100th Anniversary Veterans Gateway Booklet

Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts of America

100th Anniversary Veterans Gateway Boxwell Reservation Lebanon, TN

Dedicated June 23, 2022

) June 23, 2022 Dear Scouts and Veterans, The Middle Tennessee Council, Boy Scouts of America is fortunate to have Boxwell, an exceptional Scout Camp on the banks of Old Hickory Lake. We should all be thankful for the foresight of those who came before us to commit to building this camp leading to life changing experiences for both Scouts and adult leaders. I know for me Boxwell had that effect. My camp experiences reinforced the Scouting values from the Scout Oath and Law, taught me the importance of hard work, commitment, building a team, and achieving a goal.

With the foundation of the Scouting values, family, and church, I entered the US Army prepared to accept challenges, seize opportunities, and most importantly, understood the importance of leader development coupled with high standards of conduct and achievement.

Today, as in years past, our Middle Tennessee Council is committed to preparing young people to make moral and ethical choices over their lifetimes through character development, citizenship training and physical fitness all based on Scouting’s values. We should be proud of our accomplishments, but also understand the importance of committing to a quality scouting experience for future generations.

I will end with my thanks to the MTC Executive Board for dedicating this new Boxwell Gateway to our Veterans. Our Veterans are part of America’s finest – patriotic men and women who love their country and put service to the American people first.

Be Prepared!

William B. Hickman Major General, US Army (Retired) Boxwell 1972-75 US Army 1983-2019

Staff Sergeant Anthony R. Warner 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army Comments from Ribbon-Cutting ceremony, June 23, 2022 Thank you, General Hickman for the great introduction, and good afternoon to all distinguished guest here today. Thank you for the opportunity to be here today.

My time as a Boy Scout started back in 2009, when I crossed over from Cub Scouts and officially became a member of Troop 562. I was excited to finally be a part of the big kids and I was eager and ready to attack the challenges ahead of me. I was soon tested by going to Virgin Falls for my very first hiking trip. It was truly a tough experience for a 10-year old. From big elevation changes, to climbing over rocks that seemed huge at the time. It was cold, it snowed, it flooded, and at the time, it felt to me like the toughest thing. I would ever do. My scouting adventure had only just begun and I was overjoyed with what lay ahead. That same year I attended my first summer camp right here at Boxwell, then just a few short years later I would take my first job as a kitchen staff member here. I met many great mentors when I was working in the kitchen, like Mr. Steve Ubank.

As a young boy I had to see my dad go off to war two times, I also saw my friends’ dads go to war. Our troop would see leaders, many of whom were in the Army, come and go while they went to fight America’s wars. That is when my drive to join the military started. It began with me interacting with those great examples of leaders who were kind, but stern, who were always coming and going. They were going off to fight a war I did not quite understand. Despite all of that, the one thing that was always constant and always pulled us together was scouts.

As a scout I learned about different ways to lead, teach, and motivate those around me. At the time I didn’t realize the impact that Boy Scouts was going to have on my life in the military, but I can now confidently say that I would not be the noncommissioned officer, leader, or mentor that my soldiers deserve had I not been in the scouting program. I learned to put my nose to the grindstone, working long, hot days in the kitchen here at Boxwell. Here, I also learned the EDGE method of teaching while working in the activity yard. The EDGE method of teaching that still proves useful today as I’m teaching my soldiers. I also learned when it’s appropriate to have fun and when to be serious while leading small groups of scouts. I learned to speak in front of hundreds of people, leading programs during mealtimes, campfires, and while teaching my classes. I learned that being confident and being a subject matter expert made those that I was teaching that much more likely to hold onto the information. I also learned discipline, and responsibility, and how to survive in the outdoors. I learned to read a compass, and use a map, tie knots, and treat the injured. And now, after leaving for a couple of years to join the Army, do basic training, and a couple of assignments, I am glad to be back with Troop 562, as an assistant scoutmaster, teaching our new scouts what I learned at their age, and about my new experiences in the Army, hopefully inspiring a few of them along the way. Every day, I look back on my days as a scout and a staff member here at Boxwell and use the lessons I learned from outstanding leaders to tackle the complex tasks that the Army has to offer.

Needless to say, Scouting has had a tremendous impact on my life. Now that I am a soldier, I have been entrusted with the leadership and care of many soldiers and their families. I am also entrusted with upholding the Army values and embodying the technical and tactical proficiency that we need in today’s Army, while turning our soldiers into leaders and quiet professionals in their own right. I feel that due to the sheer dedication, perseverance, and patience of my scout leaders, I am able to serve with distinction and live by the core values, morals, and a code of conduct far above that required of most others, and I believe I owe that to what I learned in Scouting.

The following are stories and photographs were provided by Middle Tennessee Scouts and leaders included in the inaugural group recognized at the 100th Anniversary Veterans Gateway at Boxwell Reservation on June 23, 2022.

IN MEMORIAM Lonnie Butts On this day, 15 May in 1967, SP5 Lonnie R. Butts (HHC/1-327) earned the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during Vietnam. Full citation: The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Lonnie R. Butts, Specialist Fifth Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam, while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. Specialist Five Butts distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 15 May 1967 while serving as senior medical aidman during a search and destroy mission near Duc Pho. When the lead element of his unit became pinned down by machine gun fire, Specialist Butts executed a flanking movement on the hostile emplacement and silenced the two Viet Cong who were manning it. He continued forward, moving from one emplacement to another and drove the enemy back with hand grenades and machine gun fire. One insurgent threw a grenade between Specialist Butts and his platoon sergeant. Taking no heed of his own safety, he threw himself between the sergeant and the grenade, catching most of the shrapnel in his legs. Although he was seriously wounded, Specialist Butts went to the assistance of another casualty and treated his wounds. During the remainder of the firefight, he refused medical attention until all of the other wounded men were treated.

Specialist Butts was mortally wounded as he moved toward a helicopter for evacuation. Specialist Five Butts' extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty, at the cost of his life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the Unites States Army.

William T. “Tom” Caldwell For over 30 years Tom was Committee Chairman at T416. Tom served as Scoutmaster until his 2020 death. Tom mentored 148 Eagle Scouts and Jack was Scoutmaster for most of them! Percy Dempsey mentored about 2/3rds that number and major Boxwell features were named for Percy!

Alvin Hendrickson Passed away July 28, 2014 at age 86. Alvin served in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. He was in the Army, Navy and Air Force, before retiring from the Tennessee Air National Guard for a total of 40 years in the U.S. Military. He was a member of the Shriner's and Masons for a number of years.

He also served many of his retired years as a Scout Master and dedicated

numerous hours to Camp Boxwell, where he organized and designed the C.O.P.E. course, the repelling tower, and participated in multiple camporees. He helped many young men become Eagle Scouts. Alvin was a member of Faith Methodist Church, where he has served as Sunday School Superintendent and on the church board. He was loved by many and will be missed by all who knew him.

Capt. Joshua S. Lawrence Capt. Joshua S. Lawrence, 29, of Nashville, Tenn. died Oct. 8, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with a rocket propelled grenade. They were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. According to the public affairs office at Fort Carson, Capt. Lawrence entered the Army on April 16, 2005 and joined his unit on May 6, 2011. His tour in Afghanistan began in June 2011. Among his honors were: Bronze Star Medal, Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal.

Joshua enlisted in the U. S. Army on June of 2005 and served 2 tours in Korea. He married Brittany on May 31, 2011 and was deployed 7 days later on June 7, 2011 to Afghanistan. He was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Austin Peay University in Clarksville. He was awarded Eagle Scout on the same day as his brother.

James Leon Parker James Leon Parker was just 13 when he first attended summer camp at Boxwell. The year was 1939 and camp was located in Linton, Tennessee on the Harpeth River. Mr. Parker went on to reach the rank of Eagle and then was drafted into service during WWII. After the war and starting a family, Mr. Parker continued his participation in Scouting by serving as the Scoutmaster for his son, James’s, Troop 4 in Tullahoma, Tennessee. He would next attend Boxwell in the 1960s at its current location in Lebanon, Tennessee.

Mr. Parker was born and raised in Nashville. He worked hard all of his life and being a Scout helped teach him values that helped prepare him for life. When asked what he enjoyed most during his time at Boxwell Mr. Parker said, “I loved everything about being a Scout and being at camp. There wasn’t anything I didn’t like. I remember taking the streetcar to west Nashville where a truck from Linton would pick us up and take us to camp. We’d all jump in the back and away we’d go. One thing I remember well is the cook at the dining hall coming out with a platter

of biscuits and tossing them to us. Those were the best biscuits I have ever eaten.” As a Scoutmaster, Mr. Parker shared that he took his troop on a camping outing every month. One in particular sticks out in his memory because it snowed so much that the tents collapsed. “We just covered ourselves with blankets to stay warm,” he said.

Working for the Tennessee Central Railroad helped him hone skills that he would use when he was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. Following basic training, Mr. Parker worked with the railway battalion in Wyoming before leaving to serve as an engineer at an airbase on the Azores Islands off the coast of Portugal. Upon his return he resumed his work with the railroad until his career took him to the Arnold Engineering Development Center located on Arnold Air Force Base near Manchester, Tennessee where he worked until his retirement.

Prior to his death in December, 2021, Mr. Parker was one of the oldest living Scouting veterans in the Council at age 96.

Gordon Petty Was oldest Scouter in TN. Died at age 100 in Jan 2022 Jack Ruttenbur passed away in June of 2009. He was the head Scoutmaster of Troop 416 out of the First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro for over 30 years and he never missed a week at Boxwell in those 30 years. Prior to his Scouting days my he had an entire military career that started in WW II in the Army Air Corp and he retired from the US AIr Force in the early 60s at the rank of Chief Master Sergeant (CMsgt/E-9).

Raymond Trask Throckmorton, Jr. Born May 12, 1925, at South Bend, Indiana and was the only son of Raymond T. Throckmorton, Sr., and Irene B. Siems Throckmorton. Mr. Throckmorton was predeceased in 1987 by his wife, Hester Yvonne Shaver Throckmorton. He is survived by a daughter, Karen Elaine Gallagher and her husband, Charles Gallagher; a son, Raymond T. Throckmorton, III, his wife, Elizabeth Louise Holder Throckmorton; as well as three grandchildren: Christina Gallagher Claxton, her husband, Dan Claxton, James Edward Throckmorton and Mary Elizabeth Throckmorton; great-grandson, Jack Claxton. After graduation from training at Ft. Benning, GA in 1943, he attended the University of Wisconsin under the Army's ASTP program and subsequently served as an amphibious infantryman in Co. "F", 381st Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry, (Deadeye) Division, form 1944-1945. Mr. Throckmorton was one of a small group chosen to spearhead the invasions of Leyte (Philippines) on October 20, 1944, as well as Okinawa Jima (Japan) on April 1, 1945. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, two Bronze Arrowheads, Combat Infantry Badge, Philippine Liberation medal and a Presidential Unit Citation for, "Extraordinary Heroism in Military Operations, Okinawa." Following his service to our country, Mr. Throckmorton graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1950. He moved to Nashville following graduation and was employed by the Nashville District Corps of Engineers, ultimately as Assistant District Geologist. Mr. Throckmorton participated in the design for the Old Hickory and Cordell Hull projects; the St. Lawrence Seaway locks, as well as many other projects. In 1953, Mr. Throckmorton co-founded a geotechnical engineering firm then known as Geologic Associates. He was licensed in various states as an engineer and/or a geologist. He served as

President of the International Association of Engineering Geologists in 1975; a Senior Fellow of the Geological Society of America; and, a Life Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He retired from active professional practice in 1987. In 1965, he was the recipient of the Distinguished Graduate Award during the University of Notre Dame's College of Science, "Centennial of Science Awards" presentations. Mr. Throckmorton was active in the Boy Scouts of America, having served for several years as Scoutmaster of Troop 217, chartered to First Presbyterian Church, Nashville. His life was characterized by his devotion to his family, his love and sacrifice for his country, his dedication to scouting and making a difference in the lives of many young men, and his faith in our Lord and Savior.

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Richard Britnell Joined Cub Scouts as a third grader in 1962. He stayed in Boy Scouts through 1973 earning Eagle Scout in 1970. Requirements for First Class Scout in the late 1960’s including signaling. Richard learned Morse Code to complete that requirement and taught Signaling at Camp Parnell to Second Class Scouts as well as Signaling merit madge. A Second Class requirement was Follow Map and Compass. Years later when Richard was going through his flight training with the US Navy, he needed to know Morse Code as well as how to navigate using a map and compass over unfamiliar terrain. His First Class requirement of edible plants was useful as he had to learn how to survive in the wilderness during his flight training as well. The Stars First Class requirement helped him when he learned how to navigate using a sextant to shoot the sun, moon, planets and stars when flying an airplane. One of the more challenging tests he had to pass in flight training was running an obstacle course and swimming a mile in a flight suit. Personal Fitness and Swimming Merit Badges had provided similar challenges years before when he was earning the rank of Eagle.

Richard worked for four summers at Camp Parnell in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. The leadership and management skills he learned and developed working at Boxwell were used extensively during the first 10 years of his career in the US Navy. He began to extend those skills once he reached field grade rank in the US Navy. His Scouting experience provided many core skills that were used throughout his US Navy career. Richard retired from the US Navy in 1996 as a Commander.

Rodney Ruttenbur Son of Jack Ruttenbur, attended Boxwell for several years as a young scout and also served on the Stahlman staff in Field sports for the summers of 87 and 88, the waterfront staff at Parnell the summer of 1989 and then the waterfront staff at Stahlman the summer of 1990. Served in the active duty Air Force from 1991 to 1998 and then rejoined the military in 2007 in the Illinois ANG where he still serves. Currently holds the rank of Master Sergeant (MSgt/E-7). Rodney shared that, “Boxwell always brings back fond memories. My father looked forward to going there every year and it will always hold a special place in my heart.”

Rob Ponder (Rob is the architect who made the design of the Veterans Gateway.

Rob recounted an experience he had while in Navy ROTC: “For six weeks in the summer of 1978, I served "active duty" for the United States Navy aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. John F. Kennedy. This was my "summer cruise" between my freshman and sophomore years of my Navy ROTC training at Georgia Tech. I was selected to be on the JFK, my first choice of the summer cruises, because of my good grades. I was extremely excited about being on the carrier and also about being in the Mediterranean Sea. Getting to see aircraft flying off of a flight deck, and getting to see part of Europe, was a double dream come true. The basic "grind" was six different assignments, each of one week duration in different departments on the ship. For example, one week in engineering, one week on the "bridge ", etc. My favorite position on the bridge was that of the "helm".

The pers on at the helm steers the aircraft carrier. Believe it or not, the 1100 ft. John F. Kennedy is steered by a small steering wheel (almost exactly the size of a car steering wheel) which is located in the center of the bridge. You actually "steer" the aircraft carrier like you would a car. The small round wheel is connected, through hydraulic pumps, to the 40-foot rudder located at the rear of the ship. The helmsman could spin the steering wheel to the left with a great thrust and it would continue to spin until physically stopped. It would take approximately six revolutions of the wheel to turn the rudder from zero degrees to thirty degrees. Now this was fun. I was given a chance to steer the ship and it was quite an experience! More a comedy of errors but all turned out well in the end. I expressed appreciation for the experience and that I would never forget my turn at the helm of the John F. Kennedy.”

Tom and Charles Carr Tom shared, “My son Charles F. Carr and I were soldiers. In 1969 when I was a scout at Boxwell we saw the first men walk on the moon at Camp Stahlman. Scouting helped me when I joined the Army and had to go “out in the field” as we called it and so I was quite familiar with what it was like to sleep out in the woods. I started my 21 year career in Germany and spend many a night in a tent in all seasons in the German forests. Scouting made it easier and I was always prepared when other of my brother officers were not. Scouting was the difference.

My son Charles, deployed to Afghanistan and went on patrols and often had to stay out in the desert as part of his patrol. He was the driver for the platoon medic and the platoon sergeant. His duties included getting his MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle ready for each patrol.

Scouting taught him about paying attention to details. Details which kept his vehicle crew alive for 9 months of combat.

Christopher Curtis Chris is an Eagle Scout who was selected as one of the Council’s Scouts of the year in 2019. Upon graduation from high school, he enrolled in West Point. He has completed two years and is officially a Cow (Junior) and is an Economics major. Chris recently finished a Research project called 'Metal Organic Frameworks Degrading Chemical Warfare Agents'. He completed Norwegian Foot March: Armed Forces skilled badge earned after completing an 18.6 mile foot March while carrying a 25-pound rucksack in under 4.5 hours.

In his spare time Chris works for West Point's WKDT radio station where they broadcast the football games and host special events by providing DJ services and setting up sound equipment.

Chris is currently receiving CFT Squad Leader Training and will attend Air Assault School later this summer.

Boyd H. Hendrickson Boyd started his scouting career with Pack 24 at Oak Hill School and crossed over to Troop 217 at First Presbyterian Church. I spent every year at Boxwell summer camp as well as Brownsea and even worked a summer at Camp Stalhman Trading Post. He was the recipient of one of the original T-217 Dolphin Awards and completed the mile swim numerous times over the years.

Boyd was a ma member of the Order of the Arrow and completed his Eagle Scout rank while at Troop 217. Boyd chose the US Coast Guard (whose motto is Semper Paratus which means “Always Ready”, very similar to “Be Prepared”) and entered into service 23MAR98 and served until 01AUG21 attaining the Rank of E-7 or Chief Machinery Technician. While stationed at numerous duty stations that include USCG Cutter OBION in Owensboro KY, Station Fort Pierce

Florida, Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur, USCG Cutter MUNRO in Kodiak Alaska, USCG Cutter STINGRAY in Mobile AL, USCG Cutter WEDGE in Demopolis AL, Sector Charleston Engineering as well as Sector Charleston Ready for Operations inspection division where I earned awards. Boyd said, “Often, I think back on my career and how the Boy Scouts prepared me for the Coast Guard in a variety of ways from leadership to compass reading to boat handling and understanding the weather and swimming. One of my most enjoyable experiences in the Coast Guard was earning my “Golden Dragon” Line Crossing certificate when I jumped off a 378 foot Coast Guard Cutter and swam across the Equator and the International date line.”

Boyd is married to Natalie who is a Nurse Practitioner and opening Aqua Fusion IV Hydration in Summerville, SC. They have six children, Megan, Jackson, Ashleigh, Michael, Noah and Madison.

Noah is currently in Scouts at Troop 776 in Summerville, SC and Madison is in Girl Scout Troop 3207. They have one granddaughter, Olivia, who Boyd says will most likely be in some form of Scouts. Boyd also shared, “all the years I attended Boxwell, we sang a song at the final campfire called “America” that Ernie Ragsdale would lead. I still sing it to this day, at first, I used it to put my kids to sleep and now I sing it to my granddaughter. She doesn’t quite have it down yet, she’s 3, but we sing it together.”

Scott Moore Scott Eric Moore, Jr. was born on June 2, 1999, in Wuerzburg, Germany while his family was stationed there, however, Scott spent most of his youth in Clarksville, Tennessee while his family was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Scott attended Northeast High School and joined Junior ROTC in his freshman year and became the JROTC Battalion Commander in his senior year. Scott was also Vice President of the Student Body Government, National Honor Society President, Student Council Treasurer, National Beta Club Co-Vice President, and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He also lettered in football as the starting Center. A few of Scott’s awards include winner of The American Legion 2017 National Eagle Scout of the Year Award; winner of the Walter R. Courtenay Eagle Scout Award; and winner of The American Legion’s Department of Tennessee 2017 Eagle Scout of the Year Award. Scott was also selected to attend Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn’s 2016 and 2017 Congressional Leadership Summit two years in a row, and was a member of the Clarksville Mayor’s Youth Council, as well as the Youth Leadership Clarksville Class of 2016, and was selected to attend the Tennessee Student Congress on Policies in Education.

Scott’s joined Cub Scouts as a Tiger Cub in first grade, and later became an Eagle Scout with Troop 562 in Clarksville at the age of 16. Scott also staffed several summers and winters at Boxwell, when he wasn’t attending camp with his troop.

After high school, Scott was selected to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated as a member of their Class of 2021, with a dual major in Economics and Spanish. At West Point, Scott joined the B2 Sandhurst competition team and joined the West Point

Scoutmasters’ Council, which is an official club that enables cadets to continue their participation in and association with scouting while at the Academy, and which sponsors local Scout packs and troops and puts on a Camporee each year for over 7,000 scouts. After graduating as a Second Lieutenant, Scott was selected for the Army’s Aviation Branch and was sent to flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama in the summer of 2021. The Sandhurst competition at West Point is a military skills and physical endurance competition where each squad is required to perform a series of military tasks. Examples of events include rappelling, building and crossing a one-rope bridge, obstacle course navigation, combat swim (with full gear on), rifle marksmanship, crossing the lake in a raft paddle, a 12-foot wall climb, and weapon handling skills. Besides the 36 squads from each of the West Point companies, visiting service academy teams include the Naval, Air Force and Coast Guard Academies, as well as teams from military academies from all over the world and ROTC squads from numerous universities in the United States. It is the pinnacle of collegiate military sports. Upon graduation from West Point, Scott attended the Army’s SERE-C School at Fort Rucker. Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape-Level C (SERE-C) is a training program conducted over the course of 21 days and is broken into three phases, which teaches special forces and aviators how to conduct themselves if they are captured, how to survive in the wilderness, how to evade capture, how to resist interrogation, and how to escape from captivity.

Scott credits much of his success during Sandhurst and SERE-C training to the many merit badge classes and training he received in Boy Scouts. He believes his numerous camping trips, summer and winter camps, hikes, and all the classes he took such as wilderness survival, fire starting, map and compass reading, outdoor cooking, knot tying, and swimming helped him immensely, not only during Sandhurst competitions each year, but also during SERE training. He also credits his leadership roles within the troop with helping him be a good leader at West Point, especially during his time as B2 Company Commander. Scott is very proud of his Eagle Scout rank and sings the praises of scouting to his friends, family, and community at large whenever he can.

Phillip Wallace “I worked at Boxwell Reservation in 1964-1965. This was one of the most memorable times of my life. I later joined the United States Navy September 6,1966. I became an Aviation Hydraulics/ Structural Mechanic, 3rd Class Petty Officer. I served in VF101, VF74 the latter being assigned to the USS Forrestal CV59. One interesting thing about my service. My first assignment was at NAS Point Mugu, CA. I had worked on the Waterfront at Boxwell where I owned my own Scuba gear and scuba dived in Old Hickory Lake as a hobby. My first job in the USN was an assistant at the Porpoise Training Facility at NAS Point Mugu. That facility is now located in San Diego, CA. My job at Boxwell gave me training that I used the rest of my life. After the military I became a 32nd Degree Master Mason. I was a young man that grew up without a Father. My Mother raised 6 children and did the best she could. The Boy Scouts/Boxwell, the USN and the Masons taught me how to be a man.”

Chance Baxter Chance was at Boxwell most every summer from his time at Cub World as a Tiger until he went to Philmont as an Eagle Scout before attending USAFA.

Kevin Phillips “Although I was never a Scout during my youth, I have been a register volunteer leader for decades, including my current service on the Council Executive Board. Most importantly, I am the father of two Eagle Scouts. The relationships we build in Scouting are similar to those I made while serving in the US ARMY. We depended upon each other to be successful and worked as a team to accomplish our goals. I will forever cherish many of the relationships I have made while serving in the ARMY and in Scouting. I don’t have any clue how many times I have been to Boxwell, but I can testify I camp at least 30+ nights there every year by going to summer camp, OA events, Venturing events, Wood Badge, Powder Horn and regular unit campouts. One of my very first campouts in Scouting was with Pack 328 at Beany Elam where my son Dalton caught his very first fish.”

Michael Rose EC-130 and RQ-4 Pilot. 1100 combat hours, 5 deployments, 15 yr vet, went to Boxwell many times growing up! I was an Eagle Scout and Mr Freeman was our scoutmaster. He ran Boxwell for a number of years. Michael said, I'm really proud to represent Middle Tennessee as a member of the Armed Forces!”

Will Pomeroy Army scholarship at UT Knoxville; seven years active duty, Military Police; two Army Commendation citations; deployed Middle East; remained in active Reserves while in law school.

Jon Richard Anderson Jon’s father shared that, “It was Jon's dream from early Scouting years to do space operations as a career. Achieving Eagle with multiple palms and leading his pals on Scouting activities positioned him to fulfill that dream. As a boy he told me Dad when I am making changes to things that are out in space AND I can't tell you what I'm doing then I have made it". I got that call within months after he became a commissioned officer in the Air Force. "Dad" he said "I can't tell you what I'm doing but I'm making changes to satellites in space." I still do not know what he does but I do know he does it well with integrity and he is exactly the kind of person America wants to have doing what he does. He is now transitioning to the United States Space Force and will continue with his same duties there."

Wendell E. Cammuse Served 32 years, 82nd, 3rd and 5th SF, JSOC, DTRA, CFSOC-A and USASWCS. Now volunteer Firefighter. it is a privilege to serve, Family, Duty, Honor, Country and God.

Marshall V. Ecklund Brownsea I and II at Boxwell (1982-1983) Multiple Summer Camps at Boxwell as youth (between 1980-1985) Asst. Scoutmaster w/ Troop 521 in Clarksville (Boxwell Summer camp 2011-2012) Eagle Scout: 7/5/1985 Leslie "Jon" Ross Old Boxwell camper, new Boxwell Reservation staff opening year + 1. US Navy Active duty 7 years, reserves 23 years retired 1995. Current volunteer with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. BSA adult leader 1991 to today. Woodbadge trained and Silver Beaver recipient. NOTE: attended 50th Jamaboree (1960) & the 100th Jamboree (2010) Alonso Jacobo Alonso joined the National Guard right after high school and is an active guardsman. He spent every summer camp and winter camp at Boxwell, as well as helped staff at OA functions there.

Robert B. Jarrell Worked in the craft lodge in 1966, was responsible for the operation and running of the Archery Range in 1967, and in 1968 after completion of the Aquatic Section of the National Camping School, was a member of the Parnell Waterfront Staff Thomas Michael Law “My experience as an Eagle scout laid the foundation for my military career. As an Infantry officer, I spent many nights in the woods"-The fieldcraft that I used in the military was learned as a Scout.”

John Lee Woodall John’s son shared, “My dad is 87 and has some dementia but can remember a bit. He could never afford a uniform. There were about 10 boys in his Troop. They met in an old gymnasium near where the Lebanon P.D. Station is now. He used to go to camp at Boxwell on the Harpeth River.

They would swim across river diagonally to get in their swim test. He was a weatherman in the Air Force in the Korean War.” Brian Loggins Eagle Scout, 2 silver palms (54 merit badges) 21 years in Army 1982-2003 Retired Lieutenant Colonel Charles Edward "Bo" Mason In the service from 2-21-45 to 7-11-46 (WW II) Also involved in Woodbadge as ASM for several years.

Joe Matlock Had appointment as COL and aide to the Governor of the Commonwealth Gary L Mueller 35 yrs + BSA Veteran; Eagle Scout 1960; Life member NESA-Legacy Member; Founder's Award & Vigil Honor OA Wahinasa Lodge; Silver Beaver Award MTC; Long Rifle West District MTC; The Celtic Cross Award, NAPS

Doug Patterson Doug spent 30 years total service in military and has been coming to Boxwell as a unit leader since then as well as staffing Wood Badge and other training. Doug is a Vigil Member of Wa-Hi-Nasa Lodge of the Order of the Arrow.

William L. Pomeroy After his honorable discharge, Capt. Pomeroy obtained a J.D. from the University of Mississippi College of Law and now practices in Williamson County. He lives in Spring Hill.

Andrew Rogers Attended Boxwell as a new Boy Scout all the way to Asst. Scoutmaster of Troop 322.

Michael Rose EC-130 and RQ-4 Pilot. 1100 combat hours, 5 deployments, 15 yr vet, went to Boxwell many times growing up! He was an Eagle Scout and Mr Freeman was their scoutmaster. He ran Boxwell for a number of years. Michael said, “I'm really proud to represent Middle Tennessee as a member of the Armed Forces!”

Leslie "Jon" Ross Old Boxwell camper, new Boxwell Reservation staff opening year + 1. US Navy Active duty 7 years, reserves 23 years retired 1995. Current volunteer with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. BSA adult leader 1991 to today. Woodbadge trained and Silver Beaver recipient. NOTE: attended 50th Jamaboree (1960) & the 100th Jamboree (2010) Collin Ruth First time at Boxwell was as a Tiger Cub in 1996, continued through achieving the rank of Eagle Scout in 2008. Currently part of Vanderbilt University NROTC set to commission as a 2nd Lt in May of 2021, we conduct field exercises at Boxwell in the spring.

James W (Bill) Murphy Bill went to Camp Parnell for 3 summers (1965-1967) as a camper then was on staff at Parnell from 1968-1972. Went into the Army after graduating college from 1975-1978 with the 101st Division at Ft. Campbell.

Robert J. Goodwin US Air Force. Was the waterfront director for Camp Parnell in 1972 and 1973. Right after camp closed in 1973, he reported for active duty in the USAF. Gary Alan Yarbrough Was a captain in the USAF and certified as an instructor navigator in the KC-135 air refuelingstratotanker, primarily supporting the SR-71 Mach 3 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft.

Attended Boxwell from 1959 to 1963 with both Troop 173 and Troop 307 from Lewisburg, TN. Went through the Order of the Arrow ordeal at Boxwell, as well as earning several merit badges needed to earn the rank of Eagle.

Daniel Johnson Daniel's son is in Cub Scout Pack 471 in Gladeville TN this year. Daniel was very active in scouting in Middle TN where he grew up and before joining the Army Reserves.

William Leslie Pomeroy Troop 285, Dan Beard District . Was at Boxwell (Stahlman) as Scout: about 1995-2000, on staff: 2001-2003 (rifle shooting instructor), reached the rank of Eagle Scout; participated in eh Philmont Scout Ranch trek, 2000. Attended UT Knoxville on an Army scholarship. Was commissioned 2LT, Army, 2007, Military Police. Received master’s in security management while in service.

Active duty 2007-2014. Two overseas bars, one deployment to the Middle East, including Iraq.

Two Army Commendaton ribbons; one Army Achievement ribbon. Active Army Reserve while in law school and beginning law practice. Currently practices law, primarily in Williamson County, TN

Council Legends Philip Pfeffer Justin “Jet” Potter Rudolph A. Light, M.D.

James G. Stahlman E.L. Hershel Tolbert Billy Jim Vaughn

100th Anniversary Veterans Gateway at Boxwell Reservation Inaugural list of Servicemembers and Veterans

Ray M. Ables, U.S. Air Force

Buster Berry, U.S. Navy

Jon T. Albert, U.S. Army

Darrell Lee Betty, U.S. Army

Ethan Albrecht, U.S. Air Force

Derek Lee Betty, U.S. Marine Corps

Robert Alley, U.S. Army

Nathaniel Ryan Betty, U.S. Marine Corps

David Amiot, U.S. Army

Alan Blatterman, U.S. Army

Wayne Amond, U.S. Air Force

Jason Bohannon, U.S. Army

Jon Richard Anderson, U.S. Air Force U.S. Space Force

Will Bondurant, U.S. Army

Audie Andry, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard Frank Arias, U.S. Army

William Bonham, U.S. Marine Corps John E. Bouchard, III, U.S. Army

Donald Dwight Armstrong, U.S. Air Force

Leonard D. "Trey" Brannom, III, U.S. Army

Fred Arnold, U.S. Navy

Patrick Bray, M.D., U.S. Navy

Robert "Bobby" Avaritt, TN Army National Guard U.S. Navy

William H. Bridges, U.S. Army

Dominick Azzara, U.S. Army Kevin M. Baird, U.S. Army Robert M. Baird, U.S. Army Jerry Barnett, U.S. Army Brandon Bateman, U.S. Marine Corps Jack Batson, TN Air National Guard Chance Baxter U.S. Air Force Craig Alex Becker U.S. Navy Jeff Beckman U.S. Navy Ryan S. Belew U.S. Air Force Steven P. Belew U.S. Army Tyler C. Belew U.S. Air Force Charles Lasley Bell U.S. Marine Corps Mason Bermudez TN Army National Guard

Samuel M. Briscoe, U.S. Army Richard Britnell, U.S. Navy Sebastian Brown, U.S. Marines James Bryant, U.S. Army John S. Bryant U.S. Army Reserve Sam Buchanan III U.S. Air Force Eric Anthony Bullock U.S. Army Eric W. Bullock U.S. Army Wilhelm Bunjor U.S. Army Bruce Burgess U.S. Navy Eric T. Burk U.S. Navy Lee T. Burk U.S. Army Jerry Burkeen U.S. Navy Charles E. "Tod" Burnham U.S. Air Force

William Burns, M.D. U.S. Navy

Casey Couch U.S. Air Force

Frank Bush U.S. Army

Christopher Jaylan Curtis U.S. Army

James Button, Jr. U.S. Navy

Ashok K. Deb U.S. Army

Jeffrey Butts U.S. Marine Corps

Joe DeMatteo U.S. Air Force

Jesse Butts U.S. Marine Corps

Percy Dempsey U.S. Army

Joshua Butts U.S. Army

Dale Deugaw U.S. Army

Lonnie Butts U.S. Army

Margaret Deugaw U.S. Army

William T. Caldwell U.S. Air Force

Mark Deugaw U.S. Navy

Wendell E. Cammuse U.S. Army Special Forces

Patrick Deugaw U.S. Army

Mike Campbell U.S. Marine Corps Sebastian I. E. Campuzano U.S. Army Paul Campuzano II U.S. Army Paul Campuzano Sr. U.S. Army Patrick Carneal U.S. Army Charles F. Carr U.S. Army Thomas H. Carr, Jr. U.S. Army Paul Caruso U.S. Air Force John I. Case, Jr. U.S. Army Steven Charles Tyler Cates U.S. Marine Corps James "Jim" C. Chandler U.S. Army James Cherry U.S. Navy J. Mike Cisneros U.S. Air Force Dean Willie Claud U.S. Army A.J. Cobb U.S. Army Samuel Cobb U.S. Army Mark Adam Coleman U.S. Army Clinton Scott Cooper U.S. Marine Corps Jerry A. Cooper U.S. Marine Corps Robert "Bob" Corlew U.S. Army

Richard P. Di Silvio U.S. Army Steve Dial U.S. Army Kandis Dicks U.S. Air Force Robert Dicks U.S. Army Ryon Boot Dicks U.S. Air Force Jeffrey Dierkes U.S. Army Garrett Dilbeck U.S. Army Walter Dix U.S. Army National Guard Bryan Doersam U.S. Army Reserve Gilbert Dorland U.S. Army Peter Dorland U. S. Army John Downs U.S. Army Chad Drumright U.S. Navy Bobby Dunn U.S. Navy Marshall V. Ecklund U.S. Army Special Forces Reese A. Ecklund U.S. Navy Roger Edwards U.S. Army George Rick Ehler, Jr. U.S. Coast Guard Jaylen M. Elliott U.S. Air Force Jeremy Erb U.S. Navy Kenneth P. "Pete" Ezell Jr. U.S. Navy

Richard Fankhauser U.S. Army

Mike Greene U.S. Navy

Dylan Ferraro U.S. Army TN National Guard

Bryan A. Gregory TN Army National Guard

Terry Fincham U.S. Army

Christopher Groce U.S. Navy

Jared Floyd U.S. Army

William Groce U.S. Army

Clay Forkum U.S. Army

Tom Haley, Jr. U.S. Navy

Kenneth R. Franks U.S. Navy

Brad Hall U.S. Army

Wes Frye U.S. Army

Ray W. Harvey, Jr. U.S. Navy

Ryan R. Gallagher U.S. Navy

Lewis Hawk U.S. Air Force

Christopher Scott Gamble U.S. Army

Don Heath U.S. Army

Andrew Gant U.S. Marine Corps

Donny Wayne Hebel U.S. Army

Paul Taylor Gant, Jr. U.S. Coast Guard

Jon Heil U.S. Navy

Edward L. Gaylord U.S. Army

Alvin Eugene Hendrickson U.S. Army U.S. Navy U.S. Air Force

Joe Gearon U.S. Air Force Noel "Trey" E. Gentry III U.S. Navy Tom Giddens U.S. Army Marcus Gill U.S. Army Emmanuel Gilliard U.S. Army Corbin Glass U.S. Air Force Fred Glass, III U.S. Army Jason Glass U.S. Air Force Tanner Glass U.S. Air Force Wolfhart Goethert U.S. Air Force Robert J. Goodwin U.S. Air Force David Graben U.S. Army James Graben U.S. Air Force William "Bill" M. Grady U.S. Army Jimmy Gray U.S. Army John M. Green, Jr. U.S. Navy Loren D. Green U.S. Army Michael Green U.S. Army

Boyd "Jethro" Hendrickson U.S. Coast Guard Fletcher R. Hendrickson U.S. Navy Alvin C. Hendrixson U.S. Navy David Henley U.S. Navy Kenneth Henry U.S. Army Ethan Henslee U.S. Navy Jacob Henslee U.S Navy Eric Hersh U.S. Marine Corps Rob Hersh U.S. Army Sherry R. Hersh U.S. Army Michael Hessock U.S. Army Logan Hickman U.S. Army William B. Hickman U.S. Army Russell Higgins U.S. Navy Christopher R. Hill U.S. Marine Corps TN Air National Guard Richard Holladay U.S. Army Mike Holmes U.S. Army

Spencer Holmes U.S. Army

Jonathan Kriner U.S. Marine Corps

Jack Holt U.S. Army U.S. Navy

Chester LaFever U.S. Navy

Sam Wilburn Honeycutt, Sr. U.S. Navy

David Lambert U.S. Marine Corps

James "Jim" Hood U.S. Army

Nicholas Lane U.S. Marine Corps

Michael Horn U.S. Army

Christopher L. Lange U.S. Army

Lucas Huffman U.S. Army

Wilson D. Lannom U.S. Army

Rhen Hughey U.S. Army

Wilson D. Lannom Jr. U.S. Air Force

Ed Human U.S. Army National Guard

Aaron Larkin U.S. Marine Corps

Robert Sherwood Hutcheson, Jr. U.S. Navy

Montey Lash U.S. Army

Harold "Porter" Irwin U.S. Marine Corps

Thomas Michael Law U.S. Army

Jimmy Joe Jackson U.S. Navy

Joshua Lawrence U.S. Army

John Jackson U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Navy

Jared Lemons U.S. Army

Alonso Jacobo U.S. Army

Joe L. Lester

Mitchell Jacobs U.S. Navy

Rudolph A. Light, M.D. U.S. Army

Robert B. Jarrell U.S. Army

J.R. Lind U.S. Navy

Daniel Johnson U.S. Army Reserve

Robert C. Lindstrom U.S. Marine Corps

Eric Johnson U.S. Marine Corps

Russell Little U.S. Army

James D. Johnson IV U.S. Army

Andrew Littlefield U.S. Army

Mason Johnson U.S. Army

Brian Loggins U.S. Army

Ronnie Jones U.S. Air Force

James E. Long U.S. Air Force

William Kane U.S. Army

Bradford T. Lynch U.S. Army

Robert Kimbrough U.S. Army

Hunter A. Lynch U.S. Army KY National Guard

Mike Kindred U.S. Marine Corps Douglas "Red" Kirby U.S. Army Homer E. Kirby III, DO U.S. Army Joseph Kittok U.S. Army Malachi Klocek U.S. Marine Corps Pamela K. Klomfas U.S. Navy Adina Knight U.S. Army Doug Knight U.S. Army

U.S. Army

Michael MaGee U.S. Army John P. MaGuirk U.S. Army Don "Chief" Mangrum U.S. Navy Claus "Dutch" Mann U.S. Army Ralph Manus U.S. National Guard Donnie Marks U.S. Army U.S. Air Force Ray Maslak U.S. Navy

Charles Edward "Bo" Mason U.S. Navy Reserve

Jeff NorrodU.S. Air Force

Joe Matlock U.S. Army

Doug Oakley U.S. Marine Corps

Christopher Mattingly U.S. Army

Mark Ochsenbein U.S. Army

James McFadden U.S. Army

Christopher Ogden U.S. Air Force National Guard

Robert McFadden U.S. Army Daniel Kevin McGaha U.S. Navy Charles R. McGhee U.S. Air Force Milton McKinney U.S. Army U.S. Navy Clayton Miller U.S. Army Matthew P.A. Miller U.S. Army Doug Minton

U.S. Army

Chris Montjoy U.S. Army Dan Montjoy U.S. Army Michael E. Moore U.S. Navy Pat Moore U.S. Navy Scott Eric Moore Jr. U.S. Army Scott Eric Moore Sr. U.S. Army Thomas Moore U.S. Army Martin J. Moran U.S. Air Force William H. Moss U.S. Army Reserve Gary L. Mueller U.S. Air Force James William "Bill" Murphy U.S. Army Michael Murphy U.S. Navy

John Oliphant U.S. Army Howard B. Olson U.S. Marine Corps Samuel Osborn U.S. Navy Robert Page U.S. Marine Corps Ken Painter U.S. Army Logan PalmerU.S. Army James Leon Parker U.S. Army Air Corps Kerry Parker U.S. Army Doug Patterson U.S. Air Force TN Air National Guard Bryan Payne U.S . Army Tim Pearsall U.S. Navy Clay Percel U.S. Air Force Gordon Petty U.S. Navy Philip M. Pfeffer U.S. Coast Guard Jeremy Pflaume U.S. Army Jim Phelps U.S. Army Anthony PhillipsU.S. Air Force

Michael Nation U.S. Army

Roger Kevin Paul Phillips U.S. Army TN Army National Guard

John Neal U.S. Army

Hartley Phinney U.S. Navy

Nathan Benjamin Neal U.S. Marine Corps

James Pippin, Jr. U.S. Army TN Army National Guard

Nathan Nichols U.S. Air Force William Leslie Pomeroy U.S. Army John Nocito U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division

Robert "Robby" Ponder U.S. Navy Reserve

John Norman

Robert A. Pope U.S. Air Force TN Air National Guard

U.S. Marine Corps

Justin "Jet" Potter U.S. Army

Ron Royster U.S. Coast Guard

Randall Odell Pryor U.S. Marine Corps

Terry Allen Ru sell, Jr. U.S. Army

Terry Pugh U.S. Navy

Collin Ruth U.S. Marine Corps

William Pugh U.S. Air Force

Jack Ruttenbur U.S. Army Air Corps

Paul Pumphrey U.S. Marines

Rodney Ruttenbur U.S. Air Force

Ernie Ragsdale U.S. Army

Jen Ryan U.S. Army

Christopher H. Rausch U.S. Navy

Phil Ryan U.S. Army

Michael Rausch U.S. Navy

Jeremy Sager U.S. Army

Brian Reed U.S. Navy

Jonathan Sager U.S. Army

Roman Reese U.S. Army

Jon Sawyer U.S. Marine Corps

Rutger Reiser U.S. Army

Paul W. Schiel, Jr. U.S. Coast Guard

Keith Retterer U.S. Marine Corps

Ernest Alexander Schmidt U.S. Army

Kyle Reynolds U.S. Army

Brian G. Schwartz U.S. Army

William Rhame Jr. U.S. Army

Brandon Scott U.S. Army

John V. Richardson U.S. Marine Corps TN Air National Guard

Chuck Scott U.S. Army

Michael V. Richardson TN Air National Guard Christopher "C.D." Rickman U.S. Army George Riley U.S. Navy Matthew Riley U.S. Army Mike Riley U.S. Army Jason Edward Robertson U.S. Navy Terry Rodgers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers David Phil Roe, M.D. U.S. Army John Howard Roe U.S. Army Andrew Rogers TN Army National Guard Robert G. Rook, Jr. U.S. Navy Derek T. Rose U.S. Army Michael Rose

U.S. Air Force

Leslie "Jon" Ross U.S. Navy

Jason Seas U.S. Navy William Seifert U.S. Army Elijah Douglas Sexton U.S. Army Nick “Sharpie” Sharp U.S. Army Deven Shelton U.S. Army David R. Shively U.S. Air Force Garry W. Shores U.S. Navy T.J. Shorter U.S. Navy Rocky Shrader U.S. Air Force Mike Siebert U.S. Navy Jacob Skibbie U.S. Army Gary Sloan, Jr. U.S. Air Force Hunter Smiley TN Air National Guard Bobby Smith U.S. Army Jacob Smith U.S. Army

Larry Smith U.S. Navy Submarine Service Matthew Smith U.S. Navy Scott Smith U.S. Air Force Raymond Snoddy U.S. Army Keith Sprouse U.S. Army James G. Stahlman U.S. Army Chase Standifer U.S. Army Joe Starnes U.S. Marine Corps John Stephenson U.S. Air Force Jason Stickney U.S. Air Force John D. Stites, II U.S. Navy Shawn Stoner U.S. Air Force Steve Stoner U.S. Army Cecil Stout III U.S. Marine Corps Eric Stull U.S. Marine Corps Garrett Stull U.S. Marine Corps Jacob Swann, M.D. U.S. Army Nathaniel Swann U.S. Army Steven Swann, M.D. U.S. Army James B. Tannahill U.S. Navy Hugh C. Tanner U.S. Marine Corps Dan Taylor U.S. Army Bryce Teague U.S. Army Benjamin V. Teasley U.S. Army M. Jerome Terrell U.S. Army Raymond "Mr. T" Throckmorton, Jr. U.S. Army Steven Tiebout U.S. Marines James K. Tippens U. S. Navy E.L. Hershel Tolbert U.S. Navy

Charles R. "Tommy" Tomkins, III U.S. Air Force Max Touchton U.S. Navy Dick Tracey U.S. Army Eric Treptow U.S. Army Dale Turner U.S. Army Tony Turner U.S. Navy Samuel Tyre, Jr. U.S. Army Carl Lankford Vaughan U.S. Army Jacob D. Vaughan U.S. Army Billy Jim Vaughn U.S. Navy Phillip Vaughn U.S. Army William R. Vinson, Jr. U.S. Army Michael Wagner U.S. Army Billy Walker U.S. Air Force Ed Walker U.S. Marine Corps Ralph Walker U.S. Army Phillip Wallace U.S. Navy Ricky Wallace U.S. Army Francis Xavier Wallenfang U.S. Army Jeff Ward U.S. Navy Robert A. "Rob" Ward U.S. Army Stephen Ward U.S. Army National Guard Don Warden II U.S. Navy Anthony R. Warner U.S. Army Bruce Warpool U.S. Army Scott D. Waters U.S. Army James Watson U.S. Army Frank Waugh U.S. Army Robert Weatherford U.S. Marine Corps

Brad Weibert U.S. Army William Welty U.S. Army James Whitehead U.S. Army Benjamin Whitehouse U.S. Navy Robert Wieber U.S. Navy Jerrold C. Wilkins U.S. Army Tom Willhite U.S. Army David M. Williams U.S. Army Kevin Wolgast U.S. Army Marvin Wolgast U.S. Army Rick Womack U.S. Army Tammy Womack U.S. Army John Lee Woodall U.S. Air Force Chip Woodiel U.S. Navy Jonathan Wright U.S. Navy Gary Alan Yarbrough U.S. Air Force John T. Zumbro, Jr. U.S. Marine Corps