At the age of three, Clayton Hildreth was badly burned in a house fire. Doctors told his parents he would not live through the night. He beat the odds then and on Saturday, February 20th 2010 he beat them again by earning the rank of Eagle Scout. Only three percent of those who enter the Scout program achieve Eagle status.

   I was sent to Clarinda, Iowa to cover his Eagle Court of Honor and was privileged to be present as his mother pinned on his Eagle Scout Medal.