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- ↑ "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". scout.org. WOSM. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ↑ "Distinguished Service Awards". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2008-03-19.
