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Jon Bon Jovi was a Cub Scout — and so was his son

April 13, 2018 6

Jon Bon Jovi’s boyhood experience with the Pinewood Derby was no bed of roses. But he made up for it when he had his own Cub Scout son.

Eagle honored with Medal of Valor bravery award at White House

April 3, 2018 1

Eagle Scout Sean Ochsenbein jumped into action at the scene of a head-on car collision two years ago, rescuing one driver. He recently received the highest decoration of bravery for public safety officers at a White House ceremony.

Meet 108 Scouts who became famous

February 8, 2018 55

This list of 108 Scouts who became famous includes presidents and Pulitzer Prize recipients, astronauts and athletes, celebrities and CEOs.

For a Winter Olympian, Eagle Scout Justin Krewson has a surprising favorite merit badge

February 8, 2018 0

Eagle Scout Justin Krewson is one of the world’s best at sliding 80 miles an hour down an icy track. He’s so good, in fact, that he’ll represent Team USA in luge doubles at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Eagle Scout Taylor Morris tells how Scouting prepared him for 2018 Winter Olympics

February 7, 2018 3

Now 26 and preparing to competing in his first Winter Olympics, Taylor Morris is grateful for the extra push from his parents. He says his time as a Scout and Venturer in the Great Salt Lake Council was transformative.

These are the Eagle Scouts competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics

February 6, 2018 8

Years ago they earned the Eagle Scout medal, representing their commitment to Scouting. Now they’ll represent their country while trying to earn another medal: gold in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Philadelphia Eagles punter Donnie Jones is an Eagle Scout

January 30, 2018 7

The best punter in Philadelphia Eagles history, Donnie Jones earned Scouting’s highest honor in 1998 as part of the BSA’s Istrouma Area Council in Louisiana.

Boyhood troop of President Gerald Ford and astronaut Roger Chaffee turns 100

January 25, 2018 3

Michigan Troop 215, which turns 100 years old this year, was the boyhood troop of astronaut Roger Chaffee and President Gerald Ford.

Polish Boy Scout who escaped Auschwitz dies at age 98

January 9, 2018 9

When he was a young man, Kazimierz Piechowski, a Polish Boy Scout, embodied the “A Scout is Brave” point of the Scout Law while facing imminent death at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Growing a mustache for Movember? Here’s some inspiration

November 21, 2017 1

If you’re growing out your whiskers this month, here are several Scouting leaders who sported facial hair that you can aspire to emulate.