[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING EAGLE SCOUT JACKSON CHOI OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

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                           HON. ERIC BURLISON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 6, 2024

  Mr. BURLISON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Jackson Choi of 
Springfield, Missouri, who recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. 
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America 
program. Since its inception in 1911, only 4 percent of scouts have 
earned this rank after a lengthy review process.
  Jackson is a junior at Kickapoo High School in Springfield, and he 
has been in scouting since he joined as a Cub Scout in 2013. He is a 
member of Troop No. 289, where he has held several leadership 
positions. He also has attended three of the four high adventure camps 
earning him the Triple Crown Award from the Boy Scouts of America.
  To earn the Eagle Scout designation, each individual must complete a 
project. Jackson's project was to update the bamboo fencing at the 
Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden at the Nathaniel Green/Close Memorial 
Park in Springfield. The garden was established by Springfield's 
Japanese sister city in 1985. The original bamboo fencing had fallen 
into disrepair, so Jackson studied the process and replaced 100-feet of 
fencing in the traditional Japanese way.
  This accomplished young man deserves our applause for a job well 
done. I am proud to have him as a constituent.

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