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Show - . x ' ' - - v . , , .:- .. O' v, - . -7 i v , ' j r r- .... j Wayne Hines and Robert Hines display certificate and medal of merit presented by the National Court of Honor of the Boy Scouts of America to Wayne in recognition of outstandingjervice puttin into practice Scout skills. VJayne Hines Avarded tAedal of Merit A rare honor went to Wayne Hines, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hines, this week when he was presented with a certificae and medal of merit by the National Court of Honor of the Bov Scouts, authorized Mav 1, 1975. The certificate commends him "for outstanding service putting into practice scout skills and ideas." The story behind the award is, when his vacationing family stopped along a highway to see the Salmon River in Idaho on Aug. 31, 1974, 6-year old Robert Hines went too close to the 35-foot high cliff and fell, landing on a pile of boulders at the brink of the river. Bill Hines and Wayne, then 15 years old, an Explorer and Star Scout, started scrambling down the bank to reach him. Wayne got there first, checked his little brother for injuries while awaiting his father. Together they carried Robert, w ho had been knocked unconscious by the fall, a considerable distance before finding a place where they could climb with him to the top. Robert was not seriously injured, however, had he been able to move, he probably would have fallen into the rapid waters of the river. The certificate concludes, t "Wayne's fast, determined rescue efforts demonstrated his courage and devotion to the Scout ideal of service." According to Boy Scout authorities, such awards from the National Court of Honor are given only for the most outstanding actions on the part of Boy Scouts, and are rare. |