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Membership
in Cub Scouts (1,687,986), Boy Scouts
(913,588), and Venturing
(254,259)
is at 2,855,833, with total youth
membership at over 4.6 million.
The Eagle Scout Award,
the highest rank a Scout can achieve,
was earned by a record 51,742 young men.
315 BSA members were
honored in 2007 for their courageous
performance of lifesaving and
meritorious actions. The Honor Medal
With Crossed Palms was awarded to five
Scouts and Scouters who demonstrated
unusual heroism and extraordinary skill
or resourcefulness in saving or
attempting to save a life at extreme
risk to self. |
