3rd-Grader Enacts Girl Scout Motto, ‘Be Prepared,’ Earns Medal of Honor for Saving Man’s Life

3rd-Grader Enacts Girl Scout Motto, ‘Be Prepared,’ Earns Medal of Honor for Saving Man’s Life
Gretel Ulmer. Courtesy of Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois
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This story was last updated in November 2020.

A Girl Scout from Illinois is being honored after applying the organization’s motto, “Be Prepared,” to a real-life crisis scenario, and has earned the Girl Scouts’ prestigious Medal of Honor for helping save a man’s life.