde H. SmithGregory L. SmithHardinge Inloes SmithJason A. SmithJoshua Ryan SmithMarcus B. SmithMichael H. SmithEdward Ghent SnyderDouglas Garth S. I. SodetaniTroy William Solem

David C. TrevinoGarland Deshawn Trice IIIEdward A. TroutDavid Charles TrudeDrew TschetterArthur William TuckeyDavid Sean TurnerKyle Joseph TurnerChristopher Samuel TusingMitchell James Underwood IIIKyle A. UrtelCorby Lee Usry IIINicholas Cullen UsryJason Alexander Van BurenChristopher Edwin Van LawMatthew Ross Van LawDavid A. Van SickleKameron James

VanWoerkomJose Manuel VargasDaniel Christopher VarnerAndrew Christopher VassClay Thomas VaughanKevin Robert VendelandHarish R. VenkitaramananDavid Ray VerduzcoCharles Roderick VinisAndrew Mitchell WachPatrick William WagnerGarrett Joseph WaletzkiEric Jonathon WalkerEthan W. WalkerWesley William WalkerDaniel Patrick Walsh Michael J. WalshSteven Thomas WalshMatthew Alan WaltherCarter WareLane T. WareJacob Daniel WargalaDouglas Allen WarrenThomas P. H. WarrenJustin Aaron Cash WarrickEvan Nathaniel WasserLloyd Adolfo WatsonStephen D. WeakleyCharles Russell WeaverKevin James WeidemannDavid Ira WeltArthur Herman Wendorf IIEdward Carl WernerEvan Richard WertzGarrett Wade WessmanNicholas Edward WesterhofBradley Reid WesthausterColin Thomas WheelerPaul David WheelerJacob Louis WhitcraftJared George WhitcraftJason R. White

Daniel Joseph WhiteheadJames H. Whitesell Jr.Conner Scott WhitfordChristopher D. WhitzellTony James WielkopolanEric Kenneth WigginsAce L. Wilburn IIJohn Francis WilcoxClinton James WilkersonWilliam Wesley WilkesColin Daniel WillardBlake Moerer WilliamsMark Ryan WilloughbyMatthew Abraham

WilloughbyAndrew David WilsonJacob A. WilsonJesse Michael WilsonRay Richard WilsonHarry L. WimbroughTanner James WingNathan Alexander WinnerMichael Cyrus WintersJeff William WittJason Patrick WittenbergGregory A. WitterRyan Edward WolfJohn Thomas WolffJoseph William WolhaupterMark Spencer WongJohn Lucas Phillip WoodJoseph Robert WoodRyan Michael WoodruffDavid Scott WoodySterling Clay WoodyEvan Richard WozniakNathaniel Christopher WynnMyles Akira YamamotoBrandon Villella YapelBrian Patrick YatesRyan Joseph YbarraEugene YipMartin Bradley YoungWilliam C. Young IVJohn David YulichJoseph Thaddeus ZaleskiChristopher Randall ZbasnikBenjamin M. ZdebaPaul James ZerfasDaniel T. ZimmerCharles Harold ZingsheimDavid Victor Zummo

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What’s New on NESA.orgBe sure to check NESA.org often, as it is constantly evolving into a more useful and

fun site for NESA members, Eagle Scouts, and potential Eagles alike.

Introduce Fellow Eagles to NESA With an Electronic GreetingYour contact list is probably filled with Eagle Scouts, so introduce them to the benefits of becoming a member of the National Eagle Scout Association. Log in to the Member Resources section and send that Eagle Scout an electronic greeting that will direct him to NESA.org.

Get your fellow Eagle Scouts involved. Send them an e-greeting.

EaglEttEr Fall 2006

This year’s NESA scholarship recipients

Submit a Great Eagle Scout Service ProjectBrowse the Trail to Eagle section to help that Life Scout get information he needs to join the best of the best. Now you can read about some Eagle Scout service projects, and even submit your ideas online. Coming soon will be a downloadable Word document of the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook—an interactive PDF version of the workbook is already online.

2006 Scholarship RecipientsThe complete list of 2006 NESA scholarship recipients is available in the NESA Scholarships section. The next issue of the Eagletter will feature some of these outstanding young men.

Members OnlyOf course, the bulletin board feature (available to NESA.org–registered members only) constantly changes as our members log in with their opinions on a variety of subjects, including a campfire area where you’re encouraged to “pull up a log” and introduce yourself. Members can create and discuss topics of their choice on the bulletin board system.

If you don’t already have an online account, it’s simple to set one up and join the discussion. Register on NESA.org by simply entering your name, e-mail address, and the member number from the mailing label of any copy of your Eagletter. See the example; the first three digits of this number signify your council number and are not part of the member number.

Continual UpdatesAmong the areas that are continually updated are the Notable Eagle Projects, and profiles on Distinguished Eagle Scouts and other notable Eagle Scouts. Check back periodically to read these features, and send them to a young Scout for inspiration.

A Notable Eagle profile

One Notable Eagle Project from the Trail to Eagle section A Distinguished Eagle Scout profile

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Look on the mailing label to find your NESA member number.

National Eagle Scout AssociationBoyScoutsofAmerica1325 West Walnut Hill LaneP.O. Box 152079Irving, TX 75015-2079www.NESA.org

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Non ProfitOrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDDallas, TX

Permit No. 2799

Eagle Promise

I reaffirm my allegiance

To the three promises of the Scout Oath.

I thoughtfully recognize

And take upon myself

The obligations and responsibilities

Of an Eagle Scout.

On my honor I will do my best

To make my training and example,

My rank and my influence

Count strongly for better Scouting

And for better citizenship

In my troop,

In my community,

And in my contacts with other people.

To this I pledge my sacred honor.