Original sentence: He has attended five quadrennial National Scout jamborees, and was awarded an engraved Sierra cup by his troop upon completion of 20 50-miler backpacking trips with them, hiking 1,000 miles between 1974 and 1996.Rice's Scouting career spanned 59 years, during which time, he earned the Woodbadge (#4585) in 1959, was elected Vigil Honor -- Order of the Arrow in 1960, and earned the Award of Merit in 1982 and the Silver Beaver in 1991
Edited sentence: He has attended five quadrennial National Scout jamboree, and was awarded an engraved Sierra cup by his troop upon completion of 20 50-miler backpacking trips with them, hiking 1,000 miles between 1974 and 1996.Rice's illustrious Scouting career spanned 59 years, during which time, he earned the Woodbadge (#4585) in 1959, was elected Vigil Honor -- Order of the Arrow in 1960, and earned the Award of Merit in 1982 and the Silver Beaver in 1991