Boy Scout Memorial
The Boy Scout Commemorative Tribute is a 1964 public artwork by American sculptor Donald De Lue, located on The Ellipse within The White House and President's Park in Washington, D.C., United States.
Donald De Lue, Public domain.- Memorial
- …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
- …dates from 1964
- …is inscribed with “On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to god and my country and to obey the scout law to help other people at all times to keep myself physically strong mentally awake and morally straight.”
- Description: sculpture by Donald De Lue
- Also known as“Boy Scout Commemorative Tribute”“Boy Scouts of America Memorial”
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Latitude
38.89395° or 38° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
-77.03422° or 77° 2′ 3″ west
Open location code
87C4VXV8+H8
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Boy Scout Memorial” goes by many names.
Boy Scouts of America MemorialCebuano
بوائے اسکاؤٹ میموریلUrdu
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