[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 63 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN HONOR OF EAGLE SCOUT RALPH BOYS

  (Mr. ROE of Tennessee asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. I rise today to honor Eagle Scout Ralph Boys, 
aged 93, who has finally been recognized for attaining the rank of 
Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America 78 years after meeting the 
requirements for this distinguished rank.
  Ralph had met all of the requirements for the rank of Eagle as a 
sophomore in high school in 1933, but his family relocated, and he was 
never able to appear in his Court of Honor to receive his badge. After 
college, Ralph enlisted in the Army and served many assignments 
throughout his military career, including on General Douglas 
MacArthur's headquarters staff during the Philippine campaign of World 
War II. After the war, Ralph served at posts in Germany, Vietnam, and 
the Pentagon, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1967.
  After his retirement, he began a search to find the records of his 
qualification for the rank of Eagle. After several dead ends and 
ultimately finding that the last of his scouting records had been 
consumed in a fire several years earlier, he went through the 
requirement list with a family friend and found that Ralph's merit 
badges and military career of 28 years more than qualified him for the 
distinguished rank.
  On December 22, 2011, Ralph became the third generation of his family 
to receive Scouting's highest honor. He had been preceded by his son, 
Dr. John Boys, and by his twin grandsons, John Franklin and Austin.
  As an Eagle Scout myself, I would like to welcome Ralph to the ranks 
of Eagle Scout. Congressman Mick Mulvaney also asked to associate 
himself with these remarks.

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