Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits 2017 Jamboree for statue unveiling
July 22, 2017 Bryan Wendell National Jamboree, Summit Bechtel Reserve
Rex Tillerson, secretary of state, Distinguished Eagle Scout and past BSA national president, visited the 2017 National Jamboree on Friday for a statue unveiling in his honor.
BSA Chief Scout Executive Mike Surbaugh told a large crowd of Scouts and Scouters that the statue recognizes Tillerson’s longstanding dedication to the BSA.
“We are truly grateful to have as a friend of Scouting, as a supporter and as a mentor, Secretary Rex Tillerson,” Surbaugh told the crowd.
The event was attended by an impressive lineup of Scouting volunteers and supporters.
Tillerson said he remembers that day in October 2010 when he, then-Gov. Manchin and others turned the first spade of dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve.
“It was just a raw piece of land,” Tillerson said. “And now you see what we have.”
Tillerson said he was planning to be a Jamboree volunteer before he was tapped to serve as secretary of state.
“I was going to spend the whole time here either washing dishes or hauling waste or whatever they needed me to do,” he said. “But I was going to have my Jamboree experience. Well, this is my Jamboree experience. I’ll take it.”
more:
http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2017/07/22/secretary-state-distinguished-eagle-scout-rex-tillerson-visits-jamboree-statue-unveiling/
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