Fishburne Military School BC Adds to List of Honors

Washington DC Cadet Earns the King Eagle Scout Award
Fishburne Military School Battalion Commander Adds to List of Honors

Scout Master Ricardo Brooks, Secretary Rumsfeld, and FMS Battalion Commander Brian Draper.

Waynesboro, VA – Fishburne Military School’s Battalion Commander, Cadet Brian Draper (Washington, DC) was honored with the Arthur M. and Berdena King Eagle Scout Scholarship Award last week. Former Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld, himself a Distinguished Eagle Scout, was the keynote speaker and personally presented the award medal to Draper.

Secretary Rumsfeld remarked how Draper’s Scouting career mirrored his own, progressing from Cub Scout through Boys and beyond. Draper earned his Eagle rank earlier this year.

Draper began his career at Fishburne Military School in the eighth grade and steadily progressed through the JROTC ranks to become the school’s Battalion Commander for 2015-2016. Earlier this year, Draper was honored by the DC Federation of Civic Associations by being selected to receive the 2015 George H. Richardson Outstanding Leadership in the Field of Civil Rights Award.

This King Eagle Scout award is sponsored by the District of Columbia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (DCSSAR). With continuing commemorations, programs, and other activities aimed at inculcating an appreciation of America’s Revolutionary heritage, particularly among young people, DCSSAR takes pride in its history of service to the Washington, DC community.

Each year, this program provides an opportunity for SAR to recognize outstanding Eagle Scouts all across America. The Program’s goal is to recognize Eagle Scouts’ achievements in the Boy Scouts of America and to invite each to compete for the title of “Outstanding Eagle Scout” of an SAR chapter or state society. Winners earn $14,000 in scholarships from the national society. As the DCSSAR’s contest winner, Draper’s essay will next be submitted to the National competition.

Draper resides in the historic neighborhood of Anacostia in Washington, DC and is a member of From the Heart Church Ministries (www.fthcm.org).

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Fishburne Military School is the oldest and smallest of all military schools for boys in Virginia. Its college-prep curriculum is built on the structure of an Army JROTC program. Boasting a 100% college placement rate for the past 10 consecutive years, FMS has also been designated as a JROTC Honor Unit with Distinction and may nominate qualified candidates to the United States Service Academies. Fishburne hosts one of only four Summer JROTC programs in the nation that is accredited by US Army Cadet Command. For more information visit www.fishburne.org. ####