Troop 600: Raising Eagles

Posted on March 10, 2021

By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Staff Writer

JANUARY 1991: Standing at attention, Matt Eckel turns to face approximately 100 family, friends and business leaders who have gathered in his honor, all beaming with pride as the then-17-year-old is presented with Boy Scouts of America’s highest achievement – an Eagle Scout award.

At the time, only two percent of all Boy Scouts ever reaches the rank of Eagle Scout.

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