Tennessee Valley Council "Man on the Moon" CSP Patch

In 1994 the Tennessee Valley Council headquartered out of Huntsville, Alabama issued a special 25th Anniversary CSP in recognition of Man Landing on the Moon in July 1969.  This had dual meaning besides it being the 25th Anniversary.  Huntsville was called "Rocket City USA" where the Redstone program had begun which led to the Saturn rockets that took us to the Moon.  Dr. Wehrner Von Braun and his team of Rocket Scientist worked at nearby Geaorge Marshal Space Flight Center to make this happen.

While many of the scientists were German, their children were becoming Americanized rapidly.  Many participated in the Boy Scout program and as such the scientiest and Dr. Von Braun were often seen at Boy Scout Expositions supporting the program and their son's.  The CSP above was sold from 1994=1997.  Here is the official Council information on the Patch:

On July 20, 1969, Eagle Scout Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, a Ternderfoot Scout, became the first men to walk on the surface of the Moon. In the next two and one-half years, ten other astronauts would also walk on the Moon. Nine of them were former Scouts. As part of the 25th Anniversary of Apollo 11, the 1994 Limited Edition Council strip, authorized by the Tennessee Valley Council Camping Committee, commemorates the six Moon landing missions and the efforts of Scouters in the Tennessee Valley who contributed to the design, development and testing of the Saturn V launch vehicles which placed the Apollo spacecraft into orbit. This full-sized, eight color strip depicts one of the lunar landing scenes. This issue sold out in May of 1997. The price for each strip was $10.00. All revenue from the sale of these strips was used for capital improvements of council camps. The total production run was 500 strips.

This Limited Edition Council Strip is not authorized for wear on the Scout uniform