ot: eagle scout, how many are there are in our midst? Options

[messix]

i went to my nephew's eagle scout ceremony today, one hell of a good kid. in the past year i think that there have been 5 or 6 that have achieved eagle from his troop now him and one more coming in the next month or so.

[shadygrady]

I grew up in a small town whose troop was disbanded before I came of age, so I didn't have a chance to be a boy scout. When our two boys were scouting age, 11, I became a leader in their troop and really enjoyed working with the boys for many years. It was gratifying to see both of them become eagles. Even after my sons moved on, I stayed with the troop. I have many great memories of the outings and ceremonies. I can see how it changed kids' lives. My last troop was an inner city troop in Valdosta where a lot of the boys didn't have a father at home. You could really see a difference in their lives. Most of them had never been out of the city, much less canoeing on a 4 day trip in the Okefenokee Swamp. Scouting is a much needed program for our youth. Just an old man's $.02 worth.