Scouting Alumni

Joshua Myers of Troop 69 in Germany, part of the Transatlantic Council of Scouting America, recently wrapped up an Eagle Scout service project that will continue helping military families for years to come.

Working with Operation Deploy Your Dress in Landstuhl, Joshua organized volunteers and led the move into a larger permanent space. The project included building changing rooms, moving hundreds of formal dresses and suits, and setting up a shop where military families can find free attire for proms, military balls, and special occasions.

What stands out most is how much responsibility fell on Joshua throughout the process. Coordinating people, solving problems on the fly, and figuring out how to safely move an entire inventory turned the project into a real exercise in leadership.

The new location gives Operation Deploy Your Dress more room, better accessibility, and the freedom to expand its services across the military community in the region.

Well done, Joshua.

Read more 👇

https://europe.stripes.com/kids/eagle-scout-joshua-myers.html

Every Memorial Day weekend in Hawaii, something remarkable happens at Punchbowl Cemetery.

Thousands of Scouts, leaders, alumni, and volunteers gather at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific to place flags and flower leis on the graves of America’s veterans. For many in Scouting, this is far more than a service project. It is a tradition rooted in respect, gratitude, family, and remembrance.

Some of the Scouts participating are continuing a legacy started by their parents and grandparents decades ago. Many have personal connections to the veterans buried there. Among those honored is Eagle Scout Ellison Onizuka, Hawaii’s first astronaut, who lost his life aboard the Challenger in 1986.

At nearly 40,000 graves, there is care shown with every flag placed and every lei laid by hand. Scouts are taught to slow down, show reverence, and remember that every grave represents a life of service and sacrifice.

Scouting teaches young people that leadership begins with service, citizenship carries responsibility, and honoring others matters.

Learn more:

https://onscouting.org/2026/05/22/hawaii-scouts-honor-veterans-at-national-memorial-cemetery-of-the-pacific/