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Colin Raby

colinraby.com · On The Record · CR-2019-003

For immediate release · September 23, 2018

Awarded the Bronze Patrick Henry Medallion for Patriotic Achievement

At his Eagle Court of Honor, the Military Order of the World Wars' Baton Rouge chapter presents Colin Raby its Bronze Patrick Henry Medallion for leadership, coaching and teaching.

The framed Bronze Patrick Henry Medallion certificate from the Military Order of the World Wars, presented to Colin Raby on Sept. 23, 2018, beside the chapter's letter of citation
Fig. 1The medallion citation and the chapter's letter, Sept. 23, 2018.

BATON ROUGE, La. · At Colin Raby's Eagle Court of Honor on Sept. 23, 2018, the LTG Troy H. Middleton Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars in Baton Rouge presented him its Bronze Patrick Henry Medallion for patriotic achievement. The chapter joined the Istrouma Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, his family and fellow Scouts in recognizing his achievement as an Eagle Scout.The Military Order of the World Wars is an association of military officers founded after the First World War. The citation is signed by chapter commander Paul K. McKeough Jr., LTC, U.S. Army (Ret.).

The citation recognizes him "for his exceptional skills and abilities in leadership, coaching, teaching, facing challenges, and moving forward to positive and productive ends."

The chapter's letter traced the record behind it:

  • Assistant Senior Patrol Leader in his first troop, in Cleveland, Ohio, and then a leader and coach for Scouts in Troop 50 at University Methodist Church in Baton Rouge.
  • His Eagle Project: a challenging orienteering course at Highland Park in Baton Rouge.
  • Training Scouts and their leaders at Avondale Scout Reservation and in the Order of the Arrow lodge.
  • At the multi-state Youth Leadership Conference at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., he stood out as a team leader, problem analyst and program designer, and was invited back to help staff the follow-up conference hosted by the Baton Rouge chapter.
  • The National Honor Society, and the American Legion's Boys State, where he was elected governor.

The letter placed him in the tradition of leaders sought by Gen. John J. "Blackjack" Pershing, founder of the Pershing Rifles, and closed by wishing him "God speed as he sallies forth from University Lab School to greater challenges."

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