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Fla. Man, 88, Becomes an Eagle Scout

by Fidelity | July 30, 2007
"oldest person to ever earn the honor."
- Scout Officials

FORT MYERS, Fla. - More than a half-century after he finished the requirements to earn the rank, an 88-year-old man was honored as an Eagle Scout on Saturday, making him possibly the oldest person to ever collect the honor.

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