Once a Scout, always a Scout

John Aldridge has been a member of the Boy Scouts for about 45 years, both as an adult and a child. As district advancement chairman, his goal is to get Scouts to become Eagle Scouts.

John Aldridge, 68, has dedicated his life to two things — the U.S. Air Force and the Boy Scouts.

The New Iberia resident spent 26 years in the Air Force and had destinations all over the world, including the Yokota Air Base in Japan and the Bergstrom Air Base in Austin, Texas, and has spent 45 years in the Boy Scouts, both as a Scout and as an adult leader.