[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 34 (Tuesday, March 24, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E449]
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      IN HONOR OF BRIAN J. SAMMON ON HIS ATTAINMENT OF EAGLE SCOUT

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 1998

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Brian J. Sammon of 
Cleveland, Ohio, who will be honored March 29, 1998 for his 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, twelve 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 two 
percent of all boys entering scouting achieve this rank.
  My fellow colleagues, let us recognize and congratulate Brian for his 
achievement.

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