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    • Suppose it was instead My Honorary or Honored Scout to be completed by the scout if he or she chooses.  Scout chooses and acquires that person's signature on certificate/card.  When I think about the signatures, some famous some not so much,  that I had the opportunity to get back in day ... who could refuse an Eagle Scout's request to sign his/her card? Excelsior! My $0.02,
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