Scanning Around With Gene: Boy Heroes

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And of course the rescue is followed by gratitude.


I was glad to read that the Boy Scouts still give out medals of honor. There are several levels, depending on the degree of risk taken by the scout or scout leader. The highest level is the Honor Medal with Crossed Palms, which is given for “unusual heroism and extraordinary skill or resourcefulness in saving or attempting to save a life at extreme risk to self.” Sixteen of these awards were bestowed in 2009.


The term “hero” is sometimes applied a bit too loosely in my mind. But in the case of “Scouts in Action,” the term seems well-deserved.
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Gene Gable has spent a lifetime in publishing, editing and the graphic arts and is currently a technology consultant and writer. He has spoken at events around the world and has written extensively on graphic design, intellectual-property rights, and publishing production in books and for magazines such as Print, U&lc, ID, Macworld, Graphic Exchange, AGI, and The Seybold Report. Gene's interest in graphic design history and letterpress printing resulted in his popular columns "Heavy Metal Madness" and "Scanning Around with Gene" here on CreativePro.com.
  • Anonymous says:

    Fab, as always.
    Thanks Gene for such inspirational moments.
    “Let’s check the pond”!!

  • Terri Stone says:

    My favorite quote is, “Suddenly he heard the horn of an approaching train roaring down the track!”

    Terri Stone
    Editor in Chief, CreativePro.com

  • Anonymous says:

    I think it’s a mixed legacy–long on charisma and fantasy and perhaps a little short on thoughtful citizenship. But I can still remember my fourth grade teacher reading our class a short story he had written, probably as part of an English degree; it turned precisely the situation of an older kid shoving a younger one out of the path of a speeding car.

  • Anonymous says:

    Love that cartoon serie. Thank you for the remimber I completely forgot about it
    Seb

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