[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 42 (Thursday, April 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E627]
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            ON BRIAN BLANKENBURG'S ATTAINMENT OF EAGLE SCOUT

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 10, 1997

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Brian Blankenburg of North 
Olmsted, OH, who will be honored this month for his recent attainment 
of Eagle Scout.
  The attainment of Eagle Scout is a high and rare honor requiring 
years of dedication to self-improvement, hard work, and the community. 
Each Eagle Scout must earn 21 merit badges, 12 of which are required, 
including badges in: lifesaving; first aid; citizenship in the 
community; citizenship in the Nation; citizenship in the world; 
personal management of time and money; family life; environmental 
science; and camping.
  In addition to acquiring and proving proficiency in those and other 
skills, an Eagle Scout must hold leadership positions within the troop 
where he learns to earn the respect and hear the criticism of those he 
leads.
  The Eagle Scout must live by the Scouting Law, which holds that he 
must be: trustworthy, loyal, brave, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, 
obedient, cheerful, thrifty, clean, and reverent.
  And the Eagle Scout must complete an Eagle project, which he must 
plan, finance, and evaluate on his own. It is no wonder that only 2 
percent of all boys entering scouting achieve this rank.
  Brian's Eagle project was the repair, refurbishing, and repainting of 
ticket booths and parking lot lampposts at North Olmsted High School.
  My fellow colleagues, let us join Boy Scouts of America Troop 53 in 
recognizing and praising Brian for his achievement.

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