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Alvin Townley (1975-) is an American writer, author of the book Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts, a story of his cross-country journey, during which he met Eagle Scouts from all walks of life. The book, his first, was released by St. Martin's Press in 2007.

In 2009 Townley released Spirit of Adventure: Eagle Scouts and the Making of America's Future link title. It features Ron Young, an Army helicopter pilot and former POW in the 2003 Gulf military action against Iraq who later became a contestant in the reality show The Amazing Race 7.. Also featured are twin surgeons Vince and Vance Moss link title, China Care founder Matt Dalio link title, Arizona Cardinals lineman Deuce Lutui, Peace Corps volunteers, marine biologists, and naval aviators aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.

Townley is himself an Eagle Scout, having earned his Eagle Scout Award in 1993 with Troop 103 in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a Brotherhood Member of the Order of the Arrow, and has completed backpacking, canoeing, and sailing adventures at Philmont Scout Ranch, Northern Tier National High Adventure Bases, and the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base.

After graduating from Lakeside High School , the Atlanta native graduated from Washington & Lee University, in Lexington, Virginia in 1997 with a major in politics. There, he was active in student government and the cross-country and track teams. He interned in the U.S. House of Representatives, then went to work for Arthur Andersen LLP, where he managed responsibilities for global strategy and communication in their Worldwide Executive Office. In his twenties, he began a one-year trek across the country to interview Eagle Scouts and discover the legacy of Scouting.

The well-known Eagle Scouts Townley met include Michael Bloomberg, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Ross Perot, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, William H. Gates, Sr., J.W. Marriott, Jr., Bill Bradley, and Jim Lovell of Apollo 13. Others include Tuskegee Airman Percy Sutton, former POW George Thomas Coker, NBA forward Mark Madsen, an NYPD September 11 hero, and a crew of Hurricane Katrina relief workers.

The books received positive reviews from numerous figures, including President Jimmy Carter and novelist Tom Wolfe.

Alvin Townley lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and is rumored to be working on a new book about naval aviation.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates called his first book “inspirational,” and President Jimmy Carter said, “These Eagle Scouts will inspire readers to become leaders in serving others.” NFL MVP Peyton Manning said, "Spirit of Adventure tells a compelling story about a new generation and America's future."

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