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TROOP 13 EAGLE SCOUTS & Eagle Tributes
Eagle Tributes Of any one hundred boys who become Scouts, it must be confessed that thirty will drop out in their first year. Perhaps this may be regarded as a failure, but in later life all of these will remember that they had been Scouts and will speak well of the program.
Of the one hundred, only rarely will one ever appear before a juvenile court judge. Twelve of the one hundred will be from families that belong to no church. Through Scouting, these twelve and many of their families will be brought into contact with a church and will continue to be active all their lives. Six of the one hundred will become pastors.
Each of the one hundred will learn something from Scouting. Almost all will develop hobbies that will add interest throughout the rest of their lives. Approximately one-half will serve in the military, and in varying degrees profit from their Scout training. At least one will use it to save another person's life and many will credit it with saving their own.
Four of the one hundred will reach Eagle rank, and at least one will later say that he valued his Eagle above his college degree. Many will find their future vocation through merit badge work and Scouting contacts. Seventeen of the one hundred boys will later become Scout leaders and will give leadership to thousands of additional boys.
Only one in four boys in America will become Scouts, but it is interesting to know that of the leaders in this nation in business, religion and politics, three out of four were Scouts.
This story will never end. Like the "Golden Pebble" of service dropped into the human sea it will continue to radiate in ever-widening circles, influencing the characters of men down through unending time. On behalf of the Eagle Scouts, I want to thank you for your part in our success. If it were not for you Dads, we probably wouldn't be here to receive our Eagle awards. Ever since we were born, you Dads have had an influence on us, and now you have probably, a greater influence than ever before. You have tried to point out the right paths in life and to steer us down them. Now, we Eagles have come to peak on one of those paths, the Scouting trail. From the time you convinced us to join Scouts, you have helped us on the road to Eagle. You made sure that we did our best to do our duty to God and Country. You helped us with our requirements. You prodded us to get things done, you kept us on the ball. You helped us with our second and first class requirements, and with our merit badges. You were available when we needed you. We could depend on you. You were interested in us, you cared about us, you wanted us to be the best, you wanted us to be Eagle Scouts. Sometimes I wasn't so sure I wanted to be an Eagle Scout, but my Dad always was. And finally he convinced me. And I'm sure glad he did and so is he. In your desire to help us, many of you went so far as to come on our outings and teach us the Scouting skills -- the correct way to camp, cook, and hike, those fundamentals upon which we build our Scouting experience. You also taught us some other more important skills. By what you said and what you did, you showed us how to lead a good life. You helped teach us those living skills that will make us successful not only in camp, but in the years to come, in life. You helped us to live the Scout Law. I hope that I will be able to teach my children how to live a good life, and I hope that they will be as grateful to me, as I am today to my father, and as grateful as all of us are, to all of you. I Am The Eagle I Am Prepared To Stand For The Virtues Of Freedom, Strength, And Pride
I Am The Eagle I Am Prepared To Serve My God, Country, And Other People
I Am The Eagle I Am Prepared To Stand For Honesty, Truth, And Integrity
I Am The Eagle I Am Prepared To Lead Others, And To Accomplish Set Tasks To The Best Of My Ability
I Am The Eagle I Am Prepared To Defend What Makes America Great For All People
I Am The Eagle I Am Prepared To Cross All Lines Of Race, Creed, And Nationality
I Am The Eagle I Am Prepared To Be Self-Reliant And Resourceful
I Am The Eagle I Am Prepared The Old Ones tell of the nest Of The sacred bird called the Eagle.
Home for her eaglets sits high, Touching the sky.
A mother sits proud and defiant, She has little ones who will soon leave her, She worries;
The morning has come, The Mysterious One's ray warm her children's faces, Today one will fly or fall.
A flap of wings, a screech of power, He leaps, he is gone.
His head does not look back, There is sadness behind.
He flies east, his wings flapping power, he passes his cousins of the air,
HE HAS BECOME AN EAGLE |
