Scouting America Presents: An Evening with Ron Young

Schedule

Wed, 11 Nov, 2026 at 05:00 pm

UTC-06:00
Location

Greenbelt Cultural Center | North Chicago, IL

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Join us for an exclusive evening with Ron Young. Ron is an Eagle Scout, Army combat veteran, and former Apache helicopter pilot who was shot down and held as a POW for 23 days during the 2003 Iraq invasion before being rescued by U.S. Marines. He has since served as a CNN contributor, White House appointee, commercial pilot, and Amazing Race finalist, and now speaks nationally about courage, resilience, leadership, service and the power of character. Free admission. Registration required. Social hour starts at 5 pm; program at 6 pm.
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Where is it happening?

Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 Green Bay Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064-1013, United States

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