The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-01-18
Ind Being In An agony
He Prayed More Earnealy''
An Eagle Scout Comes Home From War
The Story Of Lieutenant Morton Wesons Winning Fight
Against Tremendous Odds - On The Baeieds OF Korea
BY II. S. Douglas

in case they spotted the enemy.
Mort and his buddy were slowly
and painfully making their way
back, resting and sleeping on the
ground when they were too exhaust
ed to go any further, when they were
caught in the enemy's crossfire.
Morris buddy was killed and Mort
received ten shrapnel wounds But
he wouldn't give up, and aided no
doubt by his Scout training - how
he doesn't know - managed on De-
cember to reach his base, where
he had been reported killed in ac-
ton.
Mort knew, of course, that his
hands were frozen, but it wasn't
until he was safe in a hospital in
Osaka, Japan, that he knew that his
feet were frozen also And it was
in that hospital too, that he got fur
ther proof that God was with him.
For in the lefthand pocket of his
shirt, over his heart, the hospital
attendant found his pocket Tesla
nent, the leather cover of which
had been pierced with ragged
piece of shrapnel, which embedded
itself in the testament and then
through TIA pages, with the edge
stopping at page ITS at chapter %,
verse "A, of the Gospel according to
St. Luke, which read as follows:
And being in an agony he pray
ed more earnestly; and his sweat
was as it were great drops of
blood falling down to the
ground.
On December 20 he arrived at a
hospital in San Antonio, Texas, and
on January he was transferred to
the Battle Creek Hospital in Michi-
gan, where he is making fine re-
1 covery. Mr.. Weston tells me that
both his hands will definitely be al
right, that his ten wounds are heal
ing nicely, and that the worst that
can happen may be the amputation
of part Of some Of his toes. But best
of all - which was no surprise to
me - he told me that Mort is in fine
spirits.
Knowing Morton Weston as I
know him, it isn't quite as amazing
as it seems that he fought his way
back to his base despite the almost
unsurmountable hardships that he
had to overcome, for his whole teen.
age life has been one of logged de-
termination to fight-always clearly
for the things that he wanted most,
plus firm and lasting belief in God.
Although he had won the highest
honor that could come to Boy
Scout - the award of the coveted
{ Eagle award - he was not satisfied
I to stop there, but made up his mind,
not only to stay in Scouting, but to
get the benefit of everything that
( great organization for boys could
offer him. AS result he earned all
three Palms that Eagle Scouts can
/ receive - the Bronze, Gold and
Silver = which required him to earn
no less than 81 merit badges - and
he didn't even stop there.
When he entered the University
Of Maryland, one of the first things
he did was to organize the Alpha
Phi Omega Society, an honorary Boy
Scout organization for college stu:
dents. His fellow students at the
University honored him by electing
him president of the Mems League.
and he was tapped for the Omicron
Delta Kappa Leadership Fraternity;
the Phi Alpha Theta Honorary His.
tory Society, and the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon Fraternity.
A member of the university's RO-
TIC, he was made a member of the
Corps Honor Society and also of
the Scabbard and Blade. Following
the completion of his ROTC course,
he was commissioned second lieu;
tenant in the U. S. Army.
know that everyone of us who
know and love this fine boy are pull
ing and praying for his complete and
speedy recovery, and for those of
you would like to drop him line
and right now mail from his old
ooyhood friends viii do him more
good than anything else - here is
his address:
Lieut.. Orvil1e M. Weston
061830,
Ward 10