"I think the character that you learn in Scouting—working together,
being honest with each other, being close knit ... and depending on one another,
on our camping trips and doing things—all these things build character in a
young man that he takes with him into adulthood and makes him a much better
citizen. And that's why Scouting to me has always been an organization I've
always wanted to help. I think it's one of the best youth organizations that
we ... have in this country."
James A. Lovell Jr., advisory council, Boy Scouts of America,
President,
Lovell Communications, and mission astronaut, Apollo 13