[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 26 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E178]
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                       HONORING HARRISON COLBERT

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                            HON. JASON SMITH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 12, 2016

  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Harrison 
Colbert from Steelville, Missouri for earning the rank of Eagle Scout. 
The Eagle Scout Award is the highest honor attainable in Boy Scouts. 
Only a small percentage of Boy Scouts reach the level of Eagle Scout, 
which requires years of dedicated effort.
  Community service, leadership, and family values are the most 
important aspects of scouting, and are essential to becoming an Eagle 
Scout. After winning a difficult battle with cancer seven years ago, 
Harrison grew from this struggle into the exceptional young man he is 
today. He is a proud American, a helpful, honorable citizen, a strong 
Christian, and a leader by example. Harrison's Eagle Scout project 
involved collecting photos of tombstones in the Steelville Cemetery and 
uploading them to an online data base, known as Billion Graves, 
accessible to the public so individuals could locate their loved ones. 
Prior to his project, the Steelville Cemetery had no records of who was 
buried where, or any listing of the deceased whatsoever. Harrison's 
contributions and commitment to the Steelville community have helped 
prepare him as a leader who will excel in his future collegiate and 
professional careers.
  It is my great pleasure to congratulate Harrison Colbert on his 
accomplishment of becoming an Eagle Scout before the U.S. House of 
Representatives.

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