Inspirational Stories - Bryan on Scouting

Eagle Scout Navy SEAL to receive Medal of Honor for leading perilous rescue attempt

May 21, 2018 20

Retired Master Chief Petty Officer Britt K. Slabinski, an Eagle Scout, will receive the Medal of Honor this month for his heroic actions in Afghanistan.

Eagle Scout with spina bifida inspires New York hometown

May 15, 2018 1

A New York Scout didn’t let spina bifida keep him from earning the Eagle Scout rank.

Cub Scout leader sees Scouting as road map for parenting

May 1, 2018 3

Cub Scouts offered a San Diego family some sense of normalcy after a death in the family, but it also offered parenting guidelines.

Posthumous Eagle Scout board of review held for Scout with heart condition

April 16, 2018 17

Michael Costello accomplished a lot in less than 15 years. He never let anything — certainly not a heart condition and other health issues — stand in the way of his goals.

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.

Milkweed for Monarchs: D.C.-area Scouts’ saving butterflies

March 23, 2018 10

They call this service project Milkweed for Monarchs, and it’s a massively ambitious effort to protect this pollinator whose numbers have decreased by more than 90 percent over the past two decades.

College-age Eagle: ‘It may be called Boy Scouts, but it turned you into a man.’

March 20, 2018 7

A Missouri Scouter shared what his son learned while in Boy Scouts. And it’s nothing short of inspiring.

Scouts in Action story in Boys’ Life inspires Cub Scout to save a life

February 1, 2018 5

One of the most popular sections of Boys’ Life magazine, Scouts in Action, inspired an act of heroism in a 6-year-old Tiger Scout in South Carolina.

Emergency preparedness runs in the family

January 4, 2018 6

We caught up with Daniel Konzelman and discovered that the Washington trail derailment tragedy wasn’t the first emergency he or his four brothers — all of whom are Eagle Scouts — have responded to.

Tattoo parlor, community support troop after tree lot theft

December 19, 2017 12

Josh Hughes believes in Scouting. When he heard that a tip jar was stolen from Troop 59’s Christmas tree lot, he cut a $200 check for the Scouts.