15 September 2008
Tornado Scouts Receive Medals
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How you act in an emergency is the test of your intelligence and bravery. The Boy Scouts who found themselves in the middle of a tornado and had to regroup in its aftermath had different opportunities to display those qualities. Their reactions were honored with Boy Scout medals this past week as described by The Daily Nonpareil’s Chad Nation.
Friends, family members and scouts from across the area saluted the heroic efforts of the Boy Scouts and scout leaders who risked their own safety to tend to dozens of wounded victims when a tornado ripped through the Little Sioux Scout Ranch during Pahuk Pride National Youth Leadership Training on June 11.
Scouts and scout leaders were presented with the highest honors the Boys Scout of America award, including the Medal of Merit, Heroism Award, Honor Medal and – the highest award – the Honor Medal with Crossed Palms, at the Mid-America Center.
Council Bluffs Mayor Tom Hanafan read a proclamation recognizing Saturday as Boy Scout Youth Leadership Day in memory of Ben Petrzilka, Aaron Eilerts, Josh Fennen and Sam Thomsen, the four boys who died when the tornado struck the camp.
- Governor Culver to Honor Boy Scout Killed in Tornado
- Memorial Request For Boy Scout Tornado Victims
- Ben Petrzilka Leaves Big Shoes to Fill
- Little Sioux Official Reopen Date Set
- Rebuilding After the Tornado
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Ben Petrzilka Remembered in "Our Soles" Book | BoyandGirlScouts.com - News, Opinion, Advice Says:
11 August 2009 at 9:15 pm.
[...] 3 News in Omaha, Nebraska reports on a memorial for one of the young men who lost his life at Little Sioux camp last year. The effort will raise money for several [...]
