Knights of Dunamis

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The Knights of Dunamis was an honor society of Eagle Scouts founded in San Francisco, California on April 19, 1925 by Scout Executive Raymond O. Hanson. The Knights of Dunamis served as a service organization for local scout councils and also hosted occasional social events. The Knights awarded a special honor of their own, the Knights Eagle Award. For about forty years after its founding, the national leadership of the Boy Scouts of America had an ambivalent attitude toward the Knights. In 1972 the Knights of Dunamis was merged into the BSA and became the National Eagle Scout Association.

[edit] External links

• Knights of Dunamis at U.S. Scouting Service project webpage
• Short History in Scouting magazine
• Short History at Susquehanna Council BSA website
• History of Knight of Dunamis/NESA at NESA site