– Bryan On Scouting

Note: This is the 16th in an occasional series where I share Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos. See the complete collection here. To fully understand the impact Eagle Scout projects have on communities, you need to see to believe. That’s why I asked to see Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos — the same photos prospective Eagles are asked to include with their post-project report. This…

Bob Heft loved flags, and he loved politics. So when his U.S. History teacher handed out a homework assignment in 1958, Heft had the perfect idea. He would design something nobody had seen: a 50-star version of the American flag. Heft, a high school junior and Boy Scout in Troop 113 of Lancaster, Ohio, had been reading the news and knew…

For more than three decades, Troop 210 has been developing future leaders in inner-city Savannah, Ga. Throughout it all, Herbert DeLoach Sr. has been there as a positive adult male role model to young men — many from single-parent households. For his efforts, DeLoach received the Coastal Georgia Council’s Good Scout Award at a special luncheon last week. Susie Ryan…