Eagle Merit Badge Quick Ref

★★★★★ I received the Boy Scout of America highest and most revered award, The Eagle Scout Award at the Beckoned Court of Honor in May 1981 at the St Albany, West Va. First Presbyterian Church. I was selected for the honor of being bestowed The white sh recvng rder of the Arrow-77'. My 1st summer camp in June-74, age 10, still in Cub Pack & attending w/my SA FBC Troop 25 lead committee member Father & four of my BSA older brothers, who ALL, decided to ensure that it was not going to be a "Lazy Sunday stroll in the park" easy task. But never could any of my 6 siblings ever know or predict how fearful and tough my journey to Eagle Scout would be. The bar had been set for me early and extremely high since 3 of 4 brothers had achieved Eagle Scout awards and one brother had reached the next lowest Life award at our home church, St. Albans First Baptist Church. Troop 25 was led by BSA Scout Master Michael Watts, with 2 Assistant Scout Master's Edsel Whaling & C.W. "Dub" Henley. These 3 men with a lot of parental help and guidance ensured Troop 25 was a God-send to a dozen upon dozens of young impressionable Boy Scouts. I spent EVERY summer @ BSA summer Camp at Dilly's Mill in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. My 1st trip was June 1974, Buckskin Council troop 6 at the Saint Albany, West Virginia First Presbyterian Church. Our Scoutmaster, Donald C Ellis, Assistant Scoutmasters Robert "Bunk" Thompson and R.S. Mastering every summScout Camp Obtaining 48 Merit Badges from the age icq and my Eagle Scout project was completed at my home place of worship Saint Albany First Baptist Church.