Eagle Congratulation Letters
When sending notes to people asking for letters of commendation, please include:
- The Scout's FULL NAME (not just "Sparky" or "Jimmy" but "Samuel James
Jackson" or "James Ray Morrison")
- The Scout's TROOP NUMBER AND COUNCIL NAME (the Troop number is that
white number on the red background on his left shoulder; the Council; the
Council name appears on that patch right above it), and
- A SHORT DESCRIPTION of the Eagle Scout Service Project.
Many people writing a letter to acknowledge an Eagle Scout would also like
to know how the person earned the badge. This gives them more than just a "congratulations,
Johnny, on your achievement" line and also can allow the letter to be a bit
more personalized than boilerplate letters.
Remember that the purpose of a congratulatory letter is to honor the Scout
and that each person you write may be getting many, many requests. This is not
a race or a contest to see who can get the most letters. Often a few letters
are more meaningful than a scrapbook full of letters that ends up on a shelf.
Sometimes the best thing is a letter or two from an admired prominent person,
a state official like a governor, a local official like a mayor, and letters
from local prominent people that the Scout knows or who know the Scout.
Please pick and choose so that people who are willing to write a letter do
not get overwhelmed and decide to stop accepting requests.
In the tables below, incumbents who will be leaving office as
a result of an election, resignation, or other reasons, are shown in
RED, while "Acting", "Elect", or newly appointed (but,
as yet unconfirmed or installed) officials are shown in
GREEN.
US Government Officials
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President and Mrs. Barack H. Obama
The White House
Attn: Greetings Office
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
FAX: 202-456-2461
e-mail: Click Here
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Vice President and Dr. Joseph Biden
Old Executive Office Building
Washington, DC 20501
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Cabinet Members
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Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack
Secretary of Agriculture
14th St. and Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250
e-mail: Click Here
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Hon. Penny Pritzker (Nominee)
Hon. Rebecca Blank (Acting)
Secretary of Commerce
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230
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Hon. Charles T. Hagel
Secretary of Defense
The Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301
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Hon. Arne Duncan
Secretary of Education
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20202-0100
e-mail: Click Here
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Hon. Ernest Moniz (Nominee)
Hon. Daniel B. Poneman (Acting)
Secretary of Energy
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20585
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Hon. Kathleen Sebelius
Secretary of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20201
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Hon. Janet Napolitano
Secretary of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
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Hon. Shaun Donovan
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
451 7th St., SW
Washington, DC 20410
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Hon. Sally Jewell
Secretary of Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
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Hon. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Attorney General
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20530
e-mail: Click
Here
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Hon. Thomas E. Perez (Nominee)
Hon. Seth D. Harris (Acting)
Secretary of Labor
200 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20210
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Hon. John Kerry
Secretary of State
2201 C St., NW
Washington, DC 20520
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Hon. Raymond H. LaHood
Secretary of Transportation
400 7th St., SW
Washington, DC 20590
e-mail: Click Here
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Hon Jacob J. (Jack) Lew
Secretary of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20220
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Gen. Eric K. Shinseki
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20420
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Hon. Gina McCarthy (Nominee)
Hon. Bob Perciasepe(Acting)
Administrator,
US Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
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Other Department of Defense Officials -
Branch Secretaries and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Hon. John M. McHugh
Secretary of the Army
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Gen. Ray Odierno
Chief of Staff of the Army
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Click here for an on-line application for letters from
the Army Secretary and Chief of Staff
http://www.goarmy.com/ycr/
(Mail applications will not be honored) |
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Hon. Michael B. Donley
Secretary of the Air Force
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Gen. Mark A. Welsh III
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
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Click here for an on-line application for letters from the Air
Force Secretary and Chief of Staff
https://scouts.airforce.com/
(Mail applications will not be honored)
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Hon. Ray Mabus
Secretary of the Navy
The Pentagon
Washington, DC 20350
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Adm. Jonathan Greenert
Chief of Naval Operations
2000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, DC 20350-2000
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Please include the full name of the scout, Troop number, date of
Court of Honor ceremony and return address.
In order to expedite your request, please consolidate multiple awardees
into ONE (1) troop request.
Please allow 4 - 5 weeks for processing.
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Gen. Martin E. Dempsey
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
9999 Joint Staff Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20318-9999
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Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr.
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301
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Please
include the full name of the scout, Troop number, date of honor ceremony
and return address.
Return postage is not required.
In order to expedite your request, please consolidate multiple awardees
into one (1) troop request.
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Gen. James F Amos
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Send requests to the USMC Recruiting command (see
below)
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General Frank J Grass
Chief of the National Guard Bureau
The Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301
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Congress
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House of Representatives
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Senate
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Hon. John A. Boehner,
Speaker
House of Representatives
U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, DC 20515
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Hon. Patrick Leahy
President Pro-Tempore
U.S. Senate
U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, DC 20510
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Hon. Eric Cantor
Majority Leader
House of Representatives
U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, DC 20515
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Hon. Harry Reid
Majority Leader
U.S. Senate
U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, DC 20510
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Hon. Nancy Pelosi
Minority Leader
House of Representatives
U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, DC 20515
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Hon. Mitch McConnell
Minority Leader
U.S. Senate
U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, DC 20510
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For other Congressmen (Representatives),
check the official
US House of Representatives web site
for the address to use, which will be in the form:
Hon. __________
____ _______ House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
or simply address your letter to:
Hon. ____________
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
e-mail addresses: Click
Here
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For other Senators,
check the official
US Senate web site
for the address to use, which will be in the form:
Senator __________
____ _______ Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
or simply address your letter to:
Senator ____________
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
e-mail addresses:
Click Here
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Other Government Officials and Programs
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Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr.
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard,
2100 Second Street, SW
Washington, DC 20593
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Mary L. Schapiro
Chairman
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
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Mr. Robert S. Mueller III, Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20535
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Hon. Susan Rice
United States Representative to the United Nations
United States Mission to the United Nations
140 East 45th Street
New York, N.Y. 10017
http://archive.usun.state.gov/Issues/Contact2.html
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Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A.
Surgeon General of the U.S.
Public Health Service
Dept of Health and Human Services
Rockville MD 20857
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Valerie Brown
National Park Service Youth Programs
1201 Eye Street NW 11th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
valerie_brown@nps.gov
Persons requesting NPS recognition should be sure to submit their
requests at least one month in advance of the date when the certificate
is needed. In addition, scout leaders who have multiple scouts for whom
NPS recognition is requested are encouraged to include all of the names
within one single email. Separate emails are not necessary.
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Marine Corps Recruiting Command
Advertising (Code M)
3280 Russell Road
Quantico VA 22134-5102
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Office of the Superintendent
United States Military Academy
West Point NY 10996
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Superintendent
United States Naval Academy
124 Blake Road
Annapolis, MD 21402-5000
The Superintendent, in conjunction with the
USNA NESA Chapter requests 45 days advance notice
and requires an online application
from their web site at:
http://www.usna.edu/NESA/letters.html
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US Air Force Academy
Click here for an on-line application
(Mail applications will not be honored)
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Superintendent
United States Coast Guard Academy
Click here for an on-line
application
(Mail applications will not be honored)
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Past Presidents and their Wives
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President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter
The Carter Center
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30307
Attn: Correspondence Office
President Carter wants all requests
in writing to the above address,
or by FAX to: (404)331-0283
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President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush
10000 Memorial Drive, Suite 900
Houston, TX 77024
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President William J. Clinton
and Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton
55 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027-4516
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President and Mrs. George W. Bush
Post Office Box 259000
Dallas, Texas 75225-9000
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Governors
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Gov. Robert Bentley
State Capitol
Room N-104
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130
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Gov. Sean Parnell
Governor's Office
P.O. Box 110001
Juneau, AK 99811-0001
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Gov. Jan Brewer
Office of the Governor
1700 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007
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Gov. Mike Beebe
250 State Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
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Gov. Jerry Brown
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Gov. John Hickenlooper
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
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Gov. Dan Malloy
Governor's Office
State Capitol
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
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Gov. Jack Markell
Legislative Hall
Dover, DE 19901
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Gov. Rick Scott
The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
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Gov. Nathan Deal
State Capitol Building
Constituent Services Room 111
Atlanta, GA 30334
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie
Executive Chambers
Hawai'i State Capitol
Honolulu, HI 96813
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Gov. C. L. Butch Otter
Office of the Governor
700 West Jefferson (Statehouse), 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0034
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Gov. Patrick J. Quinn
Office of the Governor
207 Statehouse
Springfield, IL 62706
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Gov. Mike Pence
Office of the Governor
206 State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204
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Gov. Terry Branstad
Office of the Governor
State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
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Gov. Sam Brownback
Office of the Governor
State Capitol
Second Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
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Gov. Steve Beshear
Governor's Office
700 Capitol Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
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Gov. Bobby Jindal
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 94004
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004
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Gov. Paul LePage
Office of the Governor
#1 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0001
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Gov. Martin O'Malley
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
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Gov. Deval Patrick
Office of the Governor
State House, Room 360
Boston, MA 02133
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Gov. Rick Snyder
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 30013
Lansing, MI 48909
Online Request Form
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Gov. Mark Dayton
130 State Capitol
75 Constitution Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55155
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Gov. Haley Barbour
Office of the Governor
P. O. Box 139
Jackson, MS 39205
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Gov. Jay Nixon
Missouri Capitol Building, Room 216
P.O. Box 720
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0720
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Gov. Steve Bullock
Office of the Governor
State Capitol
Helena, MT 59620-1901
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Gov. Dave Heineman
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 94848
Lincoln, NE 68509-4848
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Gov. Elect Brian Sandoval
Capitol Building
Carson City, NV 89701
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Gov. Maggie Hassan
Office of the Governor
State House
Concord, NH 03301-4990
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Gov. Chris Christie
125 West State St
P.O. Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625
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Gov. Susana Martinez
State Capitol Building
Santa Fe, NM 87503
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo
State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224
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Gov. Pat McCrory
Office of the Governor
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
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Gov. Jack Dalrymple
Governor 's Office
600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0001
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Gov. John Kasich
77 South High Street, 30th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
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Gov. Mary Fallin
State Capitol Bldg.
2300 N. Lincoln, Suite 212
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
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Gov. John Kitzhaber
State Capitol Building
Salem, OR 97301-4047
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Gov. Tom Corbett
225 Main Capitol
Harrisburg, PA 17120
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Gov. Lincoln Chafee
Office of the Governor
222 State House
Providence, RI 02903-1196
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Gov. Nikki Haley
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 11829
Columbia, SC 29211
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Gov. Dennis Daugaard
Office of the Governor
500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
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Gov. Bill Haslam
Office of the Governor
State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243-0001
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Gov. Rick Perry
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711-2428
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Gov. Gary R. Herbert
Office of the Governor
210 State Capitol
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
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Gov. Peter Shumlin
109 State St, Pavilion
Montpelier, VT 05609
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Gov. Bob McDonnell
Office of the Governor
State Capitol, 3rd Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Click here for an on-line application
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Gov. Jay Inslee
Office of the Governor
PO Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin
Office of the Governor
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
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Gov. Scott Walker
125 State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
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Gov. Matt Mead
Governor's Office
Wyoming State Capitol
Cheyenne, WY 82002
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Mayor Vincent C. Gray
Executive Office of the Mayor
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20004
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Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla
BMB 110202
Calle San Gustos
San Juan, PR 00901-1711
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Gov. Eddie Calvo
PO Box 2950
Hagåtña, Guam 96932
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Gov. John deJongh, Jr.
21-22 Kongens Gade
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, VI 00802
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Gov. Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga
Office of the Governor
A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
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Gov. Benígno Fitial
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Juan A. Sablan Memorial Bldg.
Capital Hill
Caller Box 10007
Saipan, MP 96950
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Other Prominent People and Organizations
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NASA
Public Communications Office
NASA Headquarters
Suite 5K39
Washington, DC 20546-0001SA
NASA has an on-line form which can be used
to request Eagle Letters of Recognition at
http://www.nasa.gov/about/contact/boy_scout_page.html
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Mike Rowe (star of Dirty Jobs)
Eagle Scout Letter
3727 West Magnolia Blvd., Suite 300
Burbank, CA 91505
http://www.mikeroweworks.com/scrap-yard/eagle-scout-letter/
You MUST include a self-addressed, stamped
9x12 envelope with the request.
Make sure it has the correct amount of postage ($1.90)
(one request per envelope please)
Allow 12 weeks for Mike's response.
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Mr. James S. Brady
c/o Handgun Control Inc.
1225 Eye St. NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
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Mr. Pat Buchanan
The American Cause
501 Church St. Suite 315
Vienna, VA 22180
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Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani
c/o Giuliani Partners, LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas
49th Floor
New York, NY 10020
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Mr. Steven Spielberg
DreamWorks
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, California 91608
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Vice President Al Gore
3810 Bedford Avenue
Suite 250
Nashville, TN 37215
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Mr. Rush Limbaugh
2 Penn Plaza, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10021-0085
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His Holiness, Pope Francis I
Apostolic Nunciature
3339 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008-3687
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Mr. James R. Moffett, Chairman/CEO
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
PO Box 51777
New Orleans, LA 70151
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National Commander
Veterans of Foreign Wars
406 West 34th Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 |
National Commander
American Legion
PO Box 1055
Indianapolis, IN 46206
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Sons of the American Revolution
1000 South Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40203
To request an Eagle Scout letter of commendation and or certificate
of recognition for an Eagle Court of Honor, please visit the SAR website
and contact the state Eagle Scout chairman from your state. Writing
directly to the national office address above will delay the response.
See: http://www.sar.org/Youth/Eagle_Scout_Contacts
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Moose International
Community Service Dept.
Mooseheart, IL 60539-1126
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Mr. Bill Gates
Microsoft Corporation
1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Scouting and Youth Coordinator
Piper Holton
PO Box 552
Hotchkiss, CO 81419-0552
Email: piperpspcea@aol.com
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AMVETS National Headquarters
Attn: Programs Department
4647 Forbes Blvd.
Lanham, Maryland 20706
Download the required request form (PDF)
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United States Submarine Veterans, Inc.
PO Box 3870
Silverdale, WA 98383-3870
The USSVI requests 30 days advance notice
and requires a specific form.
Download the application form
from their web site at:
https://www.ussvi.org/Documents/Awards_Programs_Eagle_Scout_Award_Pgm.pdf
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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
PO Box 1865
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105
The SUVCW requests 45 days advance notice
and requires a specific form.
Download and print the application form
from their web site at:
http://suvcw.org/eagle/
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Marine Corps League
P.O. Box 3070
Merrifield, VA 22116-3070
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U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
See the information on their web page by clicking on this link:
http://auxbdeptwiki.cgaux.org/index.php/Eagle_and_Quartermaster_Recognition
Then send an e-mail with the appropriate information to:
youthprograms@bdept.cgaux.org
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Ms. Rosalyn Farb, Senior Vice President
Wendy's Corporate Communications
4288 W. Dublin, Granville Rd.
Dublin OH 43017
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East Tennessee State University
Military Science Department
Enrollment and Scholarship Officer
P.O. Box 70648
Johnson City, TN 37614 |
Jenn Schilling,
Assistant Brand Manager
Joy Cone Company
3435 Lamor Road
Hermitage, PA 16148
Jennifer.schilling@joycone.com |
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National Rifle Association:
The NRA requests 3 months advance notice
and requires a specific form.
Download and print the application form
from the NRA web site at:
http://www.nrahq.org/youth/eagle_scout.pdf
then mail or fax to:
National Rifle Association
Attn: Eagle Scout Coordinator
Youth Programs
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Fax: 703-267-3999
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Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
25 S. Morton Avenue
Morton, PA 19070
(certificate & patch)
http://www.pythias.org/scouts/eaglescout.html
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For Latter-day Saints Scouts:
The Young Men's General Presidency
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
47 East South Temple St
Salt Lake City UT 84150-1700
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For Jewish Scouts:
Northeast Region
Jewish Committee on Scouting
Stephen Allan Mintz
106 Sunnymeadow Lane
Reisterstown, MD 21136-6148
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For Jewish Scouts:
National Jewish Committee on Scouting
c/o The Relationships Division - S326
Boy Scouts of America
PO Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079
http://www.jewishscouting.org
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For Jewish Scouts:
Rabbi Steven Wernick
Executive Vice President
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
820 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017-4504
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For Jewish Scouts:
Rabbi Eric Yoffie
President
Union for Reform Judaism
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-6778
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For Jewish Scouts:
Rabbi Bini Maryles
Director of Synagogue Services
Orthodox Union
Eleven Broadway
New York, NY 10004
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For Jewish Scouts:
Rabbi Pesach Lerner
Executive Vice President
National Council of Young Israel
111 John Street, Suite 450
New York, NY 10038
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For Jewish Scouts:
Mr. Greg Byrne
Jewish War Veterans of the United States
1811 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
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For Jewish Scouts:
Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
3080 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
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The Eagle Scout Service / NESA no longer provides congratulatory
letters from James A. Lovell.
If a name or organization has been removed from this site,
it is because we have had specific requests to NOT send letters to
them.
In particular, the following people and groups have asked
that they be removed:
The Central Intelligence Agency, The Justices of the US
Supreme Court, NASA Johnson Space Center /Astronaut Office,
US Air Force Recruiting Service, US Air Force Thunderbirds, Civil Air
Patrol Headquarters, The Boeing Corp., The Cato Institute,
Dr. William J. Bennett, Pat Boone, William F. Buckley, Sen. John Glenn,
J. Willard Marriot, Mrs. Ronald (Nancy)Reagan, Allan H. "Bud" Selig.
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Click here to see other special
Special Eagle Scout Recognitions that can be requested.
Additional addresses for Texas based Scouts can be found at
Scoutmaster Calvin Gray's website:
http://www.troopcrew405.org/eaglelist/index.html
Page updated on:
May 10, 2013
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