On November 7, 2024, Col. Frank Harris, III, age 100, was recognized as the oldest Marine at Quantico’s annual USMC birthday celebration. Col. Harris, a veteran of WW2, Korea, and Vietnam, has served as the Charter Organization Representative of Troop 121 for the past 20 years. He was also a Scoutmaster of the same Troop in the early 1960s.
On November 9, 2024, Gregory Bodge of Troop 907 was awarded the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Robert E. Burt Scout Volunteer Award. Nationally recognized by the SAR, this award is presented to any SAR member in good standing currently active in a Scout Unit, District, Council, or a SAR member who has displayed outstanding dedication to the Scouting program. This award aims to recognize the recipient’s outstanding service to youth through the Scouting America programs.
