 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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88-year-old vet receives his Eagle Scout at last
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- More than a half-century after he
finished the requirements to earn the rank, an 88-year-old man was
honored as an Eagle Scout on Saturday, making him possibly the
oldest person to ever collect the honor.
Walter Hart couldn't become an Eagle Scout at the time he earned
the rank because his service in World War II got in the way.
"I've been looking forward to this for a long time," said Hart,
who lives in a retirement center in nearby Lehigh Acres.
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San Leandro teen makes Eagle Scout
Oakland Tribune
; SAN LEANDRO -- Joshua Carey's Boy Scout merit badge sash is decorated with scores of emblems signifying his accomplishments -- so much so that the green color on the front of the sash is barely visible behind the sea of patches. But there is one badge he now has that outweighs all of the others
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Boy Scout helps pave Demmitt track ; Northmont eighth-grader raised thousands in effort to become an Eagle Scout.
Dayton Daily News
; VANDALIA -- Eighth-grader Chris Tyler has given the current and future students at Demmitt Elementary School the gift of solid footing. For his Eagle Scout project, the Northmont Middle School student and Life Scout raised $7,500 and organized in-kind services to pave the school's -mile rubber
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Preparing to soar 13-year-old Elgin Boy Scout clears rocky field as project on path to Eagle Scout rank.(Neighbor)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Lenore T. Adkins ladkins@@dailyherald.com As a teenager, Rolando Torres of Elgin says he was so busy with homework that he simply didn't have time to become an Eagle Scout. He doesn't want his son, Alex, to face the same problem. That's why he told his 13-year-old to go after the highest
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Youth earns prestigious Eagle Scout with project.(Neighbor)(Glen Ellyn)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Beth Wood Becoming an Eagle Scout is difficult. Only four percent of all Boy Scouts attain this honor. Mike Andresen, 15, a freshman at Glenbard South High School in Glen Ellyn, not only achieved this honor, but did so at an earlier age than many Scouts. Mike, who started Scouting in first
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Eagle Scout soars into top ranking
Pasadena Star-News
; SOUTH EL MONTE - Whittier High School senior Justin Silva recently joined an elite group that includes senators, Olympians and Pulitzer Prize winners. By finishing his Eagle Scout project at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, Silva, 16, achieved the highest rank a Boy Scout can reach. "To earn the
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