[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 140 (Monday, November 17, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING EAGLE SCOUT BARON RYAN

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 17, 2014

  Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Eagle Scout Baron 
Ryan on earning all 139 Merit Badges possible during his time in the 
Boy Scouts.
  This feat is even more remarkable since only 242 boys out of the 110 
million Boy Scouts who have ever been involved in Boy Scouts have 
earned every Merit Badge possible. Even then, because the Boy Scouts 
re-issued 4 additional historical Merit Badges in 2010 to celebrate the 
organization's 100th anniversary, Baron earned a total number of Merit 
Badges that only a handful of Boys Scouts in all of scouting history 
have accomplished.
  But Scouting is not only about achieving Merit Badges. In his time as 
a Scout, Baron has completed hours upon hours of service to his 
community through projects such as collecting food for Least of These 
during Scouting for Food, playing his bugle for numerous Veterans Day 
and Memorial Day ceremonies, cleaning up area rivers, serving our 
nation's veterans at VFW and American Legion events, and volunteering 
with charities such as Lost and Found, which serves children and teens 
in the Missouri Ozarks who are grieving due to the loss of a parent.
  Aside from the time Baron dedicated to his community, he also 
dedicated himself and his time to his troop. During his time as a Boy 
Scout, Baron held many important leadership roles, including troop 
guide, instructor, historian, and chaplain's aide among others. As a 
Scout, Baron has also spent approximately 150 nights camping with his 
troop, including participating in high adventure crews at the Boy 
Scouts' Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, Sea Base in the Florida 
Keys, and Northern Tier in Minnesota, all of which ultimately earned 
him the Boy Scouts' coveted Triple Crown award.
  As if his accomplishments do not already seem vast, for his Eagle 
Project, Baron produced a 1,022 page book called Lamonga, River of the 
Seven Spirits that was ultimately donated free of cost to hundreds of 
Missouri schools and libraries.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating Baron on all that 
he has accomplished and wish him well in his future endeavors.

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