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The Author
 Alvin Townley spent a year traveling throughout the country to explore the legacy of America's Eagle Scouts. In thousands of miles of travel, he met with Eagles from all walks of life. The result was Legacy of Honor, a uniquely powerful narrative of character and virtue in American life.
Alvin's journey truly began years ago in Atlanta, Georgia, where he followed the Scouting path of his grandfather and father and earned his Eagle Scout rank with Troop 103. He is a Brotherhood Member of the Order of the Arrow and has hiked the Rocky Mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch, canoed the Canadian backcountry at the Northern Tier Canoe Base, and sailed the Keys at the Florida Sea Base.
 The author graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. He has interned in the U.S. House of Representatives, served on the executive staff of an international consulting firm, and worked for his alma mater, where he built relationships with alumni across the country and spoke to classes on corporate strategy and ethics.
Finally, Alvin sold his home and left his job to set out across the nation and discover the legacy of America's Eagle Scouts. Along the way, he captured the personal stories of Eagle Scouts including J.W. Marriott, Jr., Ross Perot, Bill Gates, Sr., Michael Bloomberg, Bill Bradley, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Jim Lovell of Apollo 13. He also heard the stories of a Tuskegee Airman, a POW from Vietnam, a September 11 NYPD hero, a crew of Hurricane Katrina relief workers, and a host of others. The result was Legacy of Honor, published in 2007 by Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press. Alvin currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where he is at work on his next book.
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President Jimmy Carter
Tom Wolfe
Senator Bill Bradley
Ross Perot
J.W. Marriott, Jr.
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