[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E402]
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    HONORING THE MEMBERS OF CHEROKEE PATROL IN BOY SCOUT TROOP 1011

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                             HON. TOM PRICE

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
members of Cherokee Patrol in Boy Scout Troop 1011 for their 
achievements in Scouting.
  Sponsored by Mount Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, 
Georgia, Troop 1011 has helped shape the lives of young men since its 
founding in 1972. Over the years, more than 200 members of Troop 1011 
have attained the coveted rank of Eagle Scout. On March 21, they will 
add seven high school seniors to that list: Connor Reed Crank; Preston 
William Ehlers; Kirkland Douglas Malcolm; George Capron Merriam; C. 
Joseph Privateer; James Benjamin Stamberger; and Alexander Conrad 
Walgren.
  In Scouting, troops typically are subdivided into smaller groups 
known as patrols. And the seven young men just mentioned represent the 
complete membership of Troop 1011's Cherokee Patrol. Fewer than two 
percent of all young men who begin Scouting ever become Eagle Scouts, 
so it is exceedingly rare for each member of a single patrol to reach 
this pinnacle.
  In fact, Madam Speaker, it is downright extraordinary for an entire 
patrol to be awarded the rank of Eagle on the exact same day.
  For meeting certain measures in addition to this rare achievement, 
Cherokee Patrol has also received the Honor Patrol Award. This award is 
only bestowed upon patrols whose membership makes the extra effort to 
be exemplary Scouts. Clearly these seven new Eagle Scouts pass that 
test with flying colors.
  I wish every one of these fine young men the very best in their 
future endeavors.

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