[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7112]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN LEGION'S EAGLE SCOUT OF THE YEAR

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate 17-year-old Devin Anderson of Weedville, Pennsylvania, for 
being named the Pennsylvania American Legion's Eagle Scout of the Year. 
Devin, who is a member of Kersey Troop 94, first joined the Boy Scouts 
after learning about them during an assembly in the first grade. Since 
then, Devin has dedicated himself to church, school, scouting, and 
community and personifies all that an Eagle Scout should be.
  Mr. Speaker, I had the privilege of attending Devin's Eagle Scout 
ceremony back in November of 2012, and I knew right away, then and 
there, that this young man had a bright future ahead. Devin now 
advances to the national level, where he will compete among 56 
applicants to earn the coveted National Eagle Scout of the Year award.
  Like Devin's parents, Joe and Karen Anderson, I am so proud of all of 
Devin's accomplishments, and I wish him all the best as he competes for 
this national award.

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