New Eagle Scout gets kick out of
helping athletes at Rhein-Main
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New Eagle Scout William Ellis Swingle of Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany stands near the goal
on the soccer field he developed as his Eagle project. |
RHEIN-MAIN, Germany — A Rhein-Main Boy Scout soared to new heights this weekend
when he pinned on Eagle during a special Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Rhein-Main Air Base
on Sunday.
William Ellis Swingle earned Eagle for his efforts in establishing a soccer field for
his community.
He first noticed in June 1999 that there was no place in Gateway Gardens for children
to play soccer.
Swingle took charge and marked off a soccer field on an area of land designated for
eventual use as a parking lot. The previous base commander agreed to donate some of the
equipment for the project. Swingle provided the rest, according to base officials.
School officials later decided not to turn the field area into a parking lot, according
to base officials. Instead, the current school parking lot was extended in another
direction. The field now is used regularly by neighborhood youth and students of
Halvorsen-Tunner Elementary/Middle School for soccer.
This is the first Eagle Scout presentation to a youth at Rhein-Main since the big troop
drawdowns of 1995, according to Air Force officials at the base.
The son of Army Maj. Thomas Swingle, from Defense Threat Reduction Agency at
Rhein-Main, the 16-year-old joined the Scouts in 1990 as a Tiger Cub. Besides Scouts,
Swingle also participates in the chapel senior youth group, American Red Cross and the
Youth Activities Center.
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