Today I learned that six Eagle Scouts have earned the medal of honor. One such Eagle Scout was a man named Mitchell Paige who, according to usscouts.org, “walked 200 miles to enlist in Marines on his 18th birthday in 1936 . . . Presented his eagle award in 2003 after it was verified that he’d not received it in 1936 because he’d joined the Marines.” You can read more about him on Wikipedia:

Mitchell Paige article

Thanks to Paul Herring over at Chaos Scenario for the post the lead me to this information.