Dave Alexander’s passion for Scouting was launched into orbit when the Eagle Scout met the other Eagle Scout: Neil Armstrong, then an X-15 pilot who would become the first man on the moon.
Gardner F. Watts has seen Babe Ruth hit a home run. Twice. He once met Calvin Coolidge. But perhaps his most impressive memory is the time Daniel Carter Beard told him a six-word piece of advice he still remembers today.
This is great news for crews participating in Philmont treks this summer — and for adult leaders and families attending summer conferences at the Philmont Training Center.
With just 500 days left until the 2019 World Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia, it’s the perfect time for this fascinating look back.
It’s been seven decades since July 31, 1948, when 29 men descended on Schiff Scout Reservation in New Jersey to learn Scout skills, Scoutcraft and pioneering at the first U.S. Wood Badge course.
Sales of Band-Aids were flagging until Johnson & Johnson incorporated them into Boy Scout first-aid kits. This helped families become more comfortable with the product, which became a household name.
Walt Disney was a Boy Scout until his family moved to Chicago and he had to drop out. He received the Silver Buffalo Award, BSA’s highest honor for adults.
An icon of the American West, the longtime president of Coca-Cola and a man who died in the sinking of the Lusitania — all have Scout camps named for them.